Ever since Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) acquired Skype, it has been in search for constant innovations and offerings to keep Skype relevant in the world of Internet messaging and social networking. Though Skype still is the preferred video calling platform for many, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is making sure that its consumers don’t migrate elsewhere. The company recently started offering Skype Group screen sharing for free, as was announced on Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Skype Blog. Earlier, one needed to have a subscription to Skype premium for sharing a screen with two or more people. Now, Skype users can share their screen with as many people as…
Author: Sean Campbell
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) recently announced the launch of a new Chromebook from Acer. The Acer Chromebook 13 is NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor, which makes it deliver the processing speeds that Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s Chromebooks are famous for, while at the same time deliver 13 hours of battery life. The Acer Chromebook 13 comes with an optional touchscreen and 1080p resolution. Consumers can now buy the new Chromebook, starting at $249, from Amazon and other online retailers, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) said on its Google Chrome Blog. The Chromebook is a device that sits between the tablet and the laptop. Ever since its launch it has found…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) lost a round in its fight with VirnetX Holding Corporation (NYSEMKT:VHC) when a federal judge denied Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s motion for a summary judgement in the ongoing patent litigation. Benzinga elaborated on the court ruling in a recent article. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) alleged VirnetX Holding Corporation (NYSEMKT:VHC) of using terms in the disputed patents that are too ambiguous and thus unenforceable for ‘indefiniteness’, which was denied by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. VirnetX Holding Corporation (NYSEMKT:VHC) has accused Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) of infringing 16 of its networking patents. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and VirnetX Holding Corporation (NYSEMKT:VHC) had presented their arguments on this and other motions in a ‘Markman’ hearing on…
William Power from R.A. Baird recently did another of his surveys of U.S. potential smartphone buyers in July and found that the intent to buy the rumored iPhone 6 from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is higher than what the intent was when the iPhone 5s had already been announced. Barron’s reported Powers’s survey on one of its blog posts today. Power has also reiterated his ‘Outperform’ rating on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s shares with a price target of $105. In his survey report, Power has written that 6.8% of his July respondents stated that they intend to buy Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iPhone 6, up from 4.4% in February. He also mentioned…
According to Timothy Arcuri, Semiconductor Analyst at Cowen & Co., it’s highly improbable that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will give its business for baseband wireless chips for iPhone to Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Barron’s revealed in one of its blog posts today. Arcuri recently shared a small note with Cowen & Co’s clients mentioning that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is more likely to mend its relations with Samsung and do business with it instead of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC). In the note, Arcuri highlighted that the introduction of the 13-inch tablet/notebook product (most probably 1H:15) is going to further limit Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s processor relationship with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). He also mentioned that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung’s recent…
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) recently launched a low end phone, called the Nokia 130. The phone has been priced at $25 and is primarily targeted at the emerging markets. Re/code revealed this in one of its posts. Earlier this year, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) had announced its plan to discontinue Asha phones and shift its Android-based Nokia X to Windows. Most people after that move expected that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) will be leaving the low-end phone business entirely. The new phone, Nokia 130, has all basic features of a phone along with an FM player and a flashlight, but lacks an internet connection. The phone can also play digital music and…
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is surely creating an environment of innovation, it seems, if one goes by the experiments that its interns are up to. Recently Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s blog revealed in a post that a team of interns at the company will be launching a balloon to the edge of space, almost 20 miles from the earth’s surface. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) also revealed that the public can also participate in the experiment by visiting the website of the experiment. People from anywhere in the world can visit the website to watch the live video from the camera attached to the balloon’s payload, they can also get a chance of…
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) recently reached a settlement to end the shareholder lawsuits, that accused the company of selling drugs from rouge non-U.S. based pharmacies. As part of the deal, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) will create $250 million internal program to prevent such pharmacies from advertising and selling drugs. Re/code, elaborated on the settlement in one of its posts. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) will be spending $50 million each year for the next five years on its internal efforts under this settlement. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has also agreed to pay $9.9 million in fees and expense to plaintiff attorneys. Documents filed by Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) in an Oakland federal…
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has launched a new price war against The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) by blocking the pre-launch orders for The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)’s latest DVD titles. Tactics like these are not new for the e-commerce behemoth Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), it is already doing the same thing with Hachette Book Group over e-book pricing. Earlier this year, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) did the same thing with the Warner Bros. Studio, before the two reached an agreement. Olivia Sterns reported on the spat between Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) on Bloomberg. “Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is playing hardball again in a pricing fight.…
In the last few days, searches for musical artists on Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has seen some significant change. Instead of just getting search results and relevant information on the artist, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s users are also being displayed a ‘Listen Now’ ad label, promoting music services. The music services being promoted through the Listen Now label includes Spotify, Rhapsody, Beats Music and Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s Google Play. Digits, the tech news arm of the Wall Street Journal, recently did a story elaborating these new ads. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) was also found testing the ‘Watch Now’ ads in Februrary this year, similar to the current ‘Listen…
Amid rife speculation that the Chinese Government is banning products from American tech companies, Bloomberg News had reported earlier this week that 10 of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s products were taken off from a procurement list of approved hardware by Chinese Government due to security concerns. China’s Central Government Procurement Centre, Finance Ministry and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), all refuted the Bloomberg’s report, Reuters reported, adding that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) never applied for its products to be included in the procurement list, in the first place. It was actually a list of energy-savings products that created all this confusion, according to the authorities and Apple…
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has revealed on its XBOX page that Xbox One users in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain will be able to take advantage of premium live TV features on Xbox One through the OneGuide, with the new Xbox One Digital TV Tuner at the end of October. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Xbox One users in U.S. and Canada already have got the premium live TV features on their devices. Starting from October this year, Xbox One Users will be able to buy Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Xbox One Digital TV Tuner in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Therefore, they will also be able to benefit from the over-the-air digital…