NEW YORK — AOL’s $1 billion deal to sell and license patents to Microsoft is another in a series of “Antiques Roadshow” moments in the technology world. Faded companies have been rummaging through their assets recently, and some of them have found musty old patents that turn out to be worth a great deal.
NEW YORK — Facebook is spending $1 billion to buy the photo-sharing company Instagram in the social network’s largest acquisition ever.
SAN FRANCISCO — For all the huge numbers in Facebook’s IPO papers, a surprisingly small figure stands out: $4.39, the amount the site generated per user last year.
NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless is blocking Google’s new flagship phone from supporting Google’s attempt to make the smartphone the credit card of the future.
If your child does not already have a smart phone, chances are he or she will be asking for one. It is estimated there are more than 2.4 billion smart phones being used worldwide and the Apple iPhone and Motorola Android seem to be the most popular for teens. Smart phones have changed the way we consume information with the many applications or “apps,” as we know them, that can be downloaded onto the phone.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department took the unusual step Wednesday to try to block AT&T’s $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA, arguing that the proposed merger would lead to higher wireless prices, less innovation and fewer choices for consumers.
Searching for the bonobos or polar bears at the Columbus Zoo? Or maybe a human friend is looking at a nearby exhibit. Now, zoo visitors with a penchant for mobile technology can locate both with the free new app available for iPhone, iPad and Android platforms.