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Facebook buys Israeli start-up app-maker Onavo

YoopyaOct 14, 2013March 17, 20240

(Reuters) – Facebook has agreed to buy start-up app-maker Onavo, the Israeli company said on its website on Monday, without giving any details of the deal. Facebook is

Nigerian shoppers warm to online retailers

YoopyaOct 14, 2013March 17, 20240

Funsho Lawal beams as she strides towards the Jumia delivery van parked outside her house in Surulere, a Lagos neighbourhood. The delight on her face

Alibaba to transform China’s ‘e-conomy’ with $500 billion marketplace

YoopyaOct 14, 2013March 17, 20240

(Reuters) – Alibaba Group’s plans to revolutionize China’s retail industry, investing $16 billion in logistics and support by 2020, will open up China’s vast interior and bring

Twitter pays engineer $10 million as Silicon Valley tussles for talent

YoopyaOct 13, 2013November 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Among Twitter Inc’s highest-paid executives, Christopher Fry’s name stands out. The senior vice president of engineering raked in $10.3 million last year, just

Without grand plans for China, U.S., Sony set to lag in smartphones

YoopyaOct 11, 2013June 22, 20230

(Reuters) – Kazuo Hirai’s plan to restore Sony Corp to lasting profitability rests in large part on its smartphones leapfrogging rivals to become the world’s

BlackBerry co-founders considering bid for company

YoopyaOct 11, 2013March 10, 20240

(Reuters) – BlackBerry Ltd co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin are considering a bid to buy the struggling smartphone maker, according to a securities filing

Ballmer tightens grip on Microsoft with major revamp

YoopyaOct 9, 2013March 31, 20240

(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp’s sweeping re-organization on Thursday creates a company that, more than ever, bears the stamp of Chief Executive Steve Ballmer. The face of Microsoft since he

Facebook slammed for paying NO TAX in UK despite raking in £223million

YoopyaOct 9, 2013March 10, 20240

The British arm of the social networking giant officially made a loss in Britain in 2012 Facebook was slammed today when it emerged it paid

Memories of Facebook cloud Twitter’s IPO

YoopyaOct 7, 2013March 31, 20240

(Reuters) – When Facebook Inc was preparing to go public last year, the telephones at Granite Investment Advisors rang off the hook as clients called

LG Display unveils curved handset display for November launch

YoopyaOct 7, 2013March 31, 20240

(Reuters) – LG Electronics Inc’s display unit said on Monday it will start mass production of curved smartphone displays as the South Korean phone maker