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The sky's the limit at Geneva inventions show
AFP, Published on 15/04/2016
» GENEVA - Shoes that can reunite lost toddlers with their parents and a morphing sofa designed for spur of the moment conjugal relations are among the centrepieces at this year's Geneva inventions show.
GoPro teams with developers to spur camera sales
AFP, Published on 15/04/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - GoPro on Thursday announced it is teaming up with outside developers to make it easy to use the company's mini cameras with apps or synch them with other devices.
GoPro shares jump with hire of Apple designer
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Shares of GoPro jumped on word that the troubled maker of mini-cameras popular for capturing first-person action had hired a longtime Apple designer.
Facebook pushes Internet to more corners of the world
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - After taking to the air with drones to provide Internet to remote spots, Facebook on Wednesday unveiled new land-based systems to provide connectivity to people in urban settings.
Facebook brings 'chat bots' to Messenger app
AFP, Published on 13/04/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook on Tuesday extended its reach beyond online socializing by building artificial-intelligence powered "bots" into its Messenger application to allow businesses to have software engage in lifelike text exchanges.
Orange to invest in Africa Internet Group
AFP, Published on 05/04/2016
» PARIS - French telecoms operator Orange underlined its strategic focus on Africa with a 75 million euros ($80 million) investment Tuesday in the continent's largest e-commerce platform Africa Internet Group.
Google removes Afghan Taliban smartphone app
AFP, Published on 05/04/2016
» KABUL - Google has removed a Taliban smartphone app from its online store, the US Internet giant said Monday, countering the tech-savvy Afghan militant group's increasing efforts to boost global visibility.
Ailing ecommerce site Groupon gets $250 mn infusion
AFP, Published on 04/04/2016
» WASHINGTON - Groupon, the daily deals ecommerce operator which has been struggling since a hot public share offering, said Monday it received a $250 million investment from a private investment fund.
Snapchat to go behind scenes at NCAA tournament
AFP, Published on 11/03/2016
» WASHINGTON - Snapchat will deliver "live stories" including behind-the-scenes footage from the "March Madness" NCAA basketball tournament under a partnership announced Thursday.
'Detachables' the hot new thing in cooling tablet market
AFP, Published on 09/03/2016
» WASHINGTON - The global market for tablet computers will see another decline in 2016, but one bright spot is in "detachables" which are gaining as PC replacements, researchers said Tuesday.