Cisco’s IoT drive continues with $3.7 billion AppDynamics acquisition
Networking giant Cisco is betting $3.7 billion that helping businesses maintain and optimise their apps will be a key part of the IoT picture.
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Sprint hopes to ride the Tidal wave
US challenger MNO Sprint has belatedly jumped on the content bandwagon by acquiring a third of music streaming service Tidal for a reported $200 million.
SEC Yahoo investigation could open door for Verizon exit
Yahoo is reportedly being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to decide whether the team was quick enough in disclosing the hacking scandal to investors.
Fitbit finally addresses the hypochondriac market
A new app is now available for Fitbit users around the world that will tell them when they are getting ill.
Consumers spent more than 900 billion hours on apps in 2016
While its very existence is still hotly debated, research from App Annie has confirmed the app economy is real and growing fast.
Court rules Apple can be sued over App Store monopoly
Apple’s insistence that its devices only support apps sold directly through its app store is potentially monopolistic, a US appeals court has concluded.
Crazy Electronics Show – what to expect from CES 2017
It’s the first week of a new year and that can mean only one thing, another CES is just around the corner – here we have a look at what we can expect from the world’s biggest consumer tech event.
Super Mario Run next big mobile hit but Nintendo shares plunge
Nintendo has continued its play on consumer nostalgia with the apparently successful launch of Super Mario Run in 151 countries worldwide, but investors seem far from impressed.
Microsoft finally links up with LinkedIn, but with strings attached
After showing LinkedIn off to its mates, Microsoft has been told it’s a keeper, and that it can officially get its merge on.
iPhones are for girls, Android is for good honest folk
If you’re reading this on your iPhone, chances are you’re a woman. If you’re reading this on your Android device, chances are you’re a humble and honest mature gentleman.
Netflix house of cards set to collapse – Ovum
Analyst firm Ovum reckons Netflix’s spending on original content is unsustainable and something’s got to give.
Telia’s ‘talking cars’ set to drive operators into IoT pole position
A connected cars industry driven by operators has moved one step closer to reality as Telia has announced a partnership with Springworks to launch ‘talking car’ services.
Predicting the polls – did Google know Trump and Brexit would happen?
In the aftermath of 2016’s second historical political event, we ask whether Google search data predicted both Brexit and Donald Trump’s win.
Tablets are evolving, and surprisingly it’s thanks to Microsoft
Tablet sales are still on the slide, but the decline in growth has been strangely alleviated by the unlikely Microsoft, which is forcing an evolution in the tablet industry. What?
RIP Vine: your six seconds in the spotlight changed the internet generation
We are gathered here today to pay tribute to the life and times of Vine, following its untimely demise during Twitter’s existential crisis.
Apple launches one TV App to rule them all
Gadget giant Apple has unveiled a new app for watching TV that is has bravely called TV App, and which it hopes we will use for all our TV needs.
Making AT&W greater than the sum of its parts won’t be easy
AT&T faces a host of political and regulatory hurdles before it can acquire Time Warner but, according to analyst firm Ovum, that will be just the start of its challenges.
AT&T drops $109 billion on Game of Thrones
AT&T can’t wait until next summer for its next hit of dragons, death and dumplings so it decided to buy GoT-owner Time Warner for $108.7 billion.
China is in the middle of an app frenzy
New data from App Annie shows China has overtaken the US as the world’s biggest source of iOS app store revenue.
AT&T mirrors Verizon’s interest in palaeontology
Nostalgia-driven M&A appears to be the name of the game among the big US operators, with AT&T reportedly considering acquiring Time Warner.
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