Hairgate: iPhone hit by new social media storm
(Reuters) – First there was bendgate… now brace yourself for hairgate. Fresh from the online uproar over whether the shiny new iPhone 6 bends when...
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Facebook’s WhatsApp acquisition now has price tag of $22 billion
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) closed its acquisition of mobile messaging service WhatsApp on Monday, with the final price tag rising an additional $3 billion...
Silicon Valley takes benefits ‘arms race’ to health care
(Reuters) – High salaries and free food aren’t enough any more in Silicon Valley, where maturing companies are competing for talent with creative health care...
Exclusive: Facebook plots first steps into healthcare
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) already knows who your friends are and the kind of things that grab your attention. Soon, it could also know...
China OKs iPhone 6 sale after Apple addresses security concerns
(Reuters) – The iPhone 6 will be sold in China from Oct 17, after rigorous regulator scrutiny led to Apple Inc (AAPL.O) reassuring the Chinese...
Yahoo-AOL merger proposal: recipe for revival, or stagnation?
(Reuters) – A proposed merger of Internet pioneers AOL Inc and Yahoo Inc could create a nimbler player in Web video, but strong growth, the...
BlackBerry cuts loss and sees rising sales; shares jump
(Reuters) – BlackBerry Ltd (BB.TO) (BBRY.O) reported a smaller quarterly loss on Friday and flashed encouraging signals about its hard-pressed smartphone business as well as...
Apple iPhone rollout marred by ‘bendgate,’ dropped cell service
(Reuters) – Two new Apple (AAPL.O) products hit speed bumps on Wednesday: iPhone 6 Plus buyers discovered their phones can bend when placed in back...
BlackBerry launches square-screen Passport in turnaround push
(Reuters) – BlackBerry Ltd’s (BBRY.O) (BB.TO) unconventional square-screened smartphone, the Passport, earned mixed reviews at its launch on Wednesday as the company’s turnaround push moved...