Yahoo brings tweets to news feed

Yahoo on Thursday began spicing up its online news pages with real-time comments fired off at the globally popular messaging service Twitter. "Tweets have become an important information source for many of our users, so we are thrilled to announce our partnership with Twitter to bring tweets directly into the Yahoo newsfeed," Marissa...

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WhatsApp rival WeChat betting big on India

China's biggest internet company Tencent is betting big on India with its mobile instant messaging service - WeChat - expecting to tap into the growing smartphone user base here, said a company executive. This comes at a time when some of the most successful Chinese internet firms, including e-commerce giant Alibaba and search engine...

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Facebook future unclear even a year after IPO

A year after a nightmarish share offering, Facebook still has its ardent backers and detractors.  The world's biggest social network, which now has more than 1.1 billion users, has managed to boost its earnings since the initial public offering, including from its mobile platform, important in countering its critics.  The...

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Panasonic CEO: India is an immensely opportunity oriented market

Manish Sharma, MD, Panasonic India Panasonic's effort to launch a smartphone in India at a time when Samsung and Apple have captured the market will not be futile, Panasonic India's managing director Manish Sharma told ET's Gulveen Aulakh as it will rely on speed to bring nine models across price...

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Make 3D images without camera

UK scientists have found a way to make sophisticated 3D images without using the conventional digital cameras. LONDON: Single-pixel power! UK scientists have found a way to make sophisticated 3D images without using the conventional digital cameras. Their system uses simple, cheap detectors which have just a single...

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Intel to be more responsive in mobile market: CEO

Intel's new CEO Brian Krzanich on Thursday said that under his leadership the top chipmaker will be more responsive to customers in an intensified focus on the fast-growing smartphone and tablet market where it lags its rivals.  Krzanich took over as chief executive at Intel's annual shareholders meeting, replacing Paul Otellini,...

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Ex-Groupon CEO to start new company

Former Groupon chief executive Andrew Mason is moving to San Francisco to start a company after recently recording an album of "motivational business music," according to an update on his blog. "If there's a silver lining to leaving Groupon, it's the opportunity to start something new," Mason wrote. "I've accumulated a backlog...

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‘Apple improving work conditions at Foxconn‘

A labour group Apple joined to assess working conditions at three manufacturing plants in China, where its products are made, says conditions are improving. But employees are still working more hours than the country's legal limit.  The Fair Labor Association on Thursday said that Apple's largest supplier, Foxconn, has made...

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