AMD launches series of chips that get it into low-power laptops and tablets

Advanced Micro Devices is launching two new families of mobile chips today for faster and more power efficient laptops.

Sunnyvale, Calif.-based AMD wants to become more competitive with its larger rival Intel, and it is doing it by creating all-in-one …

Social commerce is like a unicorn: beautiful, alluring, and almost totally imaginary

Call it the unicorn problem: beautiful, alluring, magical, and totally non-existent. Social commerce, according to the latest Monetate e-commerce report, is almost as elusive.

Ahead of earnings, Pandora brings your music listening activity to Facebook’s Timeline

Pandora's new Facebook integration adds a helpful social layer to the streaming music service that may help assure investors that Pandora is moving forward, despite a grim business outlook ahead of tomorrow's Q1 FY2014 earnings report.

How to join the virtual march on Washington for immigration reform

There are two key problems that require immediate remediation in Congress, according to the coalition of companies, politicians, and nonprofits: jobs, and fairness.

Why Apple believes keeping billions in cash overseas is fair, and why Congress largely disagrees

"I am not an unfair person," Apple CEO Tim Cook told lawmakers yesterday. "Apple is not an unfair company."

Best Little MacBook in Texas (here’s where Apple is going for its U.S. manufacturing)

In statements made to the Senate, Cook said the $100 million setup will use machinery made in Kentucky and Michigan and components from Illinois and Florida.

Ex-Facebook/Dropbox product guy gets $1.2M for stealth startup (exclusive)

Mystery funding of the day? That'd be YesGraph, a stealthy startup in the recruiting space founded by Ivan Kirigin, a former product manager at Facebook and Dropbox.

Xbox One: Microsoft’s boldest attempt to unify its services is a game console

It's more a powerful home theater PC than it is a game console, making it a great tool for bringing Microsoft's services into your living room.

Fashion & beauty startup Zalora scores $100M investment to grow in Southeast Asia

It is indeed an honor when a year-old startup with two or three million dollars in annualized revenue scores a $100 million investment. An unusual honor, as well. But there's method behind the madness.

Lighthouse’s new Android location service could give you indoor navigation for Las Vegas’ casinos

This app is a kindness for those who are doomed to wander aimlessly through some of the world's biggest and most confusing buildings.

Ireland: We’re no tax haven … but … yes, Apple did pay 2% tax

The head of the Irish agency designed to promote foreign investment in the country strongly denied that Ireland is a tax haven. But when questioned by Ireland's RTE News, he could not deny that Apple has paid an effective tax rate of just two percent, much as Senator Carl Levin said yesterday in hearings on Capitol Hill.