While Google and Microsoft waged “trench warfare” in the search business this year, both are hoping to come up with …
Apple fined $1.2 mn in Italy
The Italian Antitrust Authority has fined Apple US$1.2 million for not giving consumers enough information about its guarantees, the authority …
Samsung to buy Sony’s share of LCD panel joint company for $934 million
Sony said yesterday that it would sell off its entire stake in an LCD (liquid crystal display) manufacturing joint venture …
Google to pay Mozilla $300 mn yearly in new search deal: report
Google promised to pay Mozilla almost $300 million annually to keep its search engine as the default in Firefox, according …
Samsung and HTC smartphones picking up pace
The battle between Samsung and Apple for smartphone superiority continues. After an abundance of advertising, lawsuits and patents trying to …
Sony’s woes continue with latest class action suit
Along with the mixed news coming out from Japan regarding the PlayStation Vita launch, it appears Sony has another lawsuit …
Japan mobile carriers to expand beyond Sony NFC standard
Japan’s three biggest mobile phone companies said that they would adopt international standards for touch payment systems, expanding beyond the …
Nokia ditches Symbian name for Nokia Belle
The next version of Nokia’s Symbian OS will be called Nokia Belle, the company said ina blog post yesterday. Since …
ITC favors Microsoft in Motorola tiff
In another blow to Android, a judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission issued an initial determination that Motorola Mobility …
Oracle Q2 net income jumps 17%, but hardware sales slump
Oracle’s net income for the second quarter ended Nov. 30 rose 17% to $2.2 billion, with software sales rising but …
SAP and Google plan to tie cloud based business apps
SAP and Google executives yesterday provided a preview of the companies’ plans to tie their respective cloud-based business applications together, …
Mobile social media users to hit 1.3 bn mark by 2016
A new report from Juniper Research finds that the continuing increase in smartphone adoption and the rise of geosocial networking …
IBM buys Emportis for supply software
IBM has signed a deal to buy supply and contract management software vendor Emptoris in another bid to fill out …
Salesforce.com acquires Rypple for push into cloud HR software
Salesforce.com announced recently it would acquire cloud-based performance management vendor Rypple in a bid to enter the human resources software …