Kindle now available in 170 countries

NEW YORK, USA: Online retailer Amazon said on Thursday (23 May) that it is expanding sales of its Kindle tablet computers to "over 170 countries and territories around the world," and its Appstore to almost 200 countries. 24 May 2013 07:28

Twitter tightens security after high-profile breaches

SAN FRANCISCO, US: Twitter said on Wednesday it was stepping up its security measures for the popular messaging service following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers hitting media organisations and others. 23 May 2013 10:08

Atex announces new advertising software release

MELBOURNE (FLORIDA), US: Atex has announced the release of its latest OneView Advertising platform, which includes more than 30 new browser-based features that enable media companies to more effectively manage and monetize the end-to-end lifecycle for all digital, mobile, broadcast, radio and print ads. 21 May 2013 09:13

Yahoo! pays US$1.1bn for Tumblr

NEW YORK, USA: Yahoo! is to buy blogging platform Tumblr for US$1.1bn. It said on Monday (20 May) that the two companies "share a vision to make the Internet the ultimate creative canvas." 21 May 2013 07:19

Dell's profits crash by 79%

NEW YORK, USA: US computer company Dell said last week its quarterly profits plunged 79% from a year ago, as a shift away from personal computers hammered the company's bottom line. 20 May 2013 09:08

Dell's offer an "insult" claims Icahn

NEW YORK, USA: Corporate raider Carl Icahn and other investors made a new offer last week for US computer giant Dell, calling a planned private equity buyout led by company founder Michael Dell a "giveaway". 13 May 2013 07:10

Twitter plug-in stops shows being ruined

LOS ANGELES, USA: Fed up with Twitter friends ruining the plots of her favorite TV shows, high school senior and budding software engineer Jennie Lamere took matters into her own hands. 10 May 2013 07:47