Following its acquisition of Franco-American rival Alcatel-Lucent, between 10,000 to 15,000 jobs globally is to be cut by telecom network equipment maker Nokia as part of a cost-cutting program, a Finnish union representative said. While the Finnish company is yet to give a figure for how many jobs will be reduced in total, Nokia had kicked…
Spotify or Apple Music the choice is yours. Both offer more or less the same content. Although of late Spotify has tried to lure more users with its Family Plans offer, it has seen its services beaten by rivals, including Google and Apple, by offering a sweeter price. In order to zip past the competition,…
Revive hits back not only allowing Oculus Rift’s exclusive content to be played on other VR headsets but also by removing the DRM features from the game itself. Oculus through a software update had locked gaming content to its hardware hoping the move would make its hardware exclusive. In a development that is not at…
In reports that have been confirmed by the company in a statement released on Monday, Bayer has offered $122 per share for Monsanto in an all-cash deal that values the U.S. company at $62 billion. The bid was at a 37 percent premium to Monsanto’s May 9 closing share price of $89.03, the Bayer statement…
In a move that could further challenge the London Metal Exchange’s (LME) dominance, the CME Group is talking to several warehouse companies to expand its metal storage network globally, Reported Reuters quoting three metal industry sources which gave the information. Partly because of a result of controversy surrounding the LME warehouse system, the CME has…
Although the idea produced mixed results in other companies, including, Sony, LG and Samsung, Google may succeed where others have failed. Have you noticed many startups have ex-Google employees? Although Google is incredulously innovative it’s hard to understand why the company did not capitalize on its available talent pool and reap in the mullah? Naturally,…
The collaboration goes under the moniker Project Jacguard. During the ongoing Google I/O, Levis and Google have announced a partnership that will bring “smart clothing” to the retail market. The venture will go by the codename Project Jacguard. The collaboration will bring touch sensitive clothing to the market. The technology behind Project Jacguard is essentially made up…
The phones frame length is variable, with each supporting at least of 6 modules. Each module will be plug and play compatible and can be installed without a reboot. It could potentially revolutionise the smartphone market. Google modular smartphone, labeled as “Project Ara” is quietly making quick progress. It already has its own business unit…
This could eliminate the need for displays from smart devices completely, cutting down costs and power requirements. Many smart wearables have miniscule screen real estate. How could one possibly control information in devices sporting such tiny screens? Google has an answer for that in the form of Project Soli. Last year, the search engine giant…
See it at the Lenovo Tech World on June 9. When Motorola announced its crazy thin flip smartphone the RAZR V3 in 2004, it was a head-turner and a conversation starter then, and even today in the age of smartphones, it surprisingly still has a hold on consumers for its sheer looks and style. In…
