According to a regulatory filing, social networking giant Facebook is buying one of the leading cross platform instant messaging app Whatsapp for a whopping $16 billion in cash and stock. The filing…
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Lenovo, Toshiba: Flipkart, Snapdeal and Amazon India are not authorised reseller of our products
Lenovo and Toshiba have blown the war trumpet against online retailers in India including Flipkart, Snapdeal and Amazon India stating that these companies are not authorised reseller of their products and customers…
Linux skills helping professional move forward – 2014 Linux Jobs Report
The Linux Foundations’ 2014 Linux Jobs Report reveals that Hiring managers are looking for professionals with Linux skills with increasing number of organisations the world over considering Linux as a core part…
China’s anti-monopoly regulator confirms Qualcomm investigation
Qualcomm, one of world’s leading mobile processor manufacturers, has been accused of overcharging and abusing its market position in China by China’s anti-monopoly regulator. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on…
BioShock creator Irrational Games heading to a closure
Ken Levine, creator and co-founder of Irrational Games – the company known for creating critically acclaimed BioShock game series, announced company’s closure plans on Tuesday. Levine broke the news of closure of…
US gets first ever Bitcoin vending machine
Lamassu, Bitcoin vending machine manufacturer, revealed yesterday that it has installed the first ever Bitcoin vending machine in US at the Imbibe Nob Hill cigar bar in Albuquerque, New Mexico, near the…
Sony sells 5.3 million units of PlayStation 4 since launch; achieves target 8 weeks shy of forecast
Sony has announced staggering sales figures of its PlayStation 4 gaming console as of February 8 – a whopping 5.3 million units worldwide. The Japanese company forecast to sell 5 million units…
Tesla acquisition rumours flare up again as Apple’s Adrian Perica meets Elon Musk
Apple’s mergers and acquisition chief, Adrian Perica, is reportedly busy planning the company’s entry into other alternative industries including medical and sensor technology, especially as company’s smartphone and tablet sales start to…
Linux distributor Red Flag Software disappears overnight
Red Flag Software, a Chinese company and once world’s second largest Linux distributor, has disappeared overnight because of alleged mismanagement and corruption at the management level. Red Flag Software liquidated all its…
PlayStation 4 tops gaming console sales chart for January 2014
Sony cheerfully declared on Thursday that its next-gen console, the PlayStation 4, has outdone Xbox One in terms of sales figures for the month of January in the US. According to latest…
Rakuten bags Viber for $900 million
Confirming just three days old rumours of Viber on a sellout path, Play.com owner Rakuten has picked up the VoIP capable instant messaging app in a $900 million cash deal. In a…
Yahoo acquires Wander
Yahoo on Tuesday announced acquisition of Wander, a New York based start-up behind visual diary-app Days, for an undisclosed amount. Wander’s iPhone app Days, launched last year in March, lets users weave…
Viber in sellout talks with an Asian instant messaging company
Viber, an Israeli instant messaging application which allows users to make phone calls and send free text messages along with instant messages is reportedly planning a sellout. Reports on Israeli financial newspaper…
Microsoft rolls out multi-factor authentication for Office 365
Microsoft has extended multi-factor authentication or two-factor authentication to all subscribers of its Office 365 suite, as a part of its effort to enhance the security levels of Office 365. The company…
HP to clarify recent firmware update policy change after online firestorm
HP has revealed that it will be issuing a clarification on the recent firmware update policy change after some HP customers and third party maintenance contractors criticised HP for jeopardising security of…