TECHNOLOGY
Last Updated: May 16, 2012, 6:37 pm
 

 





 
Flipboard starts integrating audio into its app
Flipboard, the popular social news magazine, has started integrating audio into its app for Apple's hand-held devices.

Facebook raises share price range after strong demand
Facebook has raised the price at which it hopes to sell its shares from $28-$35 to $34-$38, potentially putting its total value above $100bn (£62.2bn).

Change.org petition site targets UK campaigners
The popular US-based campaign site Change.org is opening a UK branch as part of a global roll-out.

Yahoo CEO Thompson quits his post
The chief executive of computer firm Yahoo has stepped down, amid accusations that a fake computer science degree was included on his CV.

Facebook tests 'pay to promote post' tool
Facebook has started testing a system that lets users pay to highlight or promote posts.

Hewlett Packard identifies challenge confronting the country's IT industry
An American Information Technology (IT) Company, Hewlett Packard (HP) has identified lack of innovation as a major challenge confronting the country's IT Industry.

Facebook app store launches amid mobile revenue worries
Facebook has launched its own app store to promote mobile programs that operate using the social network.

Ghana to establish first technology park
Technology Parks across the world have been recognised as important mechanisms for innovation and stimulating technology transfer.

The smartphone battle: Meet the top contestants
There is a new contender in the highly lucrative smartphone market: Samsung's Galaxy S3, launched on Thursday in London with great fanfare. But can it stand up to its rivals? We are taking a look at a few of the top phones.

Child online safety plans unveiled by Brussels
The European Commission is considering setting up an age-based authentication system that limits where children can visit online.

Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone unveiled
Samsung has unveiled its latest flagship smartphone - the Galaxy S3

Samsung set to unveil iPhone challenger
If Apple were to challenge its smartphone competitors to a contest with its all-conquering iPhone 4S, Samsung's Galaxy S would probably be the model thrown into the arena to compete.

Bonjour Google! Gmail adds auto-translation
Technology keeps bringing us closer to a world where people can communicate freely across language barriers.

Facebook readies for mid-May IPO
Facebook's hotly anticipated stock market debut is growing near. The company is aiming to begin publicly trading on May 18, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Samsung overtakes Nokia in phones
Samsung Electronics overtakes Nokia to become the world's largest maker of mobile phones and reports an 81% increase in quarterly profits.

China launches Beidou satellites
China has moved a step closer to completing its own navigation and positioning satellite network Beidou with the launch of two more navigation satellites.

MTV hopes online game can energize 2012 youth vote
MTV is hoping to give its get-out-the-vote campaign a viral boost with an online game, inspired by fantasy sports, that rewards players for participating in the 2012 elections.

Apple sells 16,000 iPhones per hour
Apple, the world’s most valuable company, nearly doubled its profit in the last quarter based on stronger-than-expected iPhone sales, according to CNNMoney

Facebook buys Microsoft patents
Facebook says it is paying Microsoft $550m for some of the patents it recently bought from AOL, while reporting a drop in first quarter profits.

Intel's Ivy Bridge chips launch using '3D transistors'
Intel unveils 13 Ivy Bridge chips, promising more processing power and less energy use to help it head off Arm and AMD's challenges.