Kiosked announces that it has raised a further $6.9m funding from private investors, which will be used to support the company's rapid expansion into the U.S. and Asian markets. The funding will also be used to launch Kiosked's mobile ...
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Microsoft has swiftly removed an Apple-slamming advert from its YouTube channel, stating that the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s criticism in its video was “off the mark.” The ad, which was posted to Microsoft’s YouTube channel ...
The sale of BlackBerry is in danger of descending into a dismemberment as the buyers that have so far indicated an interest in the company are only interested in purchasing parts of the smartphone maker. According to Reuters, interest in ...
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Nokia was examining a switch from Microsoft to Google's Android operating system before it was bought out by the software giant, according to those close to the matter. The New York Times reports that, even while Nokia and Microsoft were ...
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When Microsoft finally completes Steve Ballmer's last-ever super-soaraway acquisition, some 32,000 lucky Nokians will be magically transformed into Microsofties. For a company shrinking as fast as Nokia, it's amazing there are so many ...
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A Mercedes-Benz S-Class has driven without driver input for a total of 125km through city streets and arterials in Germany. In order to highlight future self-driving technologies, Mercedes-Benz chose the route that that Bertha Benz (wife ...
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Apple has capped a summer of speculation with the launch of two new iPhones - an iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5. But with most of the pre-launch rumours proving to be true, the two main surprises were the inclusion of a 64-bit microprocessor ...
Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia was a defensive move to keep the Finnish phone maker from going under or falling into the hands of an Android-first rival, several analysts argued this week. “Had Nokia abandoned Windows Phone, ...
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Microsoft's acquisition of Finnish firm Nokia's mobile phone business and patents is a bad piece of business, according to Jon "Maddog" Hall, the executive director of Linux International, a non-profit organisation of IT professionals that ...
With its $7.2 billion agreement to buy Nokia’s handset business, Microsoft is in a position to surpass Apple and Android smartphone makers in providing an enterprise-class mobile platform, experts say. However, whether Microsoft is ...
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Microsoft's?$7.2 billion deal?to buy Nokia, announced early today, makes Nokia CEO Stephen Elop the frontrunner to head up Microsoft after Steve Ballmer departs, analysts said. Unfortunately, the deal isn't likely to substantially improve ...
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"We must indeed all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall hang separately." Benjamin Franklin reportedly said this during the signing of the Declaration of Independence. But this quote can also be used to explain?the?Microsoft-Nokia ...
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Microsoft wants to build a better mobile phone through its acquisition of Nokia's mobile phone business. One way it hopes to do that? By improving its maps applications to better compete against Google's. "An effective alternative to ...
A smartwatch from Samsung Electronics, the Galaxy Note III from Samsung, an Acer smartphone that can shoot 4K video and a Sony one with a 20-megapixel sensor, plus a plethora of tablets and TVs are all expected at this year's IFA consumer ...
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Microsoft is to acquire Nokia's Devices & Services business, which includes the smartphone and mobile phones businesses, and license the Finnish company's patents for a total of €5.44 billion (US$7 billion) in cash, the companies said ...
Tags: Microsoft, Nokia, Mobile Phones Business, Smartphones