Samsung Electronics promised on Wednesday to pay compensation to a number of employees who claim they contracted cancer from working at the company’s semiconductor plants. The world’s top chip and smartphone maker declined to say how many people might…
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Hardware and phone manufacturer LG has been on the promotional uptick for its new smart watch, the LG G Watch, since its unveil earlier this year. As we near its forthcoming summer release, the company has released a minute-long teaser video for the…
Emperador, the Philippines’ largest liquor producer, said Monday it had agreed to buy Scottish whisky-maker Whyte and Mackay as part of an expansion beyond its traditional base of brandy. The company said in a disclosure to the Manila stock exchange…
Struggling Japanese electronics maker Sharp said Monday it had swung back to profit for the full year to March after two years of huge losses, thanks to stronger sales and cost-cutting. The Osaka-based company booked a 11.56 billion yen ($114 million…
As you’ve no doubt heard, Microsoft has finally completed the process of purchasing Nokia’s devices division. That means that Microsoft owns the company responsible for making its Windows Phone handsets, including the impressive Lumia 1020 super…
Earlier this year Google sold Motorola to Lenovo for $2.9 billion. The sale of Motorola by Google was definitely unexpected. Despite Motorola’s shrinking revenue and operating losses, it seemed Google still had faith it could turn the company around…
Hackers have stolen the personal data of 1.3 million customers of French telephone company Orange, in the second major breach of its kind in a matter of months. In the latest incident, which was detected on April 18, the hackers acquired names, email…
Microsoft has reportedly been working on a miniaturized version of its Surface computing tablet for just about two years. The company’s family of tablets has struggled to gain market share close to what Apple boasts with the iPad line. It seems, at…
When news broke in March that Facebook would buy Oculus, the tech startup behind the VR gaming headset the Rift, more than a few fans of the company complained about how it was now losing its indie cred. One such fan—Marcus “Notch” Persson, the…
Chinese authorities have slapped Internet giant Sina Corp. with a fine of more than $815,000 over “unhealthy and indecent content”, the company announced. The “administrative fine” of 5.1 million yuan ($815,038) was imposed by the Beijing Municipal…
After turning down a $3 billion offer to be acquired by Facebook, Snapchat demanded the tech world’s attention. What was so special about this company that would give them the guts to give Mark Zuckerberg and his piles of cash a polite, if surprising…
Put down the pitchforks, America; you, too, will receive a special Wii U bundle for Mario Kart 8 next month. The news came as part of a special Mario Kart-focused Nintendo Direct this morning, where the company spilled the beans on some pretty big news…
Mexico’s state oil giant Pemex on Wednesday reported a nearly $2.7 billion loss in the first quarter. Pemex, which provides a third of Mexico’s government revenue, had a $327 million loss in the same quarter of 2013. The company saw a net loss of $12…
Twitter on Tuesday reported a $132 million loss in the first quarter, while revenues rose sharply and the popular messaging platform boosted its user base. The company said revenues grew 119 percent from a year ago to $250 million, and its monthly active…
Charles Noell joins Board bringing with him his experience as a technology investorConcorde Solutions, a leading provider of business analytics…
The long-awaited announcement of Microsoft’s foray into original content programming has arrived. Today on the Xbox Wire, the company announced Xbox Originals, a content lineup that can only be viewed on Xbox 360 and Xbox One platforms. Set to start…
A successful and effective PR advertising campaign can result in exposure, new lead generation, and solidify and validate the place…
A nearly two-week strike at a huge shoe factory in southern China appears to have ended after the Taiwan-backed company agreed to meet some of the workers’ demands, including raising their living allowance and benefit payments. More than 80 percent…
We last covered My.com back in November 2013. The website, a product from Russian Internet company Mail.ru, is meant to be a sort of do-all homepage. You can check your myMail, play myGames and have discussions in myChat. And now the company is making…
Over the last few months, there’s been talk of a new player called OnePlus about to enter the smartphone market. Today, OnePlus made its official entrance, and did so with a pretty huge announcement: the company’s first Android smartphone packs…