Google has launched its mobile payments service, Google Wallet, on Sprint’s network in the US. The new app lets you pay for products by swiping your smartphone against a card…
A political party that promotes Internet freedom has won almost 9 percent of the vote in Berlin’s state elections this weekend. The German arm of Pirate Party wants legal reforms on…
The mutilated bodies of a man and a woman have been found hanging from a pedestrian bridge in Nuevo Laredo, northern Mexico. They were apparently killed after using social media…
Online discounter Groupon is preparing for its initial public offering, just weeks after reportedly postponing its investor roadshow. The New York Times now reports that the company is planning to…
Facebook has put off its initial public offering until the end of next year to allow developers to come up with new products. The social networking site was expected to…
Intel has announced a partnership with Google to produce Android-based smartphones and tablets using Intel Atom chips. Google senior vice president Andy Rubin and Intel CEO Paul Otellini showed off prototypes…
Grindr, the popular location-based gay dating app, has launched a new version for straight people, called Blendr. Grindr's founder and chief executive, Joel Simkhai, told the Guardian that he created the…
Twitter has announced that it is adding support to Asian languages versions, including Hindi, Malay, Filipino, and traditional and simplified Chinese. Twitter has been banned in mainland China since 2009. But…
YouTube founders Steve Chen and Chad Hurley have announced plans to reinvigorate the social bookmarking site, Delicious. “We want to simplify things visually, mainstream the product and make it easier for…
Microsoft suffered a major power failure overnight, leaving millions of users unable to access its online services. The BBC reports that Microsoft was still analyzing the cause of the problem…
