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In a surprising move today, Boxee has rebranded its flagship set-top box from Boxee TV to simply "Cloud DVR."

iPhone users open 17.5 percent of their commercial mail, while Android users open 8.93 percent, and BlackBerry owners open only .24 percent.

Popular travel advice and booking site TripAdvisor has acquired luxury travel site Jetsetter from Gilt Groupe for an undisclosed sum.

Today, Y Combinator company Hipset introduced a multichannel YouTube network that helps musicians grow and monetize their online audience.

Well that didn't take very long.

Enterprise social media protection and compliance startup Nexgate has raised $3.5 million in its first round of funding to help it keep company social media accounts safe from spam and hijacking, the company announced to...

Facebook is testing a new status update option that lets you tell everyone how you're feeling, what you're watching, and if you're drinking.

Once again, Congress has done what it does best: act like the United States is an island unto itself that operates discretely and indifferently from the global community. Sometimes I wonder if the protectionists in Congr...

Here's our first look inside (and outside) San Francisco's 44-year-old science museum, The Exploratorium. The museum recently got some major upgrades, with a change of location and a new focus on programming for adults. ...

Facebook (FB) had its estimates and price target reduced by Oppenheimer (OPY) due to a lower mobile ad monetization outlook. An outperform rating was issued with a price target of $32.

Ask just about anyone about Washington DC, and in all likeliness they could rattle off a list of things come to mind. Until recently, contemporary art would not have made anyone's list. But over the past decade, the art ...

DataBeat 2103 digs deep into the promise and potential of data. We're determined to cut through the hype around the term "big data" to discuss the real ways in which smart use of data is driving change.

Guest Post Over the next decade, the healthcare system will need to adapt to the influx of baby boomers, many of whom will have chronic diseases and need continued care.

Worldreader launches a new mobile program that makes thousands of books available to people in the developing world through their low-end feature phones.

AppGratis CEO Simon Dawlat spoke out today about his flagship app being pulled from the iOS app store. And what he has to say should make every developer very, very nervous about putting apps on Apple's app store.

A new report from the government might lead you to believe that rolling over your 401(k) into an IRA is inherently dangerous, that there is no such thing as a safe retirement IRA.

Let me start by making a fundamental point about behavior at work. People's attitudes are caused by how they perform, and they determine their performance. In short, they are both a cause and a consequence of behavior.

This article is by John F. Marshall, senior partner, Global Director of Strategy, Lippincott.

On the surface, J.C. Penney doesn't have much in common with J. Crew besides its first initial. For starters, the woman spending $395 on a shirtdress at the preppy-chic chain is not the same customer seeking "fair and sq...

Concur Technologies (CNQR) was downgraded by Oppenheimer (OPY) from perform to underperform as the firm believes that it will be a struggle for the company to meet organic growth expectations.

Last week, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg made another big move into mobile, with the announcement of its Home app for Android. It essentially becomes the default start page for your mobile phone -- providing instant access ...

Sponsored Post In late 2012, the Blackstone Group, a global investment firm, reached a deal worth nearly $2 billion with Provo, Utah-based Vivint that would allow them to own over 50 percent of the premiere home automati...