Tech & science

Somalia gets first fiber optic link to the world

African fiber optic company Liquid Telecom has delivered a broadband Web cable to Somalia’s doorstep, the primary terrestrial connection to the Horn of Africa united states of america that as a result of warfare has had rely on expensive satellite hyperlinks. Liquid Telecom has agreed a deal with one in […]

 
 

Vodafone to ramp up investment as trading suffers

Vodafone to ramp up investment as trading suffers

By way of Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's Vodafone will spend 7 billion pounds – greater than anticipated and previous than expected – to extend the speed and coverage of its networks and reverse a file fall in revenues on account of its struggling European business. The world's 2d-greatest […]

 
 

Apple’s iPad Mini with retina display to go on sale Tuesday

Apple’s iPad Mini with retina display to go on sale Tuesday

(Reuters) – Apple Inc said its iPad Mini with retina show might be available starting Tuesday beginning at $399 in the US. Apple launched the thinner and lighter version of its pill referred to as "iPad Air" on October 23 and stated an upgraded model of the iPad Mini will […]

 
 

Morgan Stanley says internet companies overvalued, lowers view

Morgan Stanley says internet companies overvalued, lowers view

(Reuters) – Morgan Stanley reduced its industry view on internet shares to "in-line" from "attractive," saying growth within the sector must accelerate to justify present valuations. Shares of Fb Inc and LinkedIn Corp have greater than doubled within the ultimate three hundred and sixty five days, and alternate forty four […]

 
 

Mexico to identify possible telecom antitrust targets ‘very soon’

Mexico to identify possible telecom antitrust targets ‘very soon’

Mexico's new telecommunications watchdog said on Monday it’ll identify this month which companies dominate the native market, doubtless paving the way for tougher legislation against telecom company The us Movil and broadcaster Televisa. Gabriel Contreras, president of the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT), stated the watchdog would in the close to […]

 
 

Icahn spoke again with Apple’s Cook on stock buyback: CNBC

Icahn spoke again with Apple’s Cook on stock buyback: CNBC

Activist investor Carl Icahn has spoken with Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook again to talk about a possible stock buyback, cable television network CNBC suggested on Monday. Icahn, who has demanded a $150 billion buyback publicly and privately to Apple's Cook because August, had a excellent conversation with Cook […]

 
 

Facebook director Andreessen’s firm sells a third of its shares

Facebook director Andreessen’s firm sells a third of its shares

Facebook Inc director Marc Andreessen's project-capital firm bought a 3rd of its stake on the planet's No. 1 on-line social network, in step with a latest regulatory submitting. Andreessen Horowitz bought 2.28 million shares on November 6 at about $forty nine to $50 a share, consistent with a submitting with […]

 
 

Apple working on curved iPhone screens, enhanced sensors: report

Apple working on curved iPhone screens, enhanced sensors: report

(Reuters) – Apple Inc is creating new iPhone designs including bigger screens with curved glass and more suitable sensors that can become aware of different ranges of force, Bloomberg pronounced on Sunday, citing a unnamed individual familiar with the plans. With displays of four.7 inches and 5.5 inches, the two […]

 
 

Sprint posts decline in third-quarter revenue

(Reuters) – Dash Corp posted a decline in 1/3-quarter income on Wednesday as it lost extra subscribers than anticipated following the shutdown of its older iDen network. Dash, the No. 3 U.S. mobile operator which is 80 percent owned by using SoftBank, mentioned internet subscriber losses of 360,000 for the […]

 
 

Microsoft seeks EU approval for $7.5 billion Nokia deal

Microsoft seeks EU approval for $7.5 billion Nokia deal

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Microsoft has requested EU antitrust regulators to approve its 5.forty four-billion-euro ($7.forty nine billion) takeover of Nokia’s phone business as part of a push into the cell gadgets trade. The deal, introduced closing month, features a 10-year licensing settlement of Nokia’s patent portfolio. The European Commission stated […]

 
 

Apple’s iPad Air is a major improvement, but pricier than competitors: reviews

Apple’s iPad Air is a major improvement, but pricier than competitors: reviews

(Reuters) – Apple Inc has no longer reinvented the wheel with the iPad Air, however the thinner software, priced better than lots of its competitors, is a major growth on a successful product, the reviewers wrote on Tuesday. Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Walt Mossberg known as the iPad […]

 
 

China television slams Samsung Electronics for charging customers to fix smartphone defects

Beijing (Reuters) – China Crucial Television has criticized South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd for charging customers to restore devices which the state broadcaster says are faulty on account of a producing error. CCTV in a software broadcast late Monday mentioned inner multimedia playing cards cause the device of Samsung’s […]

 
 

Nokia launches tablet, joins large-screen smartphone race

ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Nokia unveiled its first tablet and two massive-screen smartphones, referred to as phablets, at the annual Nokia World event in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The Lumia 2520 tablet, along with its Lumia 1520 and 1620 phablets, are among the ultimate merchandise the Finnish firm developed to […]

 
 

Twitter account of China’s state broadcaster hacked

Twitter account of China’s state broadcaster hacked

BEIJING (Reuters) – China's state broadcaster CCTV Information said on Tuesday one among its Twitter money owed had been hacked, and deleted a tweet claiming the us of a's president had set up a distinct unit to probe corruption accusations towards a former domestic security chief. The tweet on Monday […]

 
 

Exclusive: Motorola looking to exit wireless LAN business – sources

Exclusive: Motorola looking to exit wireless LAN business – sources

With the aid of Nadia Damouni, Soyoung Kim and Nicola Leske NEW YORK (Reuters) – Motorola Solutions Inc is exploring the sale of its underperforming wireless LAN trade, which has grappled with declining share in a market dominated by means of competitors such as Cisco Programs Inc, individuals familiar with […]