Microsoft announced the successor to Windows 8 this week – Windows 10.
PayPal spun off as digital payments market grows ever larger
EBay announced this week it will spin off PayPal in the second half of 2015, but that’s just the latest sign that financial services is in a software-induced flux. Although PayPal pioneered…
Alibaba’s road to the largest technology IPO ever
Over the past two weeks, institutional investors have piled into the Alibaba roadshow as if the company was handing out free money. The long awaited process started three years ago and the…
The Internet slows down, Microsoft’s Minecraft bid and Home Depot hacked
The core principle behind the net neutrality movement is that all data should be treated equally. Internet service providers (ISPs) are challenging that viewpoint by proposing ‘fast lanes’ for certain content delivered on the internet, and charging more for anything utilizing these fast speeds.
Apple’s European tax investigation: the lowdown
Apple launched its next line of products, the iPhone 6 and the Apple Watch in California this week, but a nagging question still hangs over the company in Europe. This summer, European…
Apple unveils iPhone 6, Apple Pay and the Apple Watch
Apple has unveiled the iPhone 6, the Apple Watch and Apple Pay at the company’s biggest product launch event in years. The iPhone 6 will be available from September 16, and comes…
Apple product launch preview – how did investors react to the last five events?
Apple enthusiasts are already lining up to get their hands on the new iPhone, set to launch at a September 9 event in Cupertino, California. The devotion of some Apple fans is…
Fantasy sports websites hit investment streak as market heats up
On the surface, there’s nothing surprising about a $70 million football contract these days. Sure, it’s a hefty sum, but no more than what the Arizona Cardinals agreed to pay cornerback Patrick…
Google’s drones, Apple sends out event invites and the California kill switch
The latest project of Google’s advanced research arm, Google X, is a drone delivery system similar to a plan Amazon unveiled earlier in the year. Project Wing involves self-flying drones, capable of delivering small packages.
Rumors of Apple’s wearable tech launch cast shadow over Samsung smartwatch unveiling
By Anam Alpenia Samsung unveiled its sixth new smartwatch in a year this week, as the Korean company looks to build an early share of a new sector. But with Apple’s entrance…