Mike Snider, USA TODAY10:41 a.m. EST December 22, 2014 Most pay-TV customers who cut the cord are happy that they parted ways with their cable company. That's the finding of a new survey of cord cutters from management consulting...
Intel’s IoT Vision Encompasses More Than Chips
Intel's IoT vision encompasses more than chips - Intel is bringing all its assets to bear on the Internet of Things, a hot topic for nearly all IT vendors but one that's especially critical to big chip makers. While Intel would like to see its low-power chips used in sensors, wearables and other hardware that […]
“Uber” is in Talks to Sell Over $1 Billion in Convertible Debt
Uber (private Car Rental Application Company) is in talks to sell more than $1 billion in convertible debt, a source familiar with the matter said, soon after the U.S. taxi service said it raised $1.2 billion in its latest funding round. The new funding, which valued the firm at $40 billion, the planned debt sale […]
Samsung ask Court to Throw out $930M Damages in Apple IP Suit
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) asked a U.S. appeals court on Thursday to toss out an order that it pay Apple Inc. (AAPL.O) $930 million for infringing on iPhone patents to make its Galaxy line of smartphones and tablets. The hearing at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was the latest fight […]
Last week represented the first time in history that more people used mobile phones and tablets to visit online stores than using computers. Looking at data from over 100,000 ecommerce stores that use the Shopify platform, we saw 50.3%...
Yield needs Gaming – Web developer (Spanish Speaking) now!
Position: Web developer (Spanish Speaking) Gaming! Company: Yield Technology Location: Liberty Village, Toronto, ON Employment Type: Contact to start (3/month to full time) Start: Immediate Website: www.yield-tech.com About Us Yield Technology is a quickly growing company, which focuses on creating disruptive technologies in the marketing, retail and entertainment industries. Our key product offering is the […]
Acompli Acquired by Microsoft
E-Mail: Microsoft buys Acompli to enhance Outlook for iOS and Android. About 108 billion work e-mails are sent each day, according to one Research Group. Over the past year, Microsoft has been extending its Office set of office productivity software and services so they can be accessed on non-Windows devices. The company has released Office apps for the iPad and […]
Smartphone growth to slow
Forecast: IDC says - Smartphone growth will continue at nearly 10% annually through 2018, but that’s well behind increases in recent years. IDC said Monday that global smartphone shipments in 2014 will reach nearly 1.3 billion units, an increase of 26% over 2013. But for 2015, IDC predicted, 1.4 billion smartphones will ship to retailers, only a 12% increase […]