Dropbox has acquired Zulip, a workplace chat service startup. The news was confirmed through an email sent out by Zulip to its users on Monday. The email read: “We have some news…
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Microsoft refutes claims that it pressured Asus to cull Android/Windows dual-OS hybrids
Microsoft has denied having pressured Asus into dropping its Android/Windows dual-boot hybrids claiming that it continues to invest with “OEMs [original equipment manufacturers] to promote best-in-class OEM”. Last week there were reports…
PlayStation 4 tops Xbox One US February sales numbers marginally
Sony’s gaming console PlayStation 4 US sales surpassed Microsoft’s Xbox One sales during the month of February, claims market researcher. According to a latest NPD Group Sony sold approximately 287,000 PlayStation 4s…
Free Windows Phone for two Indian handset makers
Windows phone hasn’t been able to giving a tough fight to market leaders Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS in the last four years, but Microsoft doesn’t want to leave any stone unturned…
Google bags gaming peripheral developer Green throttle
It seems like Google is seriously interested in making its entry into the gaming arena as it has reportedly acquired maker of the Green Throttle controller, Green Throttle Games – a year after…
Alex Stamos is Yahoo’s new chief information security officer
Yahoo has hired Alex Stamos, a well-known security researcher, and entrusted him with the role of company’s Chief Information Security Officer. Stamos was one of the key organizers of the Security Conference…
HMV clearance sale: pre-owned games prices slashed by 70%
UK entertainment retailer, HMV has begun to phase out its pre-owned video game sales. The retailer is no longer purchasing second-hand games, and its remaining stock is being discounted by 70 percent…
BlackBerry’s Las Colina campus sold to Canadian investment firm
The struggling handset maker BlackBerry has reportedly sold its Las Colinas office campus, its United States’ headquarters base of operations, months after searching for a potential buyer. Brookfield Property Group, a Canadian investment…
John Sculley to launch new smartphone brand ‘Obi’ in India
Apple’s former CEO, John Sculley, is all set to launch a new brand of smartphones ‘Obi’ in India sometime in April. According to reports in the local media Inflexionpoint, a Singapore-based investment and…
Tencent bags 15% stake in JD.com
Tencent Holdings, one of China’s leading Tech Companies, today announced acquisition of 15 percent stake in a local e-commerce website JD.com in order to give a tough competition to the current online…
Instagram users to be bombarded with $100m worth of Ads
Instagram is seemingly on its way to generate some revenue through its monetisation techniques and users in return will be bombarded with $100 million worth of ads from clients of Omnicom Media,…
UK gets its first ever Bitcoin ATM
Britain has got its first ever Bitcoin ATM at the quirky yet trendy Old Shoreditch Station café and bar located just off of Old Street Tube station. Installed on March 4, the…
The £16.25 Firefox stand-off between Mozilla, Dell
It was reported yesterday that Dell is charging £16.25 for Mozilla Firefox Web Browser Installation Service, something that many have claimed is in violation of Mozilla’s trademark policy. Dell and Mozilla have…
Yahoo bags Vizify for an undisclosed sum
Yahoo has bought visual identity platform Vizify, the latter has confirmed through an update on its site. Vizify, the company founded in 2011, allowed users to create their personal websites based on…
Convincing Microsoft’s board on Nokia acquisition was the toughest part says Steve Ballmer
Addressing audience at the Oxford University, Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO, admitted that during his 14 years of spell in Microsoft, if he could have a do-over of the last 10 years,…