Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is now paying Alibaba to attract Chinese consumers. James Martin/CNET E-commerce giant Amazon has, at least for the time being, decided that joining them is sometimes better than trying to beat them. This week the company opened its own digital storefront on rival Alibaba’s Tmall, an online marketplace for consumers in …
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BBM for Android has reached 100 million downloads. BlackBerry BlackBerry’s mobile messaging application BBM for Android has reached a new milestone. But it might not be time to pop open a champagne bottle just yet. BBM for Android has reached 100 million downloads in the Google Play store since that application hit the marketplace a year-and-a-half ago. BlackBerry also said …
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Apple Watch will lead the smartwatch market this year, according to Strategy Analytics. Apple The highly anticipated Apple Watch will soon dominate the smartwatch market, says research firm Strategy Analytics. Apple will ship 15.4 million Apple Watch units in 2015, giving the company 54.8 percent of the global smartwatch market. All other smartwatch makers combined will ship just 12.7 million …
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Uber’s car service in Fukuoka is under investigation. Uber Car-hailing company Uber is yet again in hot water. But this time things are a little different. Officials in the Japanese city of Fukuoka have ordered Uber to suspend its car service after questioning whether the drivers Uber pays are violating the country’s ban on unlicensed taxi services, The Wall Street …
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Netflix has several original programs hitting its streaming service in the next few months. Netflix Get ready to binge: video-streaming provider Netflix has announced a slate of upcoming releases in the wake of its “House of Cards” Season 3 launch. The Netflix original series “Orange is the New Black” will be ready to stream on June 12, a week after …
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Google’s Eric Schmidt talked with the EU’s antitrust chief Monday, but details about the meeting haven’t been released. Stephanie Pilick/AFP/Getty Images Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has met with the European Union’s antitrust chief, but it’s unclear whether that will help his company overcome the possibility of getting hit with billions in fines. Schmidt and European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager …
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HP president and CEO Meg Whitman has made good on a promise to acquire more companies. Hewlett-Packard Just last week, Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman said that her company would be “on the hunt” to acquire new companies, and now she has made good on that promise. HP plans to buy Aruba Networks in a $3 billion transaction that, factoring in …
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Google’s European division has come under a single roof, but who knows if that will help the company with regulators. Search giant Google has combined its two units operating in Europe, as competition watchdogs continue to apply pressure on the company. Google’s Northern and Central Europe unit will combine with the division covering Southern and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, …
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Smartphone industry profits are going one way: toward Apple. James Martin/CNET Google’s Android mobile operating system might be the dominant force worldwide, but when it comes to scoring profits for hardware makers, it may be a downer. Android nabbed just 11.3 percent of all smartphone profits during the fourth quarter of 2014, according to data from research firm Strategy Analytics. …
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Uber is now free in Seoul as the company tries to make things work with government officials. Uber Ride-sharing service Uber is once again offering customers in Seoul a free ride. Announced Wednesday, the move is the latest attempt by the company — which provides a car-hailing app that connects riders and drivers — to offer its service in a …
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