Yahoo! vows not to ruin Tumblr after $1.1B takeover

Marissa Mayer has made her boldest move to date as chief of Yahoo! with the billion-dollar purchase of Tumblr, a popular blogging platform she vowed not to ruin after protests from youthful users.

Posted: May 21st, 2013 in Internet,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Yahoo! confirms Tumblr deal for $1.1B

A news headline about the Tumblr sale to Yahoo scrolls on a building in New York's Times Square, Monday, May 20, 2013. Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times. AP PHOTO/RICHARD DREW

Yahoo! announced Monday it would acquire blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion, saying the two companies “share a vision to make the Internet the ultimate creative canvas.”

Posted: May 21st, 2013 in Internet,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Hacked DepEd website still down

The website of the Department of Education is still down after a cyber attack by hackers believed to be sympathetic with Taiwan in its row with the Manila government over the killing by the Philippine Coast Guard on Thursday last week of a Taiwanese fisherman in the Balintang Channel.

Posted: May 17th, 2013 in Internet,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Google unveils $10-a-month ‘All Access’ music plan

Google predicts that between 2012 and 2015, 500 million new users from emerging markets—including the Philippines—will go online, and they represent a potential market for all companies online. AP FILE PHOTO

Google is unveiling a streaming music service called All Access that blends songs users have already uploaded to their online libraries with millions of other tracks for a $10 monthly fee.

Posted: May 16th, 2013 in Headlines,Internet,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Google chief Page speaks out about vocal cord paralysis

Google co-founder and chief Larry Page ended the mystery about his soft, sometimes raspy voice with a personal online post Tuesday about being diagnosed with partially paralyzed vocal cords.

Posted: May 15th, 2013 in Headlines,Infotech,Internet | Read More »

LinkedIn looks to build on its impressive resume

This Tuesday, May 7, 2013, photo, shows LinkedIn's Mountain View, Calif., headquarters. LinkedIn and Facebook celebrate the anniversaries of their IPOs just a few days apart this week. But the companies' experiences as publicly traded entities couldn't be more different. LinkedIn promotes its service as a stepping stone to a more enriching career. As it turns out, the professional networking company's IPO was a great place to start a rewarding investment portfolio, too. LinkedIn's stock has nearly quadrupled in value from its $45 IPO price two years ago. AP photo

LinkedIn and Facebook will celebrate the anniversaries of their IPOs just a few days apart this week. But their experiences as publicly traded companies couldn’t be more different.

Posted: May 14th, 2013 in Headlines,Internet,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Website bogs down, ‘but not to worry,’ says Comelec

Comelec spokesman James Jimenez. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

The website of the Commission on Elections bogged down the last few days but the public need not worry as it is not connected to the system to be used on Election Day, a Comelec official said Saturday.

Posted: May 12th, 2013 in Internet,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

E-book on Inquirer Senate Forums out

Still making up your mind on who to vote for on May 13? Review what senatorial candidates have said about political dynasties and the dynamics of the Senate in a newly released series of e-book transcripts from Inquirer Books.

Posted: May 10th, 2013 in Apps and Softwares,Internet,Latest Technology Stories,Social Media | Read More »

Flip ‘inside’ this page: PDI as photo album

How many photos can an uncluttered news page run? Two or three? Try two dozen.

Posted: May 9th, 2013 in Apps and Softwares,Headlines,Infotech,Internet,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

China denies renewed US cyber-attack claims

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi leaves after a news conference in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China, Saturday. China's foreign minister has rejected accusations that the country's military was behind massive hacking attacks on US and other foreign targets and called for more international cooperation in policing the Internet. AP FILE PHOTO

China’s military is denying renewed U.S. accusations of carrying out cyber-attacks and says the sides should cooperate against the global threat of computer crime.

Posted: May 7th, 2013 in Headlines,Internet,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Musicians find fame and fortune at YouTube

YouTube is proving to be a powerful launch pad for a new generation of Internet-savvy music stars from Psy to Macklemore and beyond.

Posted: May 6th, 2013 in Internet,Latest Technology Stories | Read More »

Bro. Villanueva, Grace Poe, Bam Aquino lead race in social media

Bro. Eddie Villanueva: We did our part. Photo by Ryan Leagogo/INQUIRER.net

If netizens are to be believed, Bro. Eddie Villanueva, Grace Poe, Bam Aquino, Chiz Escudero, Risa Hontiveros and Sonny Angara should win in the senatorial race in the May 13 elections.

Posted: May 4th, 2013 in Internet,Latest Technology Stories,Photos & Videos,Social Media | Read More »

IBM makes tiny movie by pushing molecules around

Scientists have taken the idea of a film short down to new levels. Molecular levels.

Posted: May 1st, 2013 in Headlines,Internet,Latest Technology Stories,Science and Research | Read More »

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