Domain hunter buys Google.com for $12, owns it for 60 seconds
Bored and looking to make an extra buck, a former Google employee was fortunate enough to purchase the Google.com domain for just $12 – and actually managed to get control of it for about 60 seconds...
LG Electronics says handset sales to improve starting in fourth quarter
South Korean consumer electronics maker LG Electronics Inc expects sales at its mobile division to improve starting from the fourth quarter as the firm launches new devices, a senior executive said...
Tesla delivers Model X electric SUV to take on luxury carmakers
Telsa Motors delivered the first of its long-awaited Model X electric sports-utility vehicles on Tuesday, a product investors are counting on to make the pioneering company profitable after years of...
Exclusive: Airbnb to double bookings to 80 million this year – investors
Airbnb is expected to double its nightly bookings this year, investors familiar with the company’s performance said, a sign that the home and room renting site’s battles with regulators...
Facebook, eyeing TV dollars, rolls out new ad products
Facebook Inc introduced a slate of new advertising products on Sunday, most of which are aimed at luring television advertisers onto the 1.5-billion user social network. The advertising options,...
You can now watch Netflix on a virtual reality headset
You can now watch Netflix shows like “House of Cards” and “Orange is the New Black” on the Samsung Gear VR — an Oculus virtual reality headset. Netflix (NFLX, Tech30)...
Apple hack exposes flaws in building apps behind ‘Great Firewall’
China’s “Great Firewall” may have been partly to blame for the first major attack on Apple Inc’s App Store, but experts also point the finger at lax security procedures of...
U.S. tells China cyber espionage is more than an irritant, must stop
U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice issued a stern warning to China on Monday before President Xi Jinping’s visit that state-sponsored cyber espionage must stop, calling it a national...
