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The Europas European startup awards just held in Berlin may not have been an unqualified success (the bone-cracking temperatures didn't help) but the event did shine a welcome light on tech startups from across the conti...

Despite challenges including questions over Windows 8 and Surface's popularity, Microsoft posted healthy earnings today for its fiscal second quarter of 2013.

AT&T trounced Verizon in iPhone sales, but that didn't help when it came to posting a profit.

Yandex, a Russian search engine, released a new social search app that lets you ask questions like, "What ice cream shops do my friends like?" But in order to escape any Facebook wrath, the company is claiming the app is...

Guest Post The short answer is no, but perhaps there's hope.

Symantec announced yesterday that it will be restructuring the company and laying off some of its staff as a result. That number could be as high as 1,000 employees, though Symantec CEO Steve Bennett says the focus is no...

A French Court ruled today that Twitter must identify its racist tweeters so they can be prosecuted, a decision that the social networking company is still evaluating.

Guest Post Women-run startups might have trouble getting funding at present, but women are primed to lead in this new tech era.

Could Lenovo be the suitor that RIM has been desperately searching for? It sure looks that way.

AppNexus raises $75 million for its "powerful, open, customizable" ad tech platform.

With its third acquisition, the well-funded education technology company is exploring how predictive analytics can reduce the time it takes for students to graduate college.

Voting for the Crunchies officially closes today and the winners will be determined. Get your tickets for the event while you still can.

It seems to be a unfortunately fact about the patent system that rarely do you see a patent for trans-dimensional travel, or a Star Trek-style transporter, or maybe free unlimited energy for everyone.

Guest Post Yesterday, I wrote about how big-box retailers like electronics stores could improve the in-store experience. Today, I want to talk about department stores. This post does not apply to Nordstrom and JC Penney,...

Six years in the making, ArcheAge is a huge fantasy role-playing online game from Lineage creator Jake Song.

SV Angel recently invested $30 million into popular online pin board social network Pinterest.

NYTM aims to play a more steady role when it comes to the city's technology policy.

Popular social network Twitter has announced Vine, a new video-sharing application for iOS that shows six-second clips in a loop and posts them to Twitter and Facebook.

Virtualization startup MokaFive has replaced CEO Dale Fuller with former BigFix head Dave Robbins, the company said today.

"When I first saw a thinspiration blog, all I wanted to do was get it shut down. Then I saw how much my friends were getting from it. This wasn't my battle; it was theirs."

Ten health benefits of increasing fiber in your diet

With its acquisition of Ivona Software, Amazon aims to up the accessibility factor of future Kindles.