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Google acquires kite-power generator company

Google has acquired a US company that generates power using turbines mounted on tethered kites or wings. Makani Power will become part of Google X - the secretive research and development arm of the search giant. read more >

Amazon's Kindle Worlds will pay writers to write fan fiction

The company's new publishing platform will provide royalties to writers who fashion their own stories after existing books, TV shows, and more. People who write fan fiction could find a paying market for their work courtesy of Amazon. read more >

Microsoft unveils Xbox One next-generation console

Microsoft has unveiled the Xbox One which will go on sale later this year. The next-generation console was shown off alongside a new Kinect camera-and-voice sensor and a redesigned gamepad. The US firm described the voice and gesture-controlled machine as an "all-in-one" system offering games, live TV, movies and music. read more >

Ex-Nokia team makes rival smartphone Jolla

A company made up of former Nokia employees has shown off Jolla, a new smartphone with a custom operating system known as Sailfish. The software has been built from the remnants of MeeGo, a project abandoned by Nokia in 2011 in favour of adopting Windows Phone for its handsets. read more >

Press Release: BellaDati Big Data features to be announced at DEMO Europe in Moscow

After last few successful months of experiencing fast growth, opening offices, making partnerships and serving customers in US and Asia, BellaDati is finally coming home to take the floor and exhibit its new analytics features at DEMO Europe in Moscow. read more >

Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn

Yahoo's board has approved a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn (£725m), US media reports say. The acquisition is expected to be announced as early as Monday. read more >

Songkick Detour 'Kickstarter for gigs' is launched in London - attempts to find the new business model of music industry continue

A service allowing fans to club together to pay bands to play gigs at their request has launched in London. Detour, from London-based start-up Songkick, allows fans to crowd-fund the logistics of a concert by pledging to buy enough tickets to cover costs. Songkick's co-founder Ian Hogarth hopes it will eventually encourage bands to play in parts of the world they would not have previously considered. The company takes a 10% cut from tickets sold through the site. read more >

Google reveals Play Music All Access subscription service

Google has unveiled a streaming music subscription service. Google Play Music All Access offers users the ability to listen to millions of tracks in addition to the ones they already own. The firm described it as "radio without rules". read more >

Twitch TV App Launches on Xbox 360

Video platform and gaming community Twitch today launched on the Xbox 360 game console. Its app is available for download from the Xbox Live marketplace, but only for gold-level subscribers in the U.S. read more >

Amazon launches Amazon Coins, gives away millions in Coins to spur app downloads on Kindle Fire

Amazon on Monday celebrated the launch of its new Amazon Coins by giving “tens of millions of dollars” of the virtual currency to Kindle Fire users as part of its latest bid to attract customers to its own Kindle platform, and away from incumbent marketplaces like Apple iTunes and Google Play. read more >