The UK government has joined hands with SMB IT supplier Ark Data Centres to launch a new data centre business which it claims will help the public sector save £105m in IT…
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HTC has found its new CEO in Cher Wang
HTC has announced its chairman and co-founder Cher Wang will replace Peter Chou as the company’s new CEO, effective immediately. Peter Chou, who has been HTC’s CEO since 2004, will be replaced…
US regulators recommended lawsuit against Google in 2012
A new report by officials at the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) which was submitted in 2012 and recently brought to light reveals that regulators recommended filing an anti-trust lawsuit against Google…
Twitter mulls Dubai office
Twitter is planning to open up an office in Dubai – the first ever office of the microblogging service in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, it has been revealed….
Ofcom slaps £800,000 fine on BT over text-to-voice service
UK Communications regulator Ofcom has imposed a £800,000 fine on BT for its failure to meet deadline for improved text-to-voice service for customers with hearing or speech impairments. Ofcom had previously ordered…
Dyson invests over £10 million in “solid-state” batteries company
British vacuum cleaner maker Dyson has reportedly invested around £10.14 million ($15 million) in a new kind of battery which claims to double smartphone battery life. Dyson is financing Sakti3, an extension…
Facebook bags shopping search engine ‘TheFind’
Facebook has acquired Mountain View, California-based personalized online shopping search engine, TheFind. The announcement of acquisition was made on Friday but the details of deal were kept undisclosed. Announcing the deal, Facebook…
Google announces “Digital Garage” to help boost UK’s online economy
Google, on Friday, announced the launch of its first “Digital Garage” in Leeds, aimed at helping more and more British businesses to grow online. The search giant’s “multi-million pound programme” will see…
Apple calls out US court to dismiss A123 Systems’ employee poaching lawsuit
Apple, on Tuesday, called out a US court to dismiss a civil lawsuit filed by battery maker A123 systems over employee poaching, saying that A123’s charges are based on an “incorrect and…
Nest planning to take a dive into home audio industry
Home automation company Nest is considering venturing into the home audio business, new job listing suggests. The news comes via a job ad on Nest’s website, first spotted by TechCrunch, which seeks…
Management reshuffle at Microsoft sees Tsunoda’s role expand
Microsoft has revealed that it has expanded Kudo Tsunoda’s role at Microsoft Studios in a major management reshuffle that saw roles of quite a few other executives change or expand. Tsunoda’s new…
Google opens up first shop in London
Google has opened its first-ever shop on London’s Tottenham Court Road. The new Google shop is based inside Currys PC World on the busy London Street and sells the search engine giants’…
Amazon Prime’s misleading ‘Free trial’ advert banned by UK watchdog
Amazon Prime’s ‘Free trial’ offer advert has come under fire after the advertising watchdog deemed the advertisement to be a misleading one. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), has imposed a ban on…
Microsoft sues Japanese smartphone maker Kyocera Corp
Microsoft Corp has reportedly sued Japanese smartphone maker Kyocera Corp for alleged patent infringement. Redmond is claiming that Kyocera’s Duraforce, Hydro and Brigadier lines of mobile phones violate seven of its patents….
Twitter eyeing video streaming app Periscope
Recent rumors suggest Twitter is in acquisition talks with live streaming app Periscope, which lets users’ stream video in real time. According to TechCrunch, the acquisition talks are in early stages and…