Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer has signaled a new direction for the world’s largest software company, pointing to hardware and online services as its future, taking a pag... Read more
BlackBerry services have been restored after a fresh round of disruptions hit users of the smartphone. Research in Motion (RIM) – the embattled firm behind the gadgets – said ser... Read more
Technology company Oracle Corp increased billionaire CEO Larry Ellison’s compensation for last year by 24 percent. Ellison, one of the most highly paid chief executive officers in the... Read more
EBay Inc Chief Executive John Donahoe often quotes a merchant saying NFC stands for “Not For Commerce” – and dismisses the prospects of Near Field Communication technology... Read more
Social media companies, once hailed by their Silicon Valley boosters as world-changing businesses with limitless potential, are instead proving a sobering reminder of how investors can be se... Read more
The boom in mobile phone betting has helped bookmaker William Hill post a 13% rise in profits after an “outstanding” performance from its online arm. Favourable results at key ev... Read more
Cogeco Cable Inc, a Canadian company that serves mostly rural customers in Ontario and Quebec, said on Wednesday it will pay $1.36 billion to buy U.S. cable operator Atlantic Broadband, a mo... Read more
Yahoo Inc picked Google Inc’s Marissa Mayer to become its new CEO, turning to an engineer with established Silicon Valley credentials to turn around the struggling former Internet powe... Read more
Facebook and Yahoo have agreed to settle a patent dispute. The agreement averts a potentially bitter battle over the technology running two of the internet’s most popular destinations.... Read more
Apple Inc has more retail stores in Pennsylvania than in all of China – where it earns a fifth of its revenue – and a slow pace of expansion may cost the firm more than just sale... Read more
