Ola to enter Australian ride-hailing market in early 2018

Holding a dominant market share in India’s fierce ride-hailing market, Ola plans on launching itself in Australia by inviting driving partners and private vehicle owners in the cities of Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. On Tuesday, Ola, an Indian ride-hailing company announced plans on entering the Australian market intensifying its effort to win market share embattled…

Microsoft issues security update for Intel buggy patch for Meltdown and Spectre

Affected users should manually download the security update from the Microsoft Update Catalog website. Software giant, Microsoft Corp has issued an emergency security update that plugs bugs in Intel Corp’s buggy Spectre firmware patch. Microsoft’s update comes nearly after a month following Intel’s confirmation that its chips had exploitable vulnerabilities, now known as Meltdown and…

Fujitsu in talks with Polaris Capital Group for sale of its mobile phone unit

The effort is in line with Fujitsu’s intent on offloading its non-core businesses. On Friday, Fujitsu Ltd stated it is holding talks with Polaris Capital Group to sell its mobile phone business to the investment fund, a deal which could fetch as much as $456 million (50 billion yen). Japan’s Nikkei news agency stated that…

Dell Technologies could opt for an IPO, spin-off Pivotal Software Inc or merge with VMWare

Dell’s board is set to meet later this month to discuss these options. As per a source familiar with the matter at hand, Dell Technologies Inc is weighing its strategic options which includes merging with its majority-owned VMware Inc which is listed in the New York Stock Exchange as well as an initial public offering…

Qualcomm Technologies Inc signs non-binding MOU with 4 Chinese companies worth $2 billion

The agreement, spanning several years, covers areas of technology related to RF Front-End components. Qualcomm Technologies Inc stated it has signed memorandums of understanding (MOU) for sales worth at least $2 billion with Xiaomi Communications, Lenovo Group, Vivo Communication Technology and the Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp. On Thursday, the U.S. chipmaker disclosed that the…