A California jury has asked Samsung to pay its rival Apple another $290m in the patent infringement case, bringing the total to $930 million. The jury’s decision came on the third day…
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Report: Microsoft looking to buy Winamp, Shoutcast media streaming service
Winamp might not die after all as latest reports indicate that Microsoft is already in talks with AOL to strike a deal that will involve Winamp and its adjacent services including Shoutcast…
Apple’s spaceship campus gets a green signal from Cupertino authorities
The Cupertino City Council on Tuesday gave final clearance to Apple’s shimmering flying-saucer shaped headquarters plan. The authorities have finally voted and decided to reduce Apple’s annual tax break by 15 percent….
Stop misleading people with false ‘free phone’ ads; ASA tells Carphone Warehouse
Carphone Warehouse has been warned by the country’s advertising regulator, The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), for misleading people with false ads. The matter started when Carphone Warehouse advertised the Samsung Galaxy S4…
Jury to decide on Apple, Samsung patent feud
The Apple-Samsung lawsuit ball is now in federal jury’s court after experts hired by both the companies explained their stand to the jury over the course of one week. The two companies…
Safari Settlement to cost Google $17M
Google on Monday, as part of a Safari privacy lawsuit settlement deal, has agreed to pay $17 million to 37 US states and the District of Colombia. The search engine giant was…
Apple eyes PrimeSense for $345 million
Apple is up with a plan to acquire PrimeSense, an Israel based 3D-sensing company. As per the news story published in the Calcalist financial newspaper on Sunday, the deal between the two…
Samsung hampered Apple’s iPhone, iPad sales claims Schiller
Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president, testified in court on Friday and said that Samsung hampered Apple’s iPhone and iPad sales by launching smartphones which were similar in design to Apple gadgetry….
Microsoft Board to meet on November 18 to decide on next CEO
Microsoft’s Board of Directors has decided to hold a special board meeting on November 18 to decide upon the name of the next Microsoft’s chief executive officer. The board will be meeting…
Digital library legal dispute ends up in Google’s favour
The long-running Digital library legal dispute has finally come to an end with the Judge ruling in Google’s favour. The dispute started way back in 2005 when the US Authors Guild accused…
Lenovo dubbed third-largest smartphone manufacturer as global smartphone sales rise
Global smartphone sales have shown a huge rise in Q3 2013 owing to consumers opting for affordable smartphones replacing their basic handsets, reported Gartner, one of the leading industry research firm on…
BT bags free Wi-Fi network deal in Cardiff
BT is soon going to install free public Wi-Fi service across Cardiff’s city centre. As part of the superconnected cities vision contract, the firm will be seen using city street infrastructure and…
Microsoft picks COO Kevin Turner as next CEO claims site
Microsoft has reportedly picked its next CEO to fill the void left by Steve Ballmer – company’s existing COO Kevin Turner. Microsoft narrowed down its CEO shortlist to five candidates with Alan…
Microsoft drops Stack Ranking system
Microsoft is no more in favor of stack ranking system and has decided to get rid of it as it believes that the system is not the best method of reviewing employee’s…
Snapchat turned down Facebook’s $3 billion bid
Evan Spiegel, founder of Snapchat, turned down Facebook’s acquisition offer worth $3bn (£1.9bn), sources close to the matter have revealed. If the deal between the two would have taken place, it would…