Centrica announced that it expects to close its USD 1 billion buy of Hess's Energy Marketing this year.
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Microsoft Windows 8, Surface RT tablets eat competitors' dust
Microsoft Windows 8 and Surface RT tablets were lagging behind competitors. Windows 8, the operating system Microsoft designed for touch PCs, was still finding it hard to capture a sizeable audience.
Hewlett Packard server shipments drops again
According to Gartner, HP's server market share dropped for the second consecutive time. In the latest quarterly report of Hewlett Packard, server shipment shares from across the globe fell significantly.
Asus dives into chaotic US tech market
Analysts believe that Asus' late entry to the US tech market will be its toughest challenge yet.
Apple and Motorola drop 14 patents, now left with 8 patents-in-suit
Apple and Motorola dropped 14 patents, which now left with them with 8 patents-in-suit. Apple and Google's Motorola agreed to drop 14 patent suits Monday.
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Alcatel rebounded with strong growth that beat estimates. Alcatel-Lucent rode in strong growth and beat analysts' estimates. The struggling telecom equipment maker posted this strong growth for its key US market.
Researchers said that Apple led the South African tablet industry while Samsung trailed at second. Over 1. 4 million units of tablets were purchased by South Africans in a span of three years, said research firm World Wide Worx.
Android posted a massive increase in the latest quarterly report for tablets, while Apple's iOS continued to decline.
Nepal's telecom industry expanded after aggressive importing. According to the Nepal Telecommunications Authority, imports of telecom related equipment almost reached double the amount of last year.
Apple issued a statement in response to Pegatron's claimed labor abuses. Apple responded to claims that its Shanghai-based manufacturer, Pegatron, was involved in labor abuses.
YouBeauty gets a series A-1 funding worth US $8.6 million in a round led by existing investor Countur Venture Partners.
The growth equity firm acquired around 27% of the international music platform's equity stake. Growth equity firm Stripes Group made a considerable minority investment in a London-based international music platform.
A source that was familiar with the discussions on the Teck-Iron Ore deal said that Teck Resources Ltd was among few bidders battling to acquire Rio Tinto Group's controlling stake in the Canada-based firm.
Ericsson bought Canadian form Telcocell. One of the oldest players in the mobile phone industry expanded its internal infrastructure with the acquisition of Telcocell.
