HP to split in two
Silicon Valley stalwart Hewlett-Packard Co, which has struggled to adapt to the new era of mobile and online computing, plans to split into two companies
Turkey overturns “national security” Internet law
Turkey’s top court on Thursday overturned parts of a law that granted the country’s telecoms authority more powers to monitor online users and block websites
Twitter funds MIT social media study
Twitter Inc on Wednesday gave $10 million to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for research that would explore how people use and achieve shared goals using social networks
Hackers charged for $100 million software theft
Four members of an international hacking ring were charged with cracking the defenses of the US Army network as well as of blockbuster war video games, prosecutors said Tuesday
iPhone 6 goes on sale in China
Apple Inc’s iPhone 6 can now be sold in China, after the firm received a license for the device to be used on China’s wireless networks
Lenovo to close IBM server deal
Lenovo Group Ltd will close its acquisition of International Business Machines Corp’s x86 server division on Oct 1 for $2.1 billion
Facebook wants high school students
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to turn more American high school students into well-paid techies – and even hire some of them to work at his social-media company
iPhone 6 to have kill switch
New Apple Inc phones include a theft deterrent system that enables users to lock their devices and wipe them clean of data if stolen
Another VR headset in the works
A tiny Montreal company is turning to crowdfunding in hopes of moving its virtual reality headset from a working prototype to a mass produced rival to products from Facebook, Samsung and Sony
Germany lifts ban on Uber
The controversial but popular car pick-up service Uber claimed a victory in Germany on Tuesday when a court threw out an injunction levelled against its operations in Europe’s biggest economy
Branson backs Sidecar
San Francisco-based ride-sharing service Sidecar on Monday announced a $15 million funding round that included backing by British tycoon Richard Branson
Tag Heuer to make smartwatch
French luxury group LVMH’s watch brand TAG Heuer has plans to launch its own smartwatch, the head of its watch business told a Swiss newspaper
Virgin Galactic space flight delayed, again
Virgin Galactic has again pushed back its timeline for launching space-tourism flights from southern New Mexico’s Spaceport America
Sony expands streaming TV service
Sony Corp secured the rights to carry 22 Viacom Inc channels, including Comedy Central and MTV, on its planned cloud-based television service