Nokia Buys Siemens’ 50% NSN Stake for $2.2B
Nokia inked a deal to buy Siemens’ 50% stake in their joint venture NSN for 1.2 billion euros in cash and debt.
In-Q-Tel: A Glimpse Inside the CIA’s Venture-Capital Arm
No, it's not a covert operation. U.S. spy agencies have a venture capital arm that gives them access to leading tech startups.
BlackBerry Shares Stumble 4% Following Wave of Product Announcements
Investors seemed to react sourly to a string of announcements made by Research in Motion at an investor conference on Tuesday, however it was met with positive feedback from analysts.
MetroPCS Holders Give OK to T-Mobile Merger
After a proxy battle that forced Deutsche Telekom to sweeten its bid, shareholders of MetroPCS approved the company’s merger with T-Mobile USA on Wednesday.
Applied Materials Revenue Rises 9.9%
Applied Materials reported a 9.9% rise in quarterly revenue as chipmakers spent more on technology used to make smartphones and memory chips.
Dell Acknowledges Security Hole in New Laptops
Major U.S. computer company Dell Inc [DI.UL] said on Monday a security hole exists in some of its recently shipped laptops that could make it easy for hackers to access users’ private data.
BlackBerry Rallies on Pentagon Mobile Program
BlackBerry shares rallied after the Pentagon said its new mobile program for unclassified work will predominantly use the Canadian company's smartphones.
BlackBerry's U.S. Market Share Falls Below 1%, Hits Zero in China
New research revealed that BlackBerry’s share of the U.S. smartphone market recently inched below 1%, as the handset maker grapples with disappointing sales of new phones.
Video Game Sales Slump 19% in July
Video game demand dove for the sixth consecutive month in July, as gamers wait for the launch of refreshed consoles from Microsoft and Sony.
TiVo Shares Rewind After $490M in Settlements Disappoints
The television set-top box maker will receive a total of $490 million after settling patent infringement lawsuits with Google's Motorola unit and Cisco.
EA 4Q Sales Top Street, Shares Jump
EA posted an adjusted 4Q profit of 55 cents a share, missing estimates by two cents, however adjusted revenues rose just above Wall Street expectations.
Facebook Pitches Oculus Rift PC Bundle for Gamers
Facebook is taking pre-orders for Oculus Rift computer bundles in hopes of attracting devout gamers.
Know Before the Bell: Amazon’s Phone, Apple Earnings and Flights to Israel Halted
Airlines halt flights to Israel, and Amazon is bringing 'Fire' to your fingers.
Lenovo To Buy Google's Motorola Mobility for $2.9B
Chinese company Lenovo Group is purchasing Google’s Motorola Mobility business for about $3 billion.
Hardware is Dead – Long Live Hardware
Don’t fall for the hype that software is eating the world. Without hardware, software would starve to death.
Microsoft touts backward compatibility of Xbox One for Xbox 360 games, shows off HoloLens
Microsoft is promising that hundreds of games designed for its older Xbox 360 will also work on its newer Xbox One console starting this year.
Does the Apple Watch Cost Only $83 to Make?
The newly released Apple Watch starts at $349 and sell for as much as $17,000, but research firm IHS is estimating that some models only cost $83.70 to manufacture.
AMD Shuffles Business Units, Names COO
Advanced Micro Devices plans to consolidate its business units into two segments, while Lisa Su was named the chip maker’s chief operating officer.
Struggling Sony to Shed TV, PC Units and Slash 5,000 Jobs
Sony Corp Chief Executive Offer Kazuo Hirai is seeking to cure a TV business that has lost $7.8 billion over a decade by isolating it to speed up decisions on future strategy.
Sony: PlayStation 4 Sales Top 2.1M Globally
Console Wars: Sony said it has sold more than 2.1 million PlayStation 4 gaming consoles, which are priced cheaper than Microsoft's Xbox One.