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Intel is rumored to be considering entering the pay-television service market. The chipmaker has reached out to media companies and cable channels as part of its research, according to news accounts. ...

The claims that Samsung and Apple have on smartphone market share in China may come as a surprise to people who are familiar only with U.S. trends. Samsung far outpaces Apple in the world's most-populous country, with a 24.3 percent share of the smartphone market, according to new figures from Gartner. Apple, by contrast, has only a 7.5 percent share...

Reports are circulating that CNN is finalizing a US$200 million deal to acquire the social news and technology website Mashable ...

"Kony 2012," 30-minute online video spotlighting the atrocities of Joseph Kony, head of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army, has garnered support around the globe for his removal. ...

Facebook is rolling out yet another feature to keep members engaged with the site for as long as possible. ...

The Columbus Blue Jackets are a team in the National Hockey League, which means their revenue stream thrives -- or dies -- on how well they can sell tickets. ...

Now is a good time to be a startup looking for funding, suggests the Halo Report, which provides data and identifies trends affecting early stage entrepreneurs and investors. Angel Resource Institute, Silicon Valley Bank and CB Insights collaborated in the development of the report ...

Pandora reported a 62 percent increase year-over-year in active users for its fiscal fourth-quarter, which ended Jan. 31, along with a 74 percent increase in advertising revenue and a 99 percent rise in listening hours. ...

Yahoo may be readying for a significant change in corporate structure -- and headcount. CEO Scott Thompson is getting ready to restructure the company in a move that will entail layoffs that could number in the thousands, according to a report in All Things D. ...

The FCC is seeking public comment on the subject of when or if government entities -- such as the police or transit authorities -- can intentionally jam cellphone signals and Internet service for the sake of public safety ...

Yelp had an excellent first day as a publicly traded company. It opened on the New York Stock Exchange Friday at US$22.01 per unit -- up 47 percent from its IPO price of $15. ...

Zynga is launching its own platform this month as a beta, with a number of features designed to lure players away from their comfort zone on Facebook. There is, for example, a way for players to meet and connect with other players -- in other words, you don't need a set of already-connected friends to play the games. ...

Bank of America appears poised to ignite the wrath of its customer base once again by introducing a new fee structure for basic checking accounts. The company is readying changes that will require users of basic checking accounts to pay a monthly fee, The Wall Street Journal has reported. If the customers agreed to bank online or, buy more products, or maintain a certain balance, the fee may be waived.

Facebook introduced a slew of new ad initiatives at its marketing conference, fMC, held in New York on Wednesday. ...

Facebook introduced a long-expected development on Wednesday: Timeline for Pages -- that is, Timeline for brands. It is similar in look and feel and function to the feature that was pushed out to user profiles last fall. ...

There has been a shakeup in LightSquared's executive ranks following the Federal Communications Commission's refusal to let the company launch its high-speed wireless network due to potential disruptions to devices that rely on the Global Positioning System. ...

New figures from comScore echo what many Google+ critics have been saying for the past few months. Google+ seems to be good at signing up users for its network, in large part due to its strategy of integrating its other products to the network. However, these users, which now number 90 million, don't stick around to actually use the network, according to the data. Where are they? At Facebook and, to a lesser extent, Twitter and even Pinterest...

Dell has unveiled a portfolio of new blade, rack and tower PowerEdge 12th Generation servers. The product line is nothing short of amazing, the company would like you to know. However, please don't focus so much on the underlying technology; rather, consider what it can do for the business line end user ...

Groupon's push into mobile is firing on all cylinders, to hear the company describe its progress at the World Mobile Congress now under way in Barcelona. ...

Attorneys General from 36 states have written to Google CEO Larry Page expressing deep concerns over the company's privacy terms ...