Microsoft teams up with Dropbox
Microsoft Corp said it teamed up with online file-sharing company Dropbox Inc to allow Office software users to manage and share files through Dropbox’s website and mobile app
Bill Gates to give away R5 billion
US philanthropist Bill Gates on Sunday announced he will donate over $500 million to fight malaria and other infectious diseases in the developing world
Twitter’s product chief sidelined
Twitter Inc has sidelined the product chief it recently poached from rival Google Inc, in the latest executive reshuffle at the online messaging service, according to a source familiar with the situation
Smartphone prices to rise: Samsung
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday that it expects average selling prices for handsets to increase in the fourth quarter
Apple Pay denied by large retailers
Some large U.S. retailers are refusing to use Apple Inc’s new electronic payments service as they commit to developing a rival payments system
Amazon losses widen
Amazon said Thursday its loss in the last quarter widened to $437 million after a series of product launches including new phones, tablets and television programs
Samsung launches large-screen Tab 4 Nook
Device maker Samsung and bookseller Barnes & Noble are introducing a new larger-screen Galaxy Tab 4 Nook tablet two months after the first version was announced
Microsoft to help fight Ebola
Microsoft Corp will provide free cloud-computing and research applications to qualified medical researchers working on the Ebola virus, the software company’s chief executive said on Monday
Paralyzed man walks at own wedding with robot exoskeleton
Matt Ficarra has been paralyzed from the chest down since an accident three years ago, but that didn’t stop him from walking down the aisle at his wedding
Google’s revenue falls short of expectation
Google’s revenue falls
Google Inc’s revenue fell short of Wall Street’s expectations as growth in Internet advertising slowed in the most-recent quarter
Ebay’s revenue drops
Ebay posted a net income of 673 million dollars in the third quarter, a 2 per cent decrease compared to 689 million dollars a year ago, the online auctioneer said Wednesday
Tablet sales slowing
The market for tablet computers is cooling off rapidly as consumers take another look at newer PCs and turn to large-screen smartphones, a market tracker said Wednesday
Online underworld kingpin faces jail
A man accused of founding an online underworld bank that allegedly laundered $6 billion for criminals pleaded not guilty in New York
Russian hackers exploit Windows bug
Russian hackers exploited a bug in Microsoft Windows and other software to spy on computers used by NATO, the European Union, Ukraine and companies in the energy and telecommunications sectors
PC shipments fall
Personal computer shipments fell 1.7 percent in the July to September period from a year ago, tech research firm IDC said on Wednesday
Samsung chairman recovering from heart attack
Samsung chairman Lee Kun-Hee is recovering steadily after suffering in May from a heart attack that left him hospitalised for months