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Comcast launches £22bn Sky takeover bid

US cable operator Comcast has made a formal £22bn bid for Sky, the owner of Sky News, in a move likely to stoke a bidding war for the company. Comcast followed through on interest it registered back in February with an offer of £12.50 per share on Wednesday morning.

Financial UK

·8 years ago

Standard Chartered acquires land in the Metaverse

UK investment bank Standard Chartered has acquired a plot of virtual land at The Sandbox metaverse’s Mega City district.

News Financial MetaVerse

·4 years ago

Nokia launches $100 million Car Connectivity fund

Nokia has launched a new $100 million Car Connectivity fund (Ã‚Â£59.26 million roughly) for companies whoÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s innovations will be important...

Financial Automotive

·12 years ago

Apple posts quarterly record of $123.9 billion in sales

Apple has posted its financial earnings results for the first fiscal quarter of 2022, reporting an all-time revenue record of $123.9 billion, up 11 percent year over year.

Financial Apple

·5 years ago

Android Pay coming to the UK “in the next few months”

Google has today announced that Android Pay will be coming to the UK "in the next few months". Android Pay will support MasterCard and Visa credit and debit cards from many of the UKÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s major financial institutions.

Financial Google Android UK

·10 years ago

Samsung Announces Earnings Guidance for 1Q 2018

Samsung today announced its earnings guidance for the first quarter of 2018. Consolidated sales were pproximately 60 trillion Korean won, while Consolidated Operating Profit was approximately 15.6 trillion Korean won.

Financial Samsung

·8 years ago

Facebook Reports Fourth Quarter profits of $701m (Ã‚Â£462m)

Facebook reported fourth-quarter profits of $701m (Ã‚Â£462m), a 34% increase on the same period a year ago. Advertising revenue grew by 53% to $3.59bn, with nearly 70% of that coming from mobile ad sales.

Financial

·12 years ago

Nokia completes acquisition of Withings

Nokia today announced that it has closed the acquisition of Withings S.A. earlier than had been expected. Through this acquisition, Nokia Technologies has established a new Digital Health business unit.

Financial

·10 years ago

BlackBerry to Announce Fiscal Year 2019 Second Quarter Results Sept 28, 2018

BlackBerry will report results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2019 at 8 a.m. ET on Friday, September 28, 2018. Equities analysts expect BlackBerry to announce sales of $213.48 million for the current fiscal quarter, according to Zacks.

BlackBerry Financial

·8 years ago

Google rolls out Gmail support for Google Wallet in the UK

Google has rolled out Gmail support for Google Wallet in the UK. From today, account holders in the U.K. can start sending money "quickly and securely" to one another via Gmail without any charges, even if the receiver doesn't have a Gmail address.

Google UK Financial

·12 years ago

BlackBerry Q1 brings net loss of US$181 million

BlackBerry reported its first-quarter results for Q1 2023, beating analysts’ expectations, thanks to its cybersecurity business.

BlackBerry News Financial

·4 years ago

BlackBerry to Webcast Annual Meeting on June 20, 2018

BlackBerry will hold its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 10 a.m. ET in Waterloo, Ontario. There will be a live audio webcast that can be accessed by registering here. It can also be accessed by dialing 1-877-385-4099 and entering Access code 7797528#.

Financial BlackBerry

·8 years ago

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