Facebook buys Israeli start-up app-maker Onavo
(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...
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Nigerian shoppers warm to online retailers
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...
Twitter pays engineer $10 million as Silicon Valley tussles for talent
(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
(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
(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
(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
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
(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
(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...