With the vision that Nokia has on its side as its devices arm is purchased by Microsoft, its no wonder that the first priority of many early adopter device and technology fans are pouring over the smartphone makers’ conceptual works. What’s appeared today is a product that you may – if you’re a big Nokia […]
Late last evening, Microsoft revealed that it will be acquiring Nokia’s Devices & Services division, along with licensing its patents and mapping service. Among the details was one lesser-proclaimed reality — Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop will be stepping down from his position and taking up one within Microsoft, making him an “internal candidate” as a […]
Stephen Elop is no longer CEO of Nokia, and is instead heading up Microsoft’s newly acquired mobile wing
Kubuntu is the blessed union between the Ubuntu Linux distro and the KDE interface, an option favored by many computers users who represent a variety of industries. For professionals who use Kubuntu in a business or similar setting, the dark days of scouring the Internet for troubleshooting and erstwhile help are nearing their end, with […]
In a move that isn’t in the least surprising, Nokia has announced that Microsoft will buy its Devices & Services business, as well as licensing Nokia’s patents and mapping services. Such is being done for 5.44 billion Euros in all-cash, something that breaks down into 3.79 billion Euros for the Devices & Services Business and […]
After a month of failed negotiations and back and forth spats, Time Warner Cable and CBS have finally arrived at terms they both can live with. The two companies have signed a deal that will bring back CBS content for the cable service provider’s subscribers. The spat between the two companies started at the beginning […]
Microsoft avoids proxy hassle by striking cooperation agreement with ValueAct Capital
Posted in: Today's ChiliMicrosoft has announced a cooperation agreement with ValueAct Capital, a shareholder with a 0.8-percent stake in the company and a designation as one of Microsoft’s largest shareholders. Under this cooperation agreement, ValueAct Capital has been given an option to join Microsoft’s board and will be given regular meetings with the company’s directors and executives. A […]
Twitter‘s General Counsel Alexander Macgillivray has announced that he will soon step down from his position in the company, handing the reigns over to his soon-to-be replacement Vijaya Gadde. He won’t be completely leaving the company initially, instead taking up the position of adviser for things like public policy and corporate development while looking for […]
If you’ve not heard a lot of chatter out of WIMM Labs over the past few months, there may be a very big reason why: it’s been reported today that Google acquired the company as early as a year ago. While it’s not immediately apparent why this news has broken just now, GigaOM suggests that […]
iPhone trade-in program launching at Apple retail today [UPDATE: official statement]
Posted in: Today's ChiliIt’s been confirmed this morning that Apple retail stores will be launching their first iPhone trade-in program today. This program will allow iPhone owners to bring in gently used iPhones to Apple retail locations to receive credit at the Apple store that’ll be good for use in purchase of a new iPhone model. This trade-in […]