Verizon Reaches Agreement to Acquire Vodafone's 45 Percent Interest in Verizon Wireless for $130 Billion
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Vodafone Group Plc (London, Nasdaq: VOD) to acquire Vodafone's U.S. group …
Microsoft to acquire Nokia's devices & services business, license Nokia's patents and mapping services
Microsoft Corporation and Nokia Corporation today announced that the Boards of Directors for both companies have decided to enter into a transaction whereby Microsoft will purchase substantially …
Acer announces 6-inch Liquid S2, ‘first 4K-recording smartphone’
Compared to many other companies, Acer's taken a rather cautious approach to super-sized phones. Its first attempt was the 5.7-inch Liquid S1, a rather straightforward Android handset unveiled back i...
Balky carriers and slow OEMs step aside: Google is defragging Android
Android 4.3 was released to Nexus devices a little over a month ago, but, as is usual with Android updates, it's taking much longer to roll out the general public. Right now, a little over six percen...
Windows 8 rockets to 7.41% market share as Windows XP falls below 35% mark
Just before the results of back-to-school sales and way before the holiday season, Windows 8 appears to have made a significant jump in market share. At the same time, Windows 7′s hold remains strong...
Verizon Doubles Down on U.S. as AT&T Seeks a Hedge in Europe
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)'s decision to buy out its wireless partner for $130 billion is a bet that the U.S. mobile-phone market still has room to expand even as competition intensifies and sma...
PlayStation 4 does voice recognition with new PlayStation Camera
PlayStation On? — Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation 4 does voice recognition through the new PlayStation Camera. — However, the extent of its voice recognition features remain under wraps.
Which Start-Up Could Be the Next Big Thing?
When it comes to technology start-ups, there are a lot of paths to success. — Some successful start-ups sell for a billion dollars, as Tumblr did this year to Yahoo. When that happens, it's a windf...
Acer announces 10.1-inch Iconia A3 Android tablet for €249 and up
To kick off IFA, Acer's announcing a new tablet running Android Jelly Bean, the 10.1-inch Iconia A3. Available in both WiFi and 3G versions, the A3 will hit Africa, Europe and the Middle East in earl...
Director Says BlackBerry Can Survive as ‘Niche’ Player
Nordberg Says There Are ‘Subsets’ That Should Be Sold Off — One of the members of BlackBerry Ltd.'s board committee tasked with exploring strategic alternatives said the company can compete as a “ni...
Happy 10th birthday Skype. You changed everything; too bad you didn't change Microsoft
Very quietly today, Skype turned ten years old. Ironically, I didn't even remember its 10th birthday. I forgot, mostly because ever since it was acquired by Microsoft, Skype as we know is slowly los...