Yahoo has acquired yet another company – this time it’s Incredible Labs, the startup behind Donna, a mobile personal assistant. Yahoo has confirmed that five of the Incredible Labs team members will…
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PlayStation 4 outselling Xbox One 1.5:1 claims Sony UK MD
Sony claims that its PlayStation 4 is outselling Microsoft’s Xbox One by a ratio of 1.5:1 in the UK indicating that for every 2 Xbox One units, Sony is selling 3 PlayStation…
Amazon mulls Kindle Checkout system
Reports suggest Amazon is planning to offer a checkout system based on the Kindle Fire to the merchants and physical retailers for processing payments. The new Kindle checkout system will probably be…
Nintendo Chief hints towards health sector move
Even after disappointing financial results, Nintendo chief is not in a mood to give up the company’s old ways saying that the company would stick with its main business model focusing on…
Google may have arm-twisted Samsung to tone down its Android Magazine UI
Samsung and Google have reportedly reached an agreement whereby the former will tone down its Android custom user interface dubbed Magazine, which the Korean electronics giant showcased on its Galaxy Note Pro…
Top Nintendo executives: we are responsible for sluggish Wii U sales
Things are definitely not looking bright for Nintendo as the company on Wednesday reported an operating loss of 1.6 billion yen ($15.3 million) for the nine months ending December 31 with a…
Ericsson CEO pulls himself out of Microsoft’s CEO race
Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg, who was reportedly being considered as one of the potential candidates for Microsoft CEO position, has told his company’s board he has no plans of leaving his current…
Google to ditch Nexus branding for Play Edition range?
Google may be planning to ditch its Nexus branding by 2015 and instead adopt the Play Edition naming convention – even the existing Nexus devices will be renamed. These bold claims come…
Yahoo buys Tomfoolery
Recent reports suggest that Yahoo’s acquisition of Tomfoolery is already closed and that the company will close down Anchor once the acquisition is complete. Sources close to the deal have reported that…
Court rules in favour of Vringo, asks Google to pay 1.36 percent of AdWords revenue
US District Judge Raymond Jackson has handed out Vringo the payout it sought from Google for infringing on its AdWords patents – 1.36 percent of Google’s AdWords revenue. Just last week Judge…
Qualcomm could face fines of up to $1 billion in China
Qualcomm, which is currently under anti-trust investigation in China, could face fines of up to $1 billion in China. China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) called for an investigation into Qualcomm…
Microsoft Studios buys rights to Gears of War franchise from Epic Games
Microsoft has revealed that it has purchases the rights to Gears of War from Epic Games including all existing as well as future titles of the franchise. Redmond has also revealed that…
Google acquires AI startup DeepMind
Google is buying DeepMind, a UK based artificial intelligence startup, in a deal that is believed to be in the $400 million to $500 million range making it Mountain View’s largest European…
Samsung, Google extend partnership with global patent licensing deal
Samsung and Google, have entered into a global patent cross-licensing agreement that will not only cover existing patents owned by the companies, but also patents to be filed in the next 10…
Yahoo eyeing virtual worlds with Cloud Party acquisition?
Cloud Party, a California-based virtual gaming service, is Yahoo’s next acquisition. The deal will see closure of the virtual gaming company, founded by a team of console game industry veterans, on February…