Amazon’s second-quarter sales soar 20% to $63.4B on Prime Day success

Posted on 26/07/2019 by mandy

E-commerce behemoth Amazon.com Inc. reported better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter ended June 30 following the success of its annual Prime Day sales event that has surpassed the...

LG Electronics Pulls To unexpected Q4 Loss

Posted on 27/01/2014 by ap

LG Electronics reports unexpected 4Q loss due to foreign exchange rates, mobile stays in red SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — LG Electronics Inc. suffered a loss in the final quarter of 2013 because of the...

Xirrus enables Las Vegas Sands Casino to Charge WiFi Premium

Posted on 26/01/2014 by forbes

As a hotel guest, I am always annoyed when I am required to pay extra for WiFi. But thanks to WiFi service from a Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based startup, lets a Las Vegas casino charge an even higher...

Microsoft 2Q Tops Expectations wtih Xbox, Surface Sales Help

Posted on 24/01/2014 by ap

Microsoft 2nd-quarter revenue, earnings top Street as Xbox One, Surface sales strong REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft Corp. reported revenue and earnings for its fiscal second quarter that topped Wall...

Smartphones Shipments Dip In 1Q 2014

Posted on 22/01/2014 by forbes

That’s right, it had to happen! It was only a matter of time before smartphone growth started to slow. Yes, we’ve seen this before with a number of other consumer electronic devices from the TV to...

2014 Detroit Auto Show: The Dozen Biggest Production Debuts Of NAIAS

Posted on 18/01/2014 by forbes

Performance cars supplanted alternative-fuel vehicles as the main attraction at this year’s North American International Auto Show. But just because automakers are busy unveiling fast and powerful...

Pinners Are From Peoria: Sharing On Pinterest Takes Off

Posted on 16/01/2014 by forbes

Pinterest keeps gaining momentum as a way to share content, growing faster at this social activity than any other social media service. That’s according to a new quarterly report released this...

Huawei rejects reports of security weakness

Posted on 15/01/2014 by ap

Huawei rejects reports equipment vulnerable to hacking as it announces rise in 2013 profit BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tech giant Huawei on Wednesday rejected suggestions its telecoms...

Jim Beam Acquired

Posted on 14/01/2014 by sumayah

Two behemoths in the liquor business have merged. Jim Beam, the whiskey maker has undergone a takeover by Suntory Holdings, Japan’s alcohol king. Jim Beam is the creator of Maker’s Mark. The corn...