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Samsung posts 1.7 pct rise in Q2 net profit
AFP, Published on 28/07/2016
» SEOUL - Strong sales of its flagship smartphone and an aggressive cost-cutting drive saw Samsung Electronics post a 1.7 percent year-on-year gain in net profit to $5.2 billion in the second quarter.
Twitter dives after update disappoints
AFP, Published on 27/07/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter shares took a fresh hit Tuesday after its quarter update showing more losses, and sluggish growth in revenues and the user base of the social media platform.
Cooler growth hits Netflix in second quarter
AFP, Published on 19/07/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Netflix shares plunged Monday after its latest quarterly update showed subscriber growth below expectations for the streaming television giant.
Upcoming events and the best images on iPhones
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 13/07/2016
» In a couple of weeks, Apple will announce its third-quarter results for 2016. The conference call is scheduled for July 26, at 2pm Pacific Time, which is around 5am here. This is expected to be a poorer quarter, but so was the last one, and Apple still had a US$10 billion profit.
Putin signs controversial anti-terror measures into law
AFP, Published on 07/07/2016
» MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a package of controversial anti-terror amendments dubbed "Big Brother" measures by critics that may cost internet companies billions.
Japan's pension fund sues Toshiba over accounting scandal
AFP, Published on 23/06/2016
» TOKYO - Japan's national pension fund, the world's biggest, said Thursday it is suing Toshiba over a profit-padding scandal that slashed the value of its stock, as its new boss pledged to overhaul the vast conglomerate.
US warns of 'digital protectionism'
AFP, Published on 23/06/2016
» WASHINGTON - A top US official warned Wednesday against a rise of "digital protectionism," which she said threatens access to information and ideas and can hurt economic growth.
TED Talks aim for wider global reach
AFP, Published on 18/06/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - TED Talks, known for "ideas worth spreading," are aiming for a wider global audience with a new mobile application that can be used in two dozen languages.
Digital is not rescuing troubled US newspapers
AFP, Published on 15/06/2016
» WASHINGTON - The grim news for newspapers: digital is doing little to rescue them from their deepening woes.
Apple opens up assistant Siri to outside applications
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Apple said Monday it was opening up its Siri digital assistant to outside applications, stepping up its artificial intelligence efforts to compete against rival services from Amazon, Google and Microsoft.