Famed US investor Warren Buffett today (14 February) labelled Heinz as his "kind of company" after his Berkshire Hathaway fund struck a deal to pay US$28bn for the ketchup giant. Speaking to CNBC after Berkshire's offer was announced - ...
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EE, the UK's most advanced digital communications company, today announced that 4G will be switched on in a further 27 towns across the country by June 2013, expanding superfast coverage to more than 65 UK towns and cities in total. The ...
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SONY'S first digital baby monitor has night vision and a temperature sensor, and reports a baby's stirring on LED lights. NAVMAN MY ESCAPE II ($499) The MY Escape II is Navman's grey nomad special GPS. Navman research says over-55s are ...
Multiple users on Apple's iPhone support forum are reporting big drops in battery life after upgrading their handsets to version 6.1 of the iOS operating system. The messages, spread over several threads on the message board, all claim ...
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Union bosses are seeking urgent meetings with the new owners of Heinz after it was snapped up by a consortium led by US investor Warren Buffett in a shock pound 18bn deal. In the can: Warren Buffet’s consortium has snapped up the ...
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Internet use fell in U.S. homes but soared inside the Superdome during this year's Super Bowl. AT&T's mobile network in the Superdome got a workout, carrying 388GB of data over the course of the game, up more than 80 percent from the ...
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Republic Wireless is a relatively new no-contract cell service with a seemingly compelling offer for budget-conscious smart-phone users: unlimited calls, texts, and data for only $19 a month. Our review of this service found it delivers ...
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Investment firms Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital have entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire American food company HJ Heinz for $28bn in cash, including the assumption of Heinz’s outstanding debt. ...
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Broadcom has unveiled its smallest ever 4G LTE-Advanced smartphone wireless modem. The race is on to amongst chip suppliers to take the initiative for the generation of super mobiles which will come after this year's LTE smartphones. The ...
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Nujira says the first 4G LTE smartphones to use its power efficient RF technology will be on the market next year. “In the past it was an aspiration to get envelope-tracking (ET) technology designed into volume handsets, now we know ...
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A number of users on Apple’s iPhone support forum last week reported a big drop in battery life after they upgraded their handsets to version 6.1 of the iOS operating system. The messages, spread over several threads on the message ...
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BLU Products, one of the fastest growing mobile phone manufacturers in the world started shipments today on the new BLU Studio 5.3 II and BLU Tank 4.5. Each device featuring a Dual Core 1GHz Cortex -A9 processor, with PowerVR SGX Series 5 ...
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IDG News Service - Hewlett-Packard has announced the availability of its latest Pavilion laptop with Google's Chrome OS as the PC maker tries to improve laptop sales by offering an alternative to the Windows OS. The Pavilion 14 Chromebook ...
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The U.S. International Trade Commission plans to investigate the smartphones of Samsung, Nokia and Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE for patent infringement, after wireless technology provider InterDigital filed a complaint. InterDigital ...
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Mobile phone operator Three UK has confirmed that it will not charge a premium for its LTE high-speed mobile network. Three's announcement contrasts sharply with the payment plans offered by Everything Everywhere's (EE) Orange and T-Mobile ...