Microsoft is now the official owner of Mojang and its highly-popular game Minecraft just months after the deal was initially announced back in September. The completion of acquisition was announced by head…
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Amazon: Fire Phone’s failure has taught us a lot
Amazon’s much-hyped Fire Phone did not turn out to be as successful as expected selling just 35,000 handsets in the US since its debut. The online retailer launched the 4.7-inch Fire Phone…
US legal firm to initiate probe into former Phones 4U Directors’ conduct
Former Phones 4U directors could soon face legal probe into their conduct led by a leading US legal firm. The mobile retailer’s administrator, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), appointed Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan late…
Google, LG ink exclusive cross-license patent agreement
LG and Google have announced a global patent cross-license agreement that will see the duo sharing new and existing patents over the next ten year period. The agreement would cover “a broad…
Destiny future expansion packs, Destiny 2 already in the works says Activision CEO
Activision’s Destiny has a whopping 9.5 million registered users, the company’s latest earnings report reveals and to add to that success tale, company’s CEO Eric Hirshberg revealed that they are already working…
Microsoft ends Windows 7, Windows 8 retail sales
In a bid to force people to opt for its latest Windows 8.1 operating system, Microsoft has ceased retail sales of Windows 7 and Windows 8 OS to consumers and OEMs. Effective…
Apple confirms Union Bay Networks acquisition; opens new office in Seattle
Apple has acquired cloud networking startup Union Bay Networks and opened up an engineering office in Seattle with at least 30 engineers already working in the area under the tech giant. According…
Has Android’s market share peaked at 84%?
Android ran on 84 per cent of devices shipped during Q3 2014, a new report by Strategy Analytics has claimed and the research firm hints at the possibility that Android’s market share…
Samsung: meeting Microsoft deal will result in ‘charges of collusion’
Samsung in a recent court filing has claimed continuing its deal with Microsoft even after the Redmond’s acquisition of Nokia’s handset business would have led to issues with U.S. anti-trust laws. The…
Amazon’s workplace diversity stats better than other tech giants, but white men dominate
Amazon is the latest to publicly release its workforce diversity figures on Friday adding to the list of major tech giants including Apple, Twitter, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and eBay. The Seattle-based company…
Here’s what led Apple’s sapphire supplier GTAT to file for bankruptcy
A recent court filing made by GTAT’s chief operating officer Daniel Squiller throws some light as on what led to the partnership between Apple and its Sapphire supplier crumble and the reason…
Android co-founder Andy Rubin says goodbye to Google
Android co-founder Andy Rubin is bidding a good bye to Google to form a hardware-focused startup incubator. Rubin has resigned from the internet giant to build an incubator that will support startups…
$2.91 billion Lenovo-Motorola deal closed
The $2.91 billion Lenovo-Motorola deal has finally been closed with the former now the new owner of Motorola Mobility. The deal was first announced in January this year. Lenovo said in a…
Apple faces class-action lawsuit over 2011 MacBook Pro graphics issue
Apple has been slapped with a class-action lawsuit over graphic issues found in the 2011 MacBook Pro. The lawsuit filed by firm of Whitfield, Bryson & Mason LLP in a California federal…
Facebook posts better-than-expected Q3 results; has 1.35 billion monthly active users
Facebook on Tuesday reported better than expected third quarter results with revenues for the quarter surging up 59 percent from the same period last year to $3.2bn (£1.98bn), well ahead of what…