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Cool News of the Day: AT&T Unveils Street Charge in New York City Parks for Mobile, Solar Charging

As part of an ongoing effort to keep New Yorkers connected, AT&T and Mayor Michael Bloomberg today unveiled AT&T Street Charge. This pilot initiative provides free solar mobile charging stations in lo... (more...)

MongoDB Embraces New York Tech Talent, Sponsors hackNY Fellows Program

10gen, the MongoDB company, today pledged a contribution of $75,000 over the next three years to hackNY, a non-profit aiming to create and empower a community of student-technologists. (more...)

iWatch Update: Apple's Wearable iOS Device Coming in 2014?

Apple Insider managed to score a note to investors today - a note ripe with information. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, featured in the notie, believes the iWatch will potentially be released in late 2014, 'wi... (more...)

iWatch Update: Apple Looking Into 1.5 OLED Screens?

Via CNET and the Economic Times, 'The company has reportedly been examining 1.5-inch OLED screens built by Ritek subsidiaryRiTdisplay, a Taiwan-based manufacturer of display panels. Apple reportedly w... (more...)

Update: Facebook in Talks with Apple About Creating 'Home' for the iPhone

Bloomberg News is reporting today that Facebook Home, which was released last week on Android MIGHT come to the iPhone in some form. (more...)

Here a Watch, There a Watch, Everywhere a Watch? Microsoft Also Developing Watch?

Joining the ranks of everyone else that's been rumoured to have a watch in the works. The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that Microsoft is also developing a watch-like device, with a 1.... (more...)

Bloomberg Integrates Live Twitter Feeds with Financial Platform

Bloomberg announced today that it is the first financial information platform to integrate real-time Twitter feeds directly into the investment workflows of market professionals. The announcement foll... (more...)

The Year of the Watch? Google Also Working on Watch Device?

It's not a surprise, but the Financial Times has confirmed that Google is on the long list of company's developing a Smart Watch, along with of course both Apple and Samsung. FT reports that 'A Google... (more...)

BlackBerry 10 Passes the 100,000 Apps Mark, Adds Kindle, OpenTable, WSJ & More

Developers continue to support BlackBerry 10, bringing more than 30,000 new applications to the platform over the past seven weeks. BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY)(TSX:BB) today announced that BlackBerry 10c... (more...)

Bloomberg and El Financiero to Launch Spanish-Language HD Channel in Mexico and Central America

Bloomberg Media Group, a division Bloomberg L.P., and El Financiero, the media branch of Grupo Lauman, an integrated solutions company, today announced a long-term agreement to launch a new multi-plat... (more...)

Rackspace Addresses Cloud Computing Skills Shortage with Launch of Open Cloud Academy

New research, including a survey of 1300 companies commissioned by Rackspace, the open cloud company, has found that more than half of organizations' cloud deployments are being hampered by a shortage... (more...)

Samsung Watch in the Works; Expected Along with Apple's iWatch?

Everybody's been talking about the rumoured iWatch for the past several weeks, and it turns out that Apple's not the only one to reportedly have an upcoming Smart Watch in the works. Today, Bloomb... (more...)

Microsoft's Surface Tablet Hits 1.5 Million in Sales, Including 400,000 of Pro; Falling Short of Sales Predictions

The reality? They've sold less than half that, including 'a little more than a million' of the Surface RT version and 400,000 of the Surface Pro version. (more...)

Bloomberg Conference in DC to Explore the Value of Big Data

As the sea of data continues to grow exponentially, organizations are exploring the challenges and opportunities of leveraging this intelligence. The Bloomberg Big Data Conference will gather technolo... (more...)

Bloomberg & the Verge Proclaim Apple's iWatch Could Arrive This Year!

Both Bloomberg News and the Verge are shedding light this morning on the rumoured upcoming Apple iWatch, which is said to be a project long shepherded by famed in-house design chief, Jonathan Ive. (more...)

PermataBank, BlackBerry and Monitise Join Forces to Bring Mobile Payments Services to BlackBerry Messenger

ndonesian financial institution PT Bank Permata Tbk (PermataBank), BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY)(TSX:BB) and Mobile Money leader Monitise plc (LSE:MONI.L) announce the commercial pilot launch of BBM Money.... (more...)

Does Apple Have 100 Designers Working on an iWatch?

Today, Bloomberg adds to the news reporting that Apple has a team of about 100 product designers working on a wristwatch computer, according to 'two people familiar with the company's plans.' They go ... (more...)

HBO Go Can Now Be Streamed Over AirPlay to Your Apple TV

Today, HBO COO Eric Kessler confirmed the news, according to All Things Digital at their conference, as well as announcing that they were adding AirPlay capabilities to their app - TODAY! (more...)

Will Apple Bring HBO GO to the Apple TV? Sources Say ... YES!

Great news for Apple TV users, as Bloomberg News reports that Apple is currently in negotiations to start carrying HBO Go as soon as mid-2013. (more...)

BlackBerry Promises Customers a Great Selection of Top Apps in Every Category

Yesterday at the BlackBerry 10 launch event in New York, BlackBerry announced that 1000 of the top app partners will be making their applications available on the BlackBerry World storefront. The part... (more...)

Citi Launches Direct Notifications for Structured Finance Transactions with Bloomberg

Citi has launched a communication and notification service to enable structured finance issuers to communicate key actions directly to investors in real-time via the Bloomberg Professional service. (more...)

Ooyala Delivers In-Stream Video Viewing on Twitter - First up ESPN

Ooyala, the leading video streaming and monetization platform provider, today announced that it has developed a Twitter Video Card solution, in close collaboration with Twitter, that enables Ooyala cu... (more...)

Jobs Report: Slow Wage Growth to Continue in 2013, WTI Shows

The pace of annual wage increases in the private sector likely will remain slow in the coming months, according to the final fourth quarter Wage Trend Indicator (WTI) report released today by Bloomber... (more...)

Amazon and Apple Ordered to Talk Settlement in 'Appstore' Case

Bloomberg News reports that Apple and Amazon have been ordered by a judge to hold settlement talks to try and resolve their fight over the term 'App Store'. The companies have been directed to confer ... (more...)

iPhone Rumor of the Day 1/16 - iPhone5S and Cheap iPhone 5 this Summer?

Today's daily round of Apple rumors are citing a forecast from KGI Securities analyst that's predicting an iPhone 5S this in June, along with an A7 speed upgrade, a fingerprint sensor, and a camera bu... (more...)