Insight: It’s all in the wrist – Who has vision to crack the “smartwatch”?
(Reuters) – The smartwatch could be as revolutionary as the smartphone – an intelligent device on our wrist that connects our bodies to data and...
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Nokia to sell handset business to Microsoft for $7.2 billion
(Reuters) – Two years after hitching its fate to Microsoft’s Windows Phone software, a withered Nokia collapsed into the arms of the U.S. software giant,...
Verizon and Vodafone agree $130 billion Verizon Wireless deal
(Reuters) – Verizon Communications agreed on Monday to pay $130 billion to buy Vodafone out of its U.S. wireless business, signing history’s third largest corporate...
Apple rolls out iPhone trade-in program in U.S. stores
(Reuters) – Apple Inc has launched a trade-in program in its U.S. retail stores for older models of its iPhone as it gears up for the launch of a...
Outlook for PC shipments worsens: IDC
(Reuters) – The outlook for the struggling personal computer industry is worse than was previously believed, according to market research firm IDC, which on Thursday...
Microsoft in talks to buy stake in start-up Foursquare: Bloomberg
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp is in talks with social networking company Foursquare about a possible investment, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The talks are at an advanced stage,...
Facebook considers adding profile photos to facial recognition
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc is considering incorporating most of its 1 billion-plus members’ profile photos into its growing facial recognition database, expanding the scope of the social...
Vodafone in talks with Verizon to sell out of U.S. venture
(Reuters) – Vodafone Group PLC (VOD.L) said on Thursday it was in talks with Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) to sell its 45 percent stake in their U.S....
Microsoft: The insiders who could be CEO
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp has a stable of senior executives who could be contenders to succeed Chief Executive Steve Ballmer, even though outsiders have sparked...
U.S. security agencies say Android mobile main target for malware
(Reuters) – Google Inc’s Android, the dominant mobile operating system, is by far the primary target for malware attacks, mostly because many users are still using older...