Introduction and features The two 2015-generation Samsung TVs we’ve seen prior to today have both blown us away with their amazing high dynamic range-powered picture quality. Unfortunately, though, their unprecedented talents have come with eye-watering price tags attached. Which is why many of you – and your bank managers – will be very pleased about the arrival of the Samsung UE48JU7000T. For while this 48-inch TV might not have quite
By Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Monday reversed part of a $930 million verdict that Apple Inc won in 2012 against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd , saying the iPhone maker’s trademark-related appearance could not be protected. In a highly anticipated ruling stemming from the global smartphone wars, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., upheld the patent infringement violations
(Reuters) – Chipmakers Intel Corp and Altera Corp have resumed talks on a possible deal that could top $13 billion, the New York Post reported. Altera’s shares jumped 7 percent to $47.50 in premarket trading on Monday, while Intel’s shares were up slightly at $33.15. Intel and Altera could not immediately be reached for comment. Deal talks between the two companies first surfaced in March and media reports suggested that
By John Ruwitch HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – When it comes to fighting fakes, Alibaba’s head of internet security says cooperation beats the courtroom any day. Ni Liang, who runs the Hangzhou, China-based company’s anti-counterfeiting operations, was speaking to Reuters days after Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and other luxury brands owned by Paris-based Kering SA sued Alibaba in New York, alleging the e-commerce giant had knowingly made it possible for counterfeiters
Swedish podcasting platform Acast has raised $5 million from Sweden’s Bonnier Growth Media as it targets further expansion in Europe and the United States, it said in a statement on Monday. Acast, which was launched a year ago, has grown sharply and currently has 1 million unique users with 12 million streams per month. We are convinced that Acast has a very interesting position on a growing podcast market,” said
Chinese private car hire app Yidao Yongche has hinted at a tie-up with Uber Technologies Inc, the controversial $40 billion U.S. taxi-hailing firm which has repeatedly hit regulatory roadblocks in China, the world’s largest smartphone market. In an entry posted on its official Weibo microblog account on Sunday, Yidao Yongche published a picture featuring the image of a heart connecting its own and Uber’s logos, the date “May 21, 2015”,
Apple remains “dramatically undervalued”, activist investor Carl Icahn said on Monday, adding that it was time for the iPhone maker to execute a much larger share buyback.
Stocks are expensive, but they’re not in bubble territory, BlackRock strategist Russ Koesterich says.
The drop in confidence helps explain why builders such as D.R. Horton Inc. are trying to offer more lower-priced homes in a bid to attract customers waiting to see if the economy rebounds from a first-quarter slump. At the same time, construction chiefs became more optimistic about the future as still-low mortgage rates and an improving job market underpin the market.
For the first time, Amtrak could face a $200 million payout to train crash victims — the limit set by Congress. But that may be too low to cover the costs of the eight lives lost and more than 200 people …
