Price cuts to two of Microsoft’s core lines of business, Windows and Xbox, contributed to shrinking profits in the last three months of 2014, according to the company’s most recent earnings. The results…
Google aims to expand reach with space and wireless carrier plans
Google has never been shy to announce an ambitious and audacious plan. The company has taken on self driving cars, flying delivery vehicles and the recently pulled Glass experiment, to name a…
Netflix answers slowing domestic growth with international expansion
Netflix plans to operate in 200 countries by the end of 2016. The video streaming service, which is already present in 50 countries around the world, also revealed encouraging global user growth…
Box hopes it has timing right for long-awaited IPO
“Timing is everything” is a piece of wisdom with a number of applications. One of them, of course, is the public markets, something that Box and its CEO Aaron Levie know well…
Three mobile trends to look out for in 2015
By Anam Alpenia 2014 was another landmark year in the technology business, and with all the controversies, breakthroughs and mega money deals, one thing is certain – the world is yet again…
The top 10 technology stories from 2014
By Anam Alpenia The past 12 months have been more than eventful for the technology industry. From hacking to mega funding rounds to the biggest technology IPO ever, 2014 has certainly not…
Startup disruption to accelerate in 2015, says expert
Scott Steinberg is a storied tech industry consultant and one of America’s leading futurists. He’s penned books and advised Fortune 500 leaders. Red Herring asks him what to look forward to in…
Consumers and companies told to learn from 2014’s privacy breaches
Kelsey Finch is policy counsel at the Future of Privacy Forum, a Washington DC-based think tank seeking to advance best practice in data privacy. She has specialized in wearables, big data, de-identification…
TV industry continues to evolve as cable companies turn to online streaming
Leading TV networks HBO and CBS recently announced respective stand-alone streaming services in a move which will intensify the competitiveness of the online TV market. Consumers will now have access to whatever…
FCC’s mobile broadband spectrum auction hits reported $34bn
The last time the FCC conducted a large-scale auction to sell its airwaves to mobile broadband providers, the iPhone was only a year old. Smartphone adoption has taken off in the six…