Google offering $1 million for solar, wind energy breakthrough
Google is offering a million-dollar prize for a breakthrough that would make solar or wind generated electricity more enticing for everyday uses
Twitter hires too many white, Asian men
Twitter has acknowledged that it has been hiring too many white and Asian men to fill high-paying technology jobs
iPhone and Mac soar in China
Apple’s iPhone unit sales in greater China jumped about 48 percent and Mac computer sales rose 39 percent in the June quarter
Amazon launches Kindle Unlimited
Amazon is rolling out a new subscription service for Kindle devices that will allow users unlimited access to thousands of books
iPhone 6 going into production
Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry, the world’s largest contract manufacturer of electronic goods, will begin mass production of Apple’s next-generation iPhone this month
Apple to pay for e-book price-fixing
Apple will pay up to $400 million to compensate consumers for illegal price-fixing conspiracy for electronic books
Samsung drops “child labour” supplier
Samsung has temporarily suspended business with one of its suppliers in China after finding “evidence” of child labour
Prostitute charged in Google exec’s death
An alleged high-end prostitute is accused of injecting heroin into a Google executive, and leaving him to die
Keep your devices charged when flying to Britain
Passengers on flights to Britain must ensure their electronic gadgets are charged, and can be switched on