Facebook WhatsApp $19 billion takeover deal
A Facebook WhatsApp takeover deal worth $19 billion in cash and stocks - Facebook’s largest acquisition yet - has been announced by the two...
What is cache?
Cache, when talking about the Internet, is data that is stored by the browser (Explorer, Safari, Firefox or Chrome) so that when you visit...
What are cookies?
Many people believe cookies are sinister spying mechanisms that monitor your every move while on the Internet.
This article explains what cookies are, how they...
Business cloud related spending to triple from 2011 to 2017
Business cloud related spending, i.e. companies moving their IT services, infrastructure and applications to a cloud-based architecture, will have tripled by the end of...
Comcast Time Warner Cable acquisition in $45 billion deal
A Comcast Time Warner Cable acquisition worth $45 billion has been agreed, creating a giant that will control more than 75% of the American...
Twitter growth slows, makes a loss and shares tumble
Twitter growth slowed down to 3.8% in Q4 2013, compared to 10% growth in Q1 2013, the company made a net loss of $645...
Google profits rose 17% in Q4 2013, missing estimates
Google profits rose 17% in the fourth quarter of 2013, reaching $3.38 billion, thanks to stronger advertising sales.
However, its earnings for the quarter of...
Most Facebook revenue is generated from advertising
Facebook revenue increased by 63%, reaching $2.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2013, while profits jumped to $523 million compared to just $64...
Yahoo revenue fell in last quarter, fourth successive decline
On hearing that Yahoo revenue fell in Q4 2013, the company’s fourth consecutive quarterly decline, shares in after-hours trading today were down 5.8% at...
Chinese 4G smartphone market 1,500% increase in 2014, forecast
The Chinese 4G smartphone market is set for an explosive growth of 1,500% this year, says a new report published by IHS Technology.
Shipments are...