Tagged: Americas

Android services set to overtake Microsoft by 2016
Reports by IDC analysts predict a surge in the sale of 'smart devices' by 2016.

Google headed to court over Oracle battle
Mountain View is set to head back to court, this time over its on-going patents battle with Oracle after failing to reach an agreement Wednesday.

Facebook Rights and Responsibilities say no to password-sharing
Social Media network Facebook, has reminded users of its privacy policy following reports employers are asking for the login details of potential employees.

Yahoo appoints new board members
Flagging internet company Yahoo has named 3 new independent directors to its board, flying in the face of the wishes of shareholder Daniel Loeb.

Spotify announces 12 new applications
Spotify have revealed the names of their top 12 new music streaming applications.

PayPal announce new mobile banking device
PayPal has announced the release of its new "PayPal Here" application.

Lost smartphones attract nosey finders
An experiment that planted 50 "lost" smartphones has found 96 per cent of lost smartphones were accessed by their finders.

Google plans search revamp
Google has announced plans for a big shake up on its search results page, placing an emphasis on "semantic search".

Pinterest gets a makeover
New kid on the block Pinterest has announced it will soon be releasing redesigned profiles for users.

Twitter snaps up Posterous
Twitter has snapped up blogging platform Posterous in its latest efforts at total blogger domination.