Articles by Christian Bautista
Facebook's new 'Buy' button allows users to purchase products from their News Feed
Facebook has just unveiled a new 'Buy' button that is meant to convert users into impulsive online shoppers.
Microsoft will shut down Xbox Entertainment Studios
The company is moving away from its ambition of dominating the living room with the Xbox One. Microsoft has just commenced the trimming of its employee head count, and one of the biggest casualties so far is its Xbox Entertainment Studios, which will be closed this year as part of the company's restructuring strategy.
Apple will pay $450 million to settle e-book price-fixing lawsuit
Apple will pay a settlement to consumers and 33 U.S. states but will continue its appeal in an e-book pricing antitrust lawsuit.
Microsoft to cut 1,000 jobs in Finland, report says
Microsoft is expected to start its biggest round of job cuts in five years, and it may start with Nokia's operations in Finland.
Apple-IBM alliance threatens BlackBerry in workplace
Apple and IBM are set to challenge Blackberry in the mobile enterprise market through iPhone and iPad that come loaded with apps for business users.
Meet Jibo, the robot that wants to be part of your family
Jibo, which has been dubbed as the 'world's first family robot,' is a personal assistant that speaks, tells stories, feigns laughter and dances for your amusement.
FCC delays net neutrality deadline due to surge in public comments
The Federal Communications Commission has pushed back the deadline for public comments on its net neutrality proposals due to a sudden uptick in submissions.
Google forms Project Zero, a hacker team for finding zero day software bugs
Google just announced that it has assembled a team of Internet security experts to deal with unknown bugs on the Web that may lead to widespread cyberattacks.
Man's attempt to cancel his Comcast service is the nightmare we would all like to avoid
A Comcast employee tried to prevent a customer from canceling his service by setting off a line of questioning more commonly seen with trial lawyers.
Female Yahoo executive accused of sexual harassment
Maria Zhang, a high-ranking female executive at Yahoo, is being sued for sexual harassment by a former employee.
Google, Novartis team up to develop ‘smart’ contact lenses for diabetics
Google has just announced a deal with pharmaceutical firm Novartis for developing "smart" contact lenses that may be able to monitor blood sugar levels.
Google Glass can now be controlled with your mind
A company in London has found a way to control Google Glass through brainwaves, giving users the ability to send commands to the device with just their thoughts.
$10,000 to anyone who can hack a Tesla Model S
A $10,000 bounty is at stake in what may be the first hacking contest for compromising the security system of a car.
Chrysler Group recalling 895,000 vehicles due to faulty vanity mirror lights wiring
The recall, which is limited to 2011-2014 editions of two car models, is in response to three injuries that involved cars that had headliners and vanity mirror lights serviced.
IBM is investing $3 billion in chips as it predicts a 'post-silicon' future
IBM is backing two research initiatives that would improve the capability of current chip technology to meet the increasing capacity demands of cloud computing.
Apple denies Chinese state media claim that iPhones pose national security risk
China Central Television (CCTV), the country's state-owned TV broadcaster, said that the ability of the device to pinpoint the location of users endangers people's privacy and even compromise state secrets. Apple has categorically refuted the allegation.
LG 18-inch OLED display is transparent and can be rolled up like a magazine
LG announced that it has come up with a flexible 18-inch OLED display panel that can be rolled into a cylinder that's just three centimeters across.
Quitting Facebook may be the key to happiness
A new campaign aims to get people off of Facebook temporarily in response to the company's recently unearthed mood experiments with users.
Nadella calling for big changes within Microsoft
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is redefining Microsoft's core as he seeks to "flatten" the company's operations.
New Internet speed record is 10 times faster than Google Fiber
Bell Labs researchers have set a new Internet speed record, clocking in at 10 gigabits per second. Will we see this technology soon?
