Arthur Levinson is the new chairman of Apple Inc Apple has named Arthur Levinson as their new chairman. He has been long served the company as a director. He fills in the position left vacant after the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Arthur Levinson is also the chairman of Genentech. He has been on [...]
Rolls Royce recalling some units of Ghost in India Rolls Royce has confirmed that they are in touch with owners of some units of their Ghost model in India. It is part of an international recall and Indian units were affected by it. Rolls Royce said that they cannot reveal the number of cars affected [...]
WSJ reports that Universal is acquiring EMI Wall Street Journal has reported that Universal is all set to acquire rival music label EMI. http://twitter.com/danacimilluca/status/134965030700593153 This deal could be worth around USD 2 Billion. An official announcement is yet to come. This would be a sad development in the market as it would result in one [...]
Tata Sumo Gold edition launched Tata Motors has launched a new variant of their Sumo model. This new edition is named Tata Sumo Gold. Tata is offering this new edition in multiple options: GX, EX, LX & CX. They have priced it at around Rs 5.23 lakh for the base model. Tata has two engine [...]
Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo collaborating for sharing unsold advertising Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo have announced a collaboration that would see them sharing unsold advertising on each other’s network. This collaboration aims to work together to compete effectively against the market leader Google. Facebook of course is also becoming an important rival. The three companies said that they [...]
Hyundai India plans to launch 15 new or updated models in the next five years Hyundai recently launched their cheapest model in the Indian market. Hyundai Eon is now on sale and is getting a good response. The company aims to remain on offensive with a series of new launches to stay competitive in the [...]
AT&T Call International mobile apps launched AT&T has launched mobile apps for a new service named AT&T Call International for Apple iOS, Google Android and Blackberry platforms. This service offers: AT&T’s lowest international calling rates from the U.S. to more than 220 countries No monthly recurring charges, prepaid balance or packages of minutes to purchase [...]
Microsoft now targeting Huawei for Android related patent licensing Huawei has confirmed that they are in talks with Microsoft for possible deals for patent licensing for their Android powered devices. Microsoft has already signed up deals with a couple of other companies including giants like HTC and Samsung. Industry sources believe that the company takes [...]
Disney collaboration with YouTube for online video series Disney and Google have announced a small collaboration which would see Disney create original video content that would be broadcast online through YouTube and their own website. Disney wants to gain from the popularity of YouTube amongst the younger generation today to get them to watch their [...]
Amazon launches Kindle Owners’ Lending Library for Prime subscribers Amazon Prime is becoming even more useful. The company has just announced the launch of Kindle Owners’ Lending Library. It would enable Prime subscribers to rent a book for free for a period of one month. They would get to choose from thousands of books available [...]
