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Apple May Invest in Softbank's $100 Billion Tech Fund
Dec 26, 2016Apple may be considering an investment in a tech fund from Japan's SoftBank Group, which is hoping to raise $100 billion. That would make it one of the world's biggest tech funds. If Apple signs on, the fund would count the world's most ...
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Amazon's Plan to Kill Cable TV May Involve Lots of Balls
Nov 23, 2016Amazon is looking to hammer a final nail into the coffin of traditional cable television by streaming live sports, according to a new report. The Wall Street Journal has published an extensive report detailing Amazon’s supposed bid ...
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Launch Might Not Be Late After All
Nov 9, 2016If you’re desperate to get your hands on the Samsung Galaxy S8, we’ve got some good news. Samsung is going to start testing its next flagship smartphone as soon as January, according to a new report. Speaking to The Investor, ...
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Report: Reebok Looking Sell CCM
Dec 3, 2015Adidas is preparing to sell Reebok-CCM as part of a broader drive to simplify its business, the New York Post reported. Unnamed sources told the tabloid that Adidas could put Reebok-CCM up for sale early next year. Adidas declined to ...
Tags: Adidas, Reebok-CCM, authentic outfitter
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Apple Pay to Be Introduced to UK Retailers in The First Half of 2015
Dec 29, 2014Apple Pay could be introduced to UK retailers ‘in the first half of 2015’, latest reports have suggested. According to the Telegraph, Apple is currently in talks with a number of British banks over plans to introduce Apple Pay ...
Tags: Apple, Consumer Electronics
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Lindsay Goldberg Will Sell German Packaging Company Weener Plastik for Approximately $500m
Nov 17, 2014US-based buyout firm Lindsay Goldberg will sell German packaging company Weener Plastik for approximately $500m (€400m), as per a report by Reuters. Reuters quotes that rival buyout firms including CD&R, Ardian, Charterhouse and ...
Tags: Weener Plastik, packaging firms, Agriculture
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China Steel Mills Seek Buyers Abroad
Oct 7, 2014China had exported 52.4 million tons of steel as of the end of August, up 36% from a year earlier as low domestic demand has left producers with a massive surplus, Bloomberg reported, citing data the news agency had complied. The price of ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Steel, Steel Rebar
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Weibo Corp.,Often Compared with Twitter, Filed Friday for a US Stock Offering
Mar 17, 2014Weibo Corp., the Chinese microblogging service often compared with Twitter, filed Friday for a US stock offering seeking to raise $500 million. The move will allow the popular Chinese-language social network to spin off from the Internet ...
Tags: Weibo, e-shopping, Computer
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Samsung Will Unveil Its Second-Generation Galaxy Gear Smartwatch
Feb 24, 2014On Monday Samsung will unveil its second-generation Galaxy Gear smartwatch, this one running the open source Tizen operating system, not the Android software that runs the first-generation model, according to reports. Samsung ...
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Edward Snowden Persuaded NSA Colleagues to Give Him Their Login Details and Passwords
Nov 11, 2013Prism whistle-blower Edward Snowden persuaded other National Security Agency (NSA) colleagues to give him their login details and passwords, which he later used to gain access to classified information that he later leaked to the media. ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Several Smartphone Launches Are Imminent, Including Next Tuesday's Verizon Wireless Event
Jul 23, 2013Several smartphone launches are imminent, including next Tuesday's Verizon Wireless event in New York City to unveil what the carrier's calling "the next generation of one of their most popular family of devices." Other smartphones ...
Tags: Computer Products, phone, smartphone
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New Nexus 7 Device with a 1.2 Megapixel Front Camera and a 5-Megapixel Rear Camera
Jul 23, 2013The second-generation 7-in. Nexus 7 tablet, which Google may unveil next week, includes two cameras and is expected to run Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), according to leaked photos and video. AndroidCentral showed the new Nexus 7 device with a ...
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Microsoft Is Reportedly Moving Ahead Quickly on Development of a Smartwatch
Jul 18, 2013Microsoft is reportedly moving ahead quickly on development of a smartwatch, having reached the prototype stage with a 1.5-in. device running on a modified Windows 8 housed in a translucent aluminum case. In addition to a housing made of ...
Tags: Smartwatch, Computer Products
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Apple Is Under Investigation by The French Competition Authority
Jul 3, 2013Apple is under investigation by the French competition authority, which has raided the company's offices in France, and those of several distributors, a spokesman for the authority said Monday The spokesman declined to say which ...
Tags: Apple, Computer Products, software
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Microsoft Was in Talks to Boost Its Position in The Mobile Phone Market by Buying Nokia
Jun 20, 2013Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop (R) stands with Steve Ballmer, chief executive of Microsoft, during the launch of a new Nokia Lumia phone. Source: AFP Microsoft was in talks to boost its position in the mobile phone market by buying ...