Twitch will continue to operate even after the acquisition, however, with Amazon’s support, the company believes to bring you an even better Twitch.
Category: Business
BT to hike prices by up to 6.5% from December
The line rental for direct debit customers will increase by 6.25% to £16.99, and the rate for calling UK landlines will be up by 6.44%.
Ouya collaborates with Xiaomi for its China debut
With the partnership, Ouya’s games will make their way to the Xiaomi’s streaming boxes and smart TVs.
Ex-CEO Steve Ballmer resigns from Microsoft Board; will concentrate on LA Clippers
Steve Ballmer: I bleed Microsoft — have for 34 years and I always will. I continue to love discussing the company’s future. I love trying new products and sending feedback.
Snapchat to open doors for advertisers
The popular messaging network is reportedly in talks with a dozen media companies for the new service – Snapchat Discovery.
Google bags JetPac; Jetpac City Guides to be culled
Google, on Friday, announced it has acquired JetPac, a startup that is popular for developing an app that recommends destinations based on users’ photos shared on social networking websites. Although the financial…
Sam Lessin to part ways with Facebook on August 29
Lessin announced his departure in a Facebook post, which is currently unavailable!
Ebay payment subsidiary in talks with bitcoin payment processors
EBay’s subsidiary payment firm Braintree is reportedly in talks with several bitcoin transaction providers in a bid to accept the digital currency in future. According to reports from the Wall Street Journal…
Samsung scoops up home automation startup SmartThings
SmartThings: Our growing team will remain fully intact and will relocate to a new headquarters in Palo Alto, CA. In short: SmartThings will remain SmartThings.
BlackBerry ties up with 7digital to rollout new music service
7digital: We are pleased to have agreed new terms with BlackBerry to provide its users with access to music.
Cisco takes the ‘tough decision’ to axe 6,000 jobs
The company is laying off 8% of its employees, just a year after it’s major restructuring that resulted in 4000 job cuts or 5% of its employees.
Twitter rolls out ‘promoted video’ advertising program
Twitter is offering the new Promoted Video program in a Cost Per View (CPV) ad buying model, which means advertisers get charged only when users play the video.
Yahoo takes local search start-up Zofari into its fold
In an effort to bolster local search, the company has bagged another start-up Zofari – ‘Pandora For Places’ app.
Apple reportedly deliberating on HealthKit with healthcare providers
Cupertino is reportedly preparing to rollout the HealthKit system even ahead of the iOS 8 launch.
Microsoft joins hands with iFixit to launch gadget repair site Pro Tech Network
Microsoft: By providing free online training for people to set up a phone, tablet or PC repair business, we hope to increase the reuse of these devices.