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Amazon buys Ring, the smart doorbell maker

28 February 2018, 10:01

Alexa-friendly doorbell company snapped up for $1 billion.

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Sky Q to add Spotify, HDR, and voice queries in spring

27 February 2018, 13:01

Meanwhile Sky shares gain over 20 per cent on takeover bidding war hopes.

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Maplin has just 48 hours left to avoid administration

26 February 2018, 15:01

Electronics, gadgets and components shop employs 2,500 people in 200 stores nationwide.

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Nvidia reports record quarterly and full year revenue

9 February 2018, 10:11

Beats expectations and shares climb as much as 11 per cent in afterhours trading.

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UK smartphone maker Wileyfox goes into administration

7 February 2018, 20:01

Firm closes just three years after its debut. Russian backers collapsed in Dec 2017.

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Lloyds Bank first in UK to stop credit card Bitcoin purchases

5 February 2018, 12:11

Worries that customers may suffer from a precipitous drop in cryprocurrency values.

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Windows 10 finally overtakes Windows 7 says Statcounter

2 February 2018, 11:10

It has taken 29 months to eclipse the 2009 vintage OS, by gaining 42.78 per cent share.

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Apple sells fewer iPhones but revenue and eps break records

2 February 2018, 10:11

ASPs rocket due to iPhone X being the top selling phone every week since November.

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AMD’s latest financials beat forecasts with $61m profits

31 January 2018, 10:11

And the CEO reveals that Zen 2 will have silicon-based Spectre mitigations.

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45 startups now working on AI computer chips

15 January 2018, 13:31

And at least five of them have raised over $100 million from investors.

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Weaker Apple iPhone X demand expected in Q1 2018

27 December 2017, 11:01

And Apple is getting sued for slowing down iPhones to compensate for battery aging.

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IT staff get stressed over workwear choices, says report

21 December 2017, 14:01

A third have “received unwanted comments about their appearance at work”.

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Intel to take more risks and change to be ‘the new normal’

21 December 2017, 12:01

But the Intel CEO insists that central to its future will be the role of data.

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Windows 10 reaches 600 million active monthly devices

30 November 2017, 11:01

Meanwhile Microsoft details its Redmond campus refresh project with 18 new buildings.

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Quarterly VR headset sales surpass 1 million units

28 November 2017, 11:31

Sony PSVR took nearly half of the sales. Price cuts ignited Oculus sales, says Canalys.

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Bitcoin approaches US$10,000 record high

27 November 2017, 11:17

Meanwhile Ethereum marches towards a US$500 valuation.

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Apple has bought AR headset startup Vrvana for $30 million

23 November 2017, 12:01

Canadian firm built the prototype Totem mixed reality headset which garnered rave reviews.

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Nvidia revenues and profits top estimates

10 November 2017, 12:01

CEO: "Volta GPU has been embraced by every major internet and cloud service provider".

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Tablet market suffers 12th straight quarter of decline

8 November 2017, 13:01

Caught between growing demand for smartphones and strengthening PC sales.

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Facebook Messenger payments roll out for the UK

7 November 2017, 11:31

UK is the first region outside of the US to get the Messenger payments service.

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Broadcom makes $130bn offer for Qualcomm

7 November 2017, 09:31

Opening gambit equivalent to $60 in cash plus $10 per share in Broadcom shares.

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Apple shares hit record high as the iPhone X becomes available

3 November 2017, 09:31

See massive queues at stores around the world. And there’s already a teardown video.

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Intel reports record operating income of $5.1 billion in Q3 2017

27 October 2017, 11:31

Data centre, Internet of Things and memory businesses all achieved record revenue.

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Microsoft quarterly revenue up 12 per cent to $24.5 billion

27 October 2017, 10:01

There are now 120 million Microsoft Office 365 business users.

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AMD releases Q3 2017 financials, revenues up 26 per cent

25 October 2017, 09:31

“New high-performance products drove significant revenue growth,” explains Dr Su.

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Bitcoin broke $6,100 this weekend, a new record high

23 October 2017, 11:01

It is being bought up with the prospect of free Bitcoin Gold next month.

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Imagination Technologies to be taken over by Canyon Bridge

25 September 2017, 11:01

Values the firm's shares at 182p, total company value at £550 million.

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HTC share trading halted as Google takeover talk intensifies

20 September 2017, 14:31

HTC will make a major announcement at its Taiwanese HQ tomorrow.

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HTC considering Vive VR business sell-off, says report

25 August 2017, 13:31

Or it might even sell-off of the whole of the company, say Bloomberg's sources.

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Bitcoin surpassed US$4000 in value this weekend

14 August 2017, 11:02

And it is trading at US$4200 (GBP£3235) at the time of writing.

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Nvidia reports record revenue in its second quarter financials

11 August 2017, 11:01

Revenue is up 56 per cent from last year. Boasts of growth across all its businesses.

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Intel Q2 revenues up 9 per cent to $14.8 billion

28 July 2017, 11:31

That's a record. Operating profits were $3.8 billion.

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Private equity firm in advanced talks to buy Corsair

19 July 2017, 11:31

EagleTree Capital will have to cough up over US$500 million say Reuters' sources.

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