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BlackBerry shifting emphasis from smartphones to services

BlackBerry no longer owns the fast-paced, innovative smartphone world but the company, whose email-on-your-hip devices once revolutionized the industry, now aims to run it.

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Samsung offering $800,000 reward for killer apps

Samsung is courting developers in the hopes of bringing more Galaxy-feature-specific apps to its existing and future handsets.

Sony to assess spin-off plan; cuts targets for cameras, smartphones

Sony Corp cut its sales targets for digital cameras, smartphones and tablets by 13-17 percent for the year to end-March 2015, but said there were "encouraging" signs of a revival in its electronics business.

Intel CEO shakes up units, creates 'new devices' group

Intel Corp's new chief executive, Brian Krzanich, has launched a sweeping company reorganization and created a unit aimed at growing its market share in mobile technology.

Yahoo to acquire Tumblr for $1.1 bn

Yahoo! announced Monday it would acquire blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion, saying the two companies "share a vision to make the Internet the ultimate creative canvas."

Google set to challenge Microsoft Office

Sources claim the search giant Google is set to roll out a true alternative to the Microsoft Office productivity suite. The app, which will also provide Excel and PowerPoint file functionality, is expected to first roll out to Chromebook Pixel owners as a browser extension before entering the wider Google ecosystem.

Amazon wins key cloud security clearance from US government

Amazon.com Inc has been given a security clearance by the U.S. government that will make it easier for federal agencies to use its cloud computing services.

Apple uses firms outside US to avoid taxes: panel

Using an unusual global tax structure, Apple Inc has held billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries to pay little or no taxes to any government, a US Senate report on the company's offshore tax structure concluded on Monday.

Yahoo's rise in Asia offsets risk from Tumblr bet

Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging service Tumblr will be a test of her ability to revive the aging Web portal. Luckily for her, her performance may be graded generously.

Yahoo buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion, vows not to screw it up

Yahoo Inc will buy blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, giving the Internet pioneer a much-needed social media platform to reach a younger generation of users and breathe new life into its ailing brand.

Microsoft to build Australian cloud computing centres

Microsoft Corp is expanding its services for hosting and processing online data in Australia with the establishment of two new "cloud" computing data centers in the country.

Yahoo's acquisitions: from Geocities to Tumblr

Yahoo Inc announced on Monday it would shell out $1.1 billion to buy blogging service Tumblr, in a bid to revitalize its brand and attract a younger generation of users.

China’s ZTE looking at Indian telecom market for growth

China’s second largest telecom gear maker, ZTE, is looking at the Indian market for growth this year as it look to recover last year’s USD 400 million losses.

Yahoo! looks to Tumblr as elixir for revival

Yahoo! geared up for a major announcement Monday said to be a $1.1 billion deal to take over popular blogging platform Tumblr, a move that could bring a younger, hipper audience to the struggling Internet pioneer.

Intel will be more responsive in mobile push: Brian Krzanich

Intel's new CEO Brian Krzanich on Thursday said that under his leadership the top chipmaker will be more responsive to customers in an intensified focus on the fast-growing smartphone and tablet market where it lags its rivals.

Panasonic aims to capture 8 pc smartphone mkt share in India

Electronics product company Panasonic today said it is aiming to capture 8 per cent market share in the country's smartphone segment within a year.


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Fistful of new 'Grand Theft Auto V' screenshots

Vehicular-based activities abound as no-good drifter Trevor and car requisitionist Franklin get on the wrong side of the law, and a submersible stumbles upon a sunken wreck in the latest "Grand Theft Auto V" images.

Now, send money as 'attachment' via Gmail

Sending and receiving money was never this easy. In a series of other announcements that Google made at its annual developer conference, it also announced a major addition to its emailing service, which is, users can now send money as an attachment.

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Yahoo! to buy popular blog-maker Tumblr for $1.1bn
Yahoo!'s board has approved a deal to purchase the popular blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. This will mark its entry in the premier league of social media.
Smartphones: Android trumps Apple, Windows edges up
Google's Android mobile system boosted its lead in the global smartphone market over Apple in early 2013, while Microsoft's Windows edged into third place, a survey showed.
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