Businessweek.com: It’s official: Amazon.com is in the phone business. Chief Executive Jeff Bezos showed off a black glass rectangle with a rubber frame called the Fire Phone. The device will be sold, starting July 25, through AT&T for $199 with a two-year contract, the same price as other high-end smartphones.
Digitaltrends.com: Portland, Oregon, is one step closer to basking in the glory that is Google-provided gigabit Internet service. On Wednesday, Portland commissioners unanimously approved a 29-page franchise agreement between Google Fiber and the city, which was reached in April. Now it’s up to Google to decide whether bringing Google Fiber to Portland and five surrounding suburbs is a feasible proposition.
FoxNews.com: Samsung is reaching back to its not-so-distant past with the Samsung Galaxy Tab S, the newest in its line of tablets. Like its no-longer-available predecessor, the Galaxy Tab 7.7, and unlike any other tablet that's currently on the market, the Tab S will have an AMOLED display.
myfoxaustin.com: MONDAY, June 9, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- As many as one in 10 women taking the breast cancer drug trastuzumab (Herceptin) will experience some type of heart problem, according to new research.
independent.co.uk: It’s often used as a quick weight loss method – but fasting could also help the body to fight off disease.
Techspot.com: Amazon on Wednesday issued invitations to a launch event scheduled to take place June 18 in Seattle, the company’s hometown. A promotional video for the event accompanied the invitation and while we aren’t shown exactly what’s on the docket, some of the remarks in the clip (as well as the image above) give us a pretty good indication of what to expect.
philadelphia.cbslocal.com: A new study from Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggests that those who spend most of their day sitting, whether at work or in front of the TV, may have an increased risk of getting certain types of cancer.
