The shares of SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) fell over 13 percent closing at $83.57 after a poor revenue forecast from the company. The primary reason involves poor sales figures for its flash memory storage products and other retail supplies. The memory chipmaker said yesterday that its revenue figures are likely to end upon the lower end…
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Furious About Google Inc (GOOGL) Revealing Windows Security Flaw
It is quite common to hear about rivalries in the technology industry and the latest tech grudge involves Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL). The Windows maker is not happy with the search engine giant for revealing a security flaw in Windows 8.1. According to the latest dispute, Microsoft was planning a security release…
Google Inc (GOOGL) Follows Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) In Language Translation, Ready to Launch Real-Time Translation App
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is the next tech giant to touch the language translation industry after Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) rolled out its real-time language translation feature for Skype last month. Language translation is not a new niche for the search engine company as it already provides language translation services for websites. The shares of the search…
Apple Inc (AAPL) Eyes New iOS Update, Developers Expect Support For Apple Watch
It seems that the technology world revolves around Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) for one or other reason. In the latest turn of events, the iPhone maker is all set to launch iOS 8.2 in upcoming weeks. The company has released a beta-version of the iOS 8.2 with the feature to pair Apple watch with the device.…
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) Considering $923 Million Joint Investment With a South Korean City: Report
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) is supposedly in the process of holding talks with the South Korean city of Incheon over a planned investment project worth about 1 trillion won, or $923 million, according to local media reports. The local daily Dong-A Ilbo initially reported the story on Monday, dubbing the proposed project as “Alibaba…
Facebook Inc (FB) And Xiaomi Inc Interested In Potential Investments In The Chinese Smartphone Company
The CEOs of the world’s biggest social network, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), and the number one smartphone maker of China, Xiaomi Inc, had meetings concerning the funding of the smartphone company prior to its last month fundraising drive. However, both the parties were unable to devise a method for the same hence keeping the social network…
Facebook Inc (FB) and QuickFire Join Forces to Deliver Premium Video Experience
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is set on acquiring start-up QuickFire Video Networks Corp., intending to use its video technology to improve the social network’s platform for delivering video content to its users, and in the process making it more viable to monetize such platform. Announcing the deal in its own website, QuickFire said that it will…
Google Inc. (GOOGL) Overtaken by Yahoo! Inc (YHOO) in U.S. Search Market
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s dominance as the default search engine of choice in the U.S. search market is now in danger, in a report released by StatCounter, an analytics company. The report, cited by Bloomberg, indicates that Yahoo’s share of the U.S. search market climbed from 7.4 percent to 10.4 percent, while that of Google fell…
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Tweaks App Prices Worldwide Relative to New Tax Rules and Fluctuating Currencies
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is implementing price hikes in apps offered in its App Store for customers in Canada, the European Union, Norway, and Russia, in a move that seeks “adjustments in value-added tax (VAT) rates and foreign exchange rates.” App store customers from Iceland, however, will benefit from a price decrease. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) have notified…
Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) Should Merge With AOL, Inc. (AOL), Starboard
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) should reduce cost in a significant way in order to remain profitable, according to activist investor Starboard Value LP. In a letter sent to Yahoo President and CEO Marissa A. Mayer, Jeffrey C. Smith of Starboard urged the company to consider joining lots with AOL, Inc. (NYSE:AOL), saying that a properly structured…