Sharp, controlled by Foxconn Technology Group, plans to buy Toshiba’s PC business as its Taiwanese parent seeks to expand beyond contract manufacturing and build a brand of its own. Toshiba is selling 80% of the unit for
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Apple said on Monday that it will combine the different software systems underpinning iPhone and Mac apps, creating a larger, more attractive ecosystem for millions of developers. During its annual developer conference
Apple’s software-focused event on Monday was a momentous moment – for Facebook. Toward the tail end of a more than two-hour Apple presentation to software developers, the company announced changes to
The software development world was rocked on Monday when Microsoft said it’s acquiring GitHub, a popular online platform for sharing and collaborating on code. While some programmers think the news is
Apple is giving the software that runs iPhones and iPads a needed overhaul. At its annual conference for developers on Monday, executive Craig Federighi announced iOS 12 with improvements to the operating
Apple unveiled new fitness and connectivity features for the Apple Watch on Monday at its annual developer conference, ratcheting up competition with FitBit. Kevin Lynch, head of Apple Watch software, said new
Microsoft said on Monday that it has reached an agreement to buy GitHub, the code repository company popular with many software developers, for $7.5bn (about R94bn) in shares. The acquisition provides a way forward
Facebook is disputing a New York Times report about how it shares data with device makers from Apple and Amazon to Samsung. They’re privy to Facebook users’ information but it’s nothing like the access that led to the
For Microsoft, acquiring GitHub would be both a return to the company’s earliest roots and a sharp turnaround from where it was a decade ago. The software maker has agreed to acquire GitHub, the code-repository
South Africa plans to invite bidders for additional renewable power projects that may amount to as much as R50bn of investment and help stimulate local and black-owned business. The fifth bid window for 1.8GW of