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Microsoft acquires Israel-based text analysis startup Equivio

The Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft has signed a letter of intent to acquire an Israeli text-analysis vendor, Equivio. The Journal said Microsoft may pay $200 million for the...

Samsung's earnings are expected to implode

For the past few years, Apple has seethed as it watched Samsung Electronics grab the buzz and market share lead with its Galaxy phones. It wasn’t just losing that bothered...

Apple's sapphire glass supplier files for bankruptcy

When Apple opened its own sapphire glass factory in Arizona, it partnered with GT Advanced Technologies to help speed up production. Now the company has filled for bankruptcy under chapter...

eBay is taking another shot at live auctions

In July, eBay announced a partnership with noted auction house Sotheby’s to help bring its inventory of art, antiques and collectibles online via a new live auction format with real-time...

HP reportedly plans to split into two separate companies

Most of us probably know HP as a company that makes a variety of consumer electronic goods, such as desktop computers, laptops, tablets, printers, and at one point in time...

Sprint announces string of job cuts to reduce costs

The nation’s third largest wireless provider recently kicked off a series of layoffs that are expected to continue through the month of October. In an SEC filing on the matter,...

Yahoo plans to invest in Snapchat

Snapchat still doesn’t make any actual revenue off it 100 million active users, but that hasn’t stopped other companies from valuing the messaging app at several billion dollars. Now it...

Google's massive modular displays work like LEGOs

Many interesting projects have been born inside Google's famous X labs, including smart glasses, balloons capable of distributing internet connectivity and, most recently, a self-driving car. Now, according to The...

HTC announces $21 million in profits on revenue of $1.37 billion

For the third quarter, HTC has announced that it earned $21 million in profit on revenue of $1.37 billion. Although this is a huge improvement over the hundred million dollar...

Mayor Blasio wants to create an online hub for NYC's tech scene

The dream of Silicon Alley, New York's first attempt at crafting a tech hub competitor to Silicon Valley before the "Web 1.0" dot com crash of 2000 to 2001, has...