A federal appeals court on Monday rejected Apple’s request of imposing hold on working of a court-appointed antitrust monitor. The court rejected Apple’s request to suspend the activity of monitor Michael Browmwich,…
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Bill Gates elaborates his new role at Microsoft during Reddit AMA session
Microsoft founder Bill Gates, explained his new advisory role at the company, as a part of the Reddit ‘Ask me Anything’ session. Last week, Microsoft announced that Bill Gates will take up…
BBM head departs from BlackBerry
BlackBerry, on Monday, announced that the executive in charge of its BBM instant messaging division, Andrew Bocking, has decided to leave the company. “Andrew Bocking, EVP, BBM has made the decision to…
HTC to focus on cheaper smartphone market
HTC is reportedly planning to launch cheap smartphones in the $150-$300 range in a bid to regain some of the lost market share. The company has been facing serious downturn in fortunes…
Infosys CEO search to begin soon – Murthy
N R Narayana Murthy, co-founder of India based Infosys, is all set to begin search for the company’s new CEO. Discussions on the names of potential candidates for the post are expected…
GAME opens up its first Gametronics store in Lincoln
GAME, one of UK’s games retailer, has announced opening of a dedicated pre-owned store in Lincoln on Friday which specialises in pre-owned gadgets like MP3 players, tablets, TVs, satnavs, smartphones and second-hand…
HP to charge for server firmware updates from February 19
HP has changed its policy on how it provides firmware updates and server service packs for its entire ProLiant server line effective February 19 – customers will have to pay for these…
Tim Cook: Motorola was a financial disaster for Google
Apple CEO Tim Cook isn’t surprised with Lenovo’s Motorola buyout as he believes that the deal was a ‘logical transaction’ as Motorola’s acquisition was a financial disaster for Google. In an interview…
Nokia, HTC sign patent and technology collaboration agreement
Nokia and HTC have signed a patent and technology agreement thereby ending all pending and ongoing patent litigations across the globe. The news comes just days after a German court ruled its…
Apple renews Imagination Technologies’ GPU licensing deal
Imagination Technologies, on Thursday, announced extension of its licensing agreement with Apple. Although the financial details of the deal are yet to be disclosed, the chip designer confirmed that the deal will…
Google to buy 6 percent stake in Lenovo
Google is planning to acquire a 6 per cent stake in Lenovo for $750m (£459m) after its Motorola Mobility acquisition deal with the Chinese PC maker is all done. According to a…
Sophos to acquire Cyberoam Technologies’ stake from Carlyle group
Carlyle, an American private equity fund group, is planning to sell its 80% stake in Cyberoam Technologies, an unlisted network security solutions provider, to Sophos Group, a UK based company, for a…
LinkedIn acquires three year old start-up Bright
LinkedIn is acquiring Bright, a three year old start-up that developed a search technology enabling job seekers and employers to find a better professional match for them. LinkedIn, on Thursday, announced the…
Amazon acquires Double Helix Games
Amazon has reportedly acquired Double Helix Games, developer of Killer Instinct, thereby adding fuel to the speculations that the online retailer is planning to launch a game console sometime later this year….
Three aims 4G backhaul improvement through Virgin Media deal
Three has entered into a five year deal with Virgin Media, which will see the latter providing fibre optic connectivity of up to 120 Mbps to the former’s network. The five year…