Bing scores 20 percent share of desktop search market in US

From CNET: Google is still by far the dominant search engine in the US, but Microsoft's Bing has slowly been carving out a bigger chunk for itself.

Looking at the desktop search engine landscape in March, ComScore pegged Bing's share at 20.1 percent, finally breaking the 20 percent mark and up from...

Report: Apple Pulls the Plug on Apple Watch Store Launch

From DailyTech: Excerpts of an alleged memo from Apple, Inc.'s (AAPL) retail chief Angela Ahrendts were posted by the UK newspaper Telegraph on Thursday. According to the text of the memo, Apple has pulled the plug on in-store sales of Apple Watches until June, instead exclusively selling to...

Dropbox to pay security researchers for bugs

From Infoworld: Dropbox said Wednesday it will pay rewards to independent researchers who find software flaws in its applications, joining a growing list of companies who see merit in crowdsourcing parts of their security testing.

The popular file storage service previously publicly recognized...

Yahoo gets 'increased flexibility' in renewed Microsoft search pact

From CNET: The odd couple of search -- Microsoft and Yahoo -- have tweaked their partnership to give Yahoo more wiggle room.

The amended agreement, signed by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, has two main elements. First up, Yahoo will now be allowed to have more "flexibility...

Apple buys Israeli camera technology company

From PC World: Apple has purchased LinX Imaging, an Israeli company that makes multi-lens cameras for smartphones, tablets and ultrabooks.

A distinguishing feature of LinX’s cameras are their small size. Its cameras “are nearly half the height of a standard mobile camera,” according to a news...

Samsung Galaxy S6 proves tough to take apart -- iFixit

From CNET: Should you ever feel a need to explore the innards of Samsung's Galaxy S6 smartphone, you'll be better off resisting that urge.

The Galaxy S6, which launched Friday, has gotten the teardown treatment from iFixit, which sells repair parts and offers free online repair guides to electronic...

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