Apple unveiled new Mac computers as it seeks to revitalise a product line that co-founder Steve Jobs once said would be rendered redundant by the iPad. Overhauled MacBook Pro laptops and a new computer monitor were presented in a press
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Qualcomm, the largest maker of mobile-phone chips, will acquire NXP Semiconductors in a transaction valued at US$47bn, aiming to speed an expansion into new industries and reduce its dependence on the smartphone market. San Diego-based
Snapchat will seek to raise as much as US$4bn in its planned initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter. The IPO could value Snapchat at about $25bn to $35bn, the people said, asking not
BlackBerry showed off the last phone it will market itself before completely outsourcing design, production and distribution to partners: a 5,5-inch touchscreen device that rivals the size of the iPhone 7 Plus and
Xiaomi, once the biggest smartphone vendor in China, has unveiled its most expensive handsets as it seeks to recapture sales with a push into high-end devices. The Mi Note 2, sporting a curved screen
Time Warner has agreed to be acquired by AT&T in a stock and cash transaction that values the entertainment conglomerate at US$86bn, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. Investors will get up to $110/share
Microsoft’s first quarter sales and earnings topped analysts’ estimates, buoyed by growing demand for cloud-based software and services. Profit excluding certain items was US$0,76/share on adjusted sales of $22,3bn
Pokémon Go is in rapid decline. Since launching in July and soaring in popularity, it had lost at least a third of its daily users by the middle of August. By mid-September, daily revenues had fallen
Apple’s long drought of Mac updates is soon coming to an end ahead of the important holiday sales period. After launching new iPhones and Apple Watches last month, the Cupertino, California
Ecuador has cut off WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s Internet access within the South American country’s London embassy, WikiLeaks said in a statement on its website Monday. “We can confirm Ecuador cut Assange’s Internet