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Netfllix added 630,000 U.S. streaming customers and achieved profit of $29 million, or 49 cents a share, in the second quarter of 2013, it reported on Monday. Those profits represent a dramatic increase from the same period a year ago. The company's revenue, meanwhile, rose 20 percent year-on-year t...

eBay revealed Monday that it has made its mobile-focused eBay Now service accessible via the desktop and expanded its same-day delivery service areas, as the competition among online retailers intensifies. The company first tested same-day delivery in San Francisco about a year ago. Later it rolled ...

There is hard evidence that Chinese Huawei Technologies has spied for the Chinese government, former U.S. CIA and NSA head Michael Hayden asserted in a recent interview. The company -- now the world's largest telecommunications equipment maker -- poses an unambiguous national security threat to both...

Nearly three years have passed since Apple first introduced its iPad, and the company still enjoys the largest market share in this space. This statement may seem a natural conclusion because Apple almost single-handedly reinvigorated this product category; however, creating a market does not guaran...

Netflix joined the ranks of Emmy nominees for the first time Thursday, scoring 14 nods for three of its online TV shows. The streaming service picked up nine nominations for House of Cards, its original political thriller series, three for its reboot of the popular comedy Arrested Development, and a...

Microsoft on Thursday reported that its fourth-quarter earnings and sales missed expectations as a result of a PC market slowdown and a write-down of Surface RT inventory. Fourth-quarter net earnings were $4.97 billion, or 59 cents per share, Microsoft reported, on revenue of $19.9 billion. The $900...

Over the past three-plus decades, it's hard to think of a business computing-related technology that's driven more fundamental value than virtualization, and it's for a very simple reason: Since hardware evolves at a far faster pace than software, systems tend to deliver far more performance than ne...

The potential of 3D printing and robotics is nothing if not inspiring, but it's difficult even to imagine the extent of the inroads they will make in our manufacturing base or the myriad products they'll eventually produce. Numerous people currently employed in the manufacturing segment could very w...

After months of mounting anticipation, Dell on Thursday delayed a critical vote that will decide its future. Specifically, the scheduled special meeting of stockholders -- originally intended to vote on Michael Dell's proposed buyout of the company for US$24.4 billion -- was convened and adjourned t...

Despite gains reported in core business areas, eBay is facing economic weakness in key overseas markets, which sent its stock tumbling following its quarterly earnings report Wednesday. eBay reported non-GAAP net income of $822 million, or 63 cents per share, compared with the $730 million, or 56 ce...

We have a problem. We don't have enough wireless spectrum to satisfy America's rapidly growing appetite. That means we'll increasingly have problems connecting with our smartphones and tablets. This spectrum shortage means we must decide the best way to use what we do have. So now is the time to dra...

GlassUp is seeking to raise $150,000 on Indiegogo to fund production of its eponymous product. The GlassUp glasses will serve mainly as a display and will connect to mobile devices through Bluetooth. Models equipped with a camera or a prescription glasses option, or both, are also being planned. Gla...

Google is considering the possibility of launching an Internet-based TV service, according to numerous media reports. Specifically, the company has approached several media companies about the possibility licensing of content for an Internet-based TV service that would stream traditional TV programm...

In the wake of rising public anger over Microsoft's involvement in the NSA's PRISM program, the company has urged U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to let it share more details about the way it handles government requests for information. There are "significant inaccuracies" in the interpretation of...

The U.S. Department of Commerce is planning a major upgrade of its customer relationship management capabilities, which is likely to include a multiyear contract opportunity for a cloud-based CRM system. The project underscores the increasing awareness of federal agencies of the potential use of clo...