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The Coca-Cola Company plans to erect 150 kiosks in 20 countries that will offer water, electricity and Internet connections; they may also sell Coke and other products. “We’re calling it a downtown in a box,” said Serena Levy, a company spokeswoman. The announcement was made by Coca-Cola’s chairman, Muhtar Kent, at the Clinton Global Initiative Continue Reading →

Releasing an overpriced iPhone 5c in China looked like a disaster waiting to happen, and a recent report seems to indicate just how much damage the misstep has caused. Insider C Technology reports that Apple has decreased average daily production of the iPhone 5c from 300,000 to 150,000 units — though those figures seem a Continue Reading →

The Google Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 KitKat are less than a week away, according to new rumours. Word on the street is that the new phone and next Android update explode onto the scene together on 15 October — next Tuesday. That date comes from whispers around the campfire at Google Launchpad, a fortnight-long Continue Reading →

Twitter announced on Thursday it is updating its Android app with optimizations for tablets. Unfortunately, the new version will first be available on Samsung tablets, starting Thursday with the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1-2014 Edition, and it will only come to other Android tablets by the end of the year. In the new landscape view, a Continue Reading →

Aiming to get a greater share of iPhone buyers, Best Buy is planning another promotion, this time guaranteeing at least $100 credit with the trade-in of any working smartphone. That makes the base-model iPhone 5c free with any trade-in, and the 16 gigabyte iPhone 5s available for $99 (though customers may still owe sales tax Continue Reading →

Startups are usually small businesses that take huge risks in identifying an unseen opportunity and being the first to take on that market. While being first comes with its first mover advantages, it also has its first mover disadvantages. The Yahoo Problem: Lapped By the Competition Perhaps the quintessential example of being a first mover Continue Reading →

Amazon has announced a new program that will allow customers to login with their Amazon accounts to make purchases on third-party websites. “Login and Pay with Amazon”, which was revealed at Money2020, uses the OAuth 2.0 protocol and will work across tablet, mobile and desktop. With more than 215 million customer accounts, Amazon boasts a Continue Reading →

Amazon launched a new program on Tuesday specifically aimed at developers who optimize their apps and games for its Appstore and Fire OS. Called Appstore Developer Select, the initiative gives developers marketing and economic benefits to improve app discovery and increase sales. Developers receive credits equaling 25 percent off their first $2,000 in AWS services Continue Reading →

Microsoft said on Tuesday it is paying a well-known hacking expert more than $100,000 for finding security holes in its software, one of the largest such bounties awarded to date by a high-tech company. The software maker also released a much anticipated update to Internet Explorer, which it said fixes a bug that made users Continue Reading →

Turntable.fm has been struggling to stay afloat, and it’s now looking to live, streaming performances to help it get back on track. Turntable Live is the company’s new service, and it officially debuted on Tuesday night at 7PM ET with a performance by the folky pop outfit Beat Radio. While you might see hints of Continue Reading →