By Christine Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – The founder of Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd on Tuesday called “regrettable” a lawsuit by a group of luxury goods firms owned by Kering SA accusing the Chinese e-commerce giant of being a conduit for counterfeiters. Executive Chairman Jack Ma was speaking after Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and other brands owned by Kering sued Alibaba in the United States on Friday, accusing it of knowingly
Did you know the S in Samsung’s Galaxy S series stands for “Super Smart”? Pretty cheesy isn’t it? But Samsung really does believe the brand supplies the best of the best in its Galaxy S series. The Samsung Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge released at the start of 2015 proved to be two of the most exciting handsets on the market right now and we gave them both
More than just resolution Do you lust after more pixels? It’s likely you upgraded your TV to a HD-ready version a decade ago and you’re now watching one with a Full HD resolution. Few would argue the extra pixels do anything other than give you a better, more realistic image. More pixels = better images. TVs, like cameras and processing power, are a classic numbers product where more is marketed
Best Android games introduction While the ‘free-to-play’ market has taken a bit of a beating of late due to gamers falling out of love with the use of in-app payments, the world of mobile gaming is still an exciting one. Whether you want games that will last the length of a commute, or want to be lost in a port of GTA where you spend hours mowing down pedestrians and
Whispers on the acquisition grapevine are saying that Microsoft has its sights set on the Swedish software firm IFS (Industrial and Financial Systems). Check our coverage of IFS’s recent event here IFS offers an ERP suite, along with a range of enterprise services including EAM (enterprise asset management) and ESM (enterprise service management). The organisation’s core product is IFS Applications 9, and its customers include Saab, NEC, Nestle Waters, Olympus
Thinking of picking up a new Apple computer this week? You might want to hang fire until Wednesday, because rumours are swirling that a product refresh is imminent, specifically for the 15-inch MacBook Pro and the 27-inch iMac. Speculation about the MacBook Pro makes sense – the 13-incher was upgraded earlier this year with Broadwell processors and Force Touch trackpads. As on the Apple Watch, Force Touch technology brings tactile
Bethesda has big plans for E3 2015, some of which will be secret, some of which will be Doom. And to get us in the mood ahead of the full showcase on June 14, Bethesda has just pushed out a tiny teaser of footage for the new Doom. We’re talking REALLY tiny. 2.5 seconds tiny. The game, which is being developed by id Software (and published by Bethesda Softworks) is
Introduction Latest: Microsoft’s next iteration of Office, known as Office 2016, is well underway. Both Mac and Windows users are able to download the preview version for a quick spin. You can check our Office 2016 preview; note that there will be three different versions of office: the traditional one, one optimised for touch and one for mobiles. Note that you won’t be able to use Office 2016 and Office
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
