Microsoft has entered a definitive agreement to acquire LinkedIn. The acquisition is expected to close at $196 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at $26.2 billion, inclusive of LinkedIn’s net cash. As part of the deal, Microsoft emphasizes that Linkedin will continue to maintain its brand and independence and Jeff Weiner will continue as […]
The dust has started settling on the Google IO 2016 event; this edition of the I/O marks the first since Google restructured into Alphabet Inc. For those who still don’t know what the I/O event is all about; it is the ‘biggest event on Google’s calendar as the company gets to show off what it […]
Samsung Electronics has announced the commencement of mass production of industry’s first 256GB memory capacity based on the Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 2.0 standard, which is expected to be used on high-end mobile devices. Based on the company’s advanced V-NAND flash memory chips and a specially-designed high-performance controller, the 256GB UFS satisfies the need for […]
Intex has officially announced the Intex Aqua Fish Smartphone at the Mobile world congress 2016 in Barcelona. The smartphone is the latest from the many Aqua series devices from the company and is the first ever to run on a licensed Sailfish OS mobile operating system. Sales of the device are expected to start by […]
Digital Pay TV service provider, Startimes has a couple of mobile devices under its belt, handled by subsidiary – Startimes Mobile. The company has announced three new devices – the Startimes Solar Mini, Startimes Planet Note and the Startimes Solar Note in Uganda. Pricing is yet to be disclosed. Startimes Solar Mini The Startimes […]
Microsoft has announced the acquisition of Swiftkey – maker of the Al-powered predictive keyboard app used on over 300 million smartphone. The british-based startup confirmed the news on its official blog. Both companies have kept mum on the financial details of the acquisition but Financial Times estimate the deal to worth $250 million in a […]
Popular messaging app, Whatsapp has reached the milestone of 1 Billion monthly active users – this means nearly one in seven people on earth use Whatsapp. The Facebook-owned messaging service joins the rank of the few apps and platforms such as Facebook and Gmail which have either reached or surpassed the milestone. Whatsapp has more […]
International Data Corporation (IDC) has released the report of worldwide smartphone shipments for the year 2015. The stats shows smartphone vendors, volume of shipments, market share and year-over-year growth. According to the IDC report, over 1.43 billion smartphone units shipped in 2015, making it the highest shipment year on record yet and this translates […]
Facebook has turned its attention to sports, in the ongoing bid to become the exclusive hub of everything social and communication, the company has introduced Facebook Sports Stadium, a new feature which allows users follow games, commentaries, live scores, and more. In the official blog post released, Facebook Sports Stadium is described as […]
Chinese internet and entertainment company, LeTV has undergone a major global rebranding. Now to be known as LeEco (Le Ecosystem), the company also unveiled a new logo as part of its efforts to go global. The official website has also been modified from ‘Letv.com’ to ‘Le.com’. LeTV (or LeEco) entered the competitive smartphone industry […]