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Google Acquires SlickLogin

Google has acquired Israeli start-up SlickLogin. No financial details have been disclosed but the acquisition is believed to be on an “acqui-hiring” basis, in other words buying the staff and…

Apple & Tesla: M&A Head Met Tesla CEO Elon Musk

A secret meeting between Apple’s M&A head Adrian Perica and Tesla CEO Elon Musk last spring has the industry speculating about the outcome. The meeting, which was reported by the…

5 Tips for Buying a Big TV

You may be in the market for a big-screen TV, whether your first or an upgrade. The good news is that you can find jumbo-sized sets with compelling features at…

SoftBank on Course to Become Global Player

In 2010, three decades after founding telecom giant SoftBank Corp., CEO Masayoshi Son took the stage at the company’s June shareholders’ meeting and made what he thought would be “the…

TVs, Cars, Watches, and Medical Devices to Reignite Growth

Adrian Perica is a very busy man. Over the past 18 months, the mergers and acquisitions chief at Apple has been scouring the globe looking for deals, snatching up everything…

App Stores Inundated With ‘Flappy Bird’ Knock-Offs

App stores are rejecting the term “flappy” in new game titles as the market is flooded with new games to replace viral hit “Flappy Birds,” game designers said. The addictive…

Smartphones Are Students’ Constant Companions in Internet Age

Jada Simmons has a whole collection of cases for her cellphone. “I never spend more than $5,” said the junior at Eisenhower High School. “My boyfriend and my mom give…

All-New 2015 Subaru Legacy Integrates Pandora Internet Radio

Subaru of America, Inc. announced that the all-new 2015 Legacy sedan, introduced today at the Chicago Auto Show, would come equipped as standard with Pandora smartphone integration as part of…

Google is Working on 10-Gigabit Internet Connections, Executive Says

Google wants to create Internet connections of 10 gigabits per second, 10 times faster than what it already delivers to customers of its Fiber service in the Kansas City area….

Smithsonian Flies High-Tech Flag for Holiday

WASHINGTON – A multimedia artist is bringing his 12-foot American flag that’s viewed with Google Glass to the National Portrait Gallery for a special President’s Day weekend exhibition. “Portrait of…

Comcast Blockbuster $45.2 Billion Deal to Acquire Time Warner Cable

Comcast Corp.’s blockbuster $45.2 billion deal to acquire top rival Time Warner Cable will further transform the cable landscape, creating the first national cable network and presenting new challenges for…

Facebook Users, Others React to Gender Options

Facebook announced Thursday that its 159 million U.S. users now have dozens of options for completing the gender question on their profiles. The social media giant has been working with…

Rakuten Acquires Viber for $900 million

TOKYO–Rakuten Inc (4755:Tokyo), one of the world’s largest Internet services companies, announced today its acquisition of pioneering messaging and VoIP company, Viber. Rakuten will acquire Viber for a total consideration…

‘Blind Loyalty’ to Apple

A majority of British iPhone owners admit to blind loyalty to their devices, saying they “couldn’t imagine” having another type of phone, a survey found. British firm SIMOnlyContracts asked 2,000…

Verizon Offers Discounts Under Installment Plan

NEW YORK – Verizon Wireless is offering discounts of at least $10 a month for subscribers who buy their phones through the company’s installment plan. Before, customers who opted for…