Neowin News Feed for: Business

Former Groupon CEO making a “business music album”

Christopher White — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:55:35 +0100

What does an ex-CEO of a multi-billion dollar company do after getting fired? Why it's obvious that he records a music album... about business... for young adults just entering the workforce... Read more...

Dropbox introduce ‘Dropbox for Business'

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:26:28 +0100

With cloud based storage & sharing becoming ever present in the home, Dropbox are venturing into the corporate world by introducing Dropbox for Business, adding security and collaborative features. Read more...

Apple may abandon Samsung for Retina iPad mini displays

Ben Buffone — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:08:35 +0000

Apple may drop Samsung altogether from delivering touch panels for the iPad mini, new reports suggest. Consequently, display company Innolux are set to fulfil the orders for the next gen device. Read more...

Yahoo to buy controlling stake in Dailymotion?

Stephen Robinson — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:49:38 +0000

Yahoo may be in talks to to purchase a 75% stake in video site Dailymotion as part of an ownership structure that is currently being considered. The site could be valued at around $300 million. Read more...

"iWatch" could come with iOS and make Apple $6 billion a year, says analyst

Ben Buffone — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:44:44 +0000

It's no secret Apple have a gadget in the works designed for our wrists, exerting a team of 100 staff led by Jony Ive to work full time on the project, as it has been reported in the past week. Read more...

Mac sales are up as the PC industry shrinks

Stephen Robinson — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:26:01 +0000

The PC industry may be shrinking as a whole but Apple's Mac sales are going up according to new data from NPD showing sales are significantly higher than this time last year. Read more...

Samsung and Visa sign NFC deal, Galaxy S IV first to get integration

Stephen Robinson — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:34:00 +0000

Visa and Samsung have made a deal that will see the handset maker integrate Visa's payment software in its smartphones and tablets including the upcoming Galaxy S IV flagship. Read more...

BlackBerry: Sales of BlackBerry 10 devices have been faster than expected

Stephen Robinson — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:34:00 +0000

CEO of BlackBerry Thorsten Heins says that sales of its BlackBerry 10 smartphones are running faster than expected causing the company to increase production to keep up demand. Read more...

BlackBerry Z10 sales estimate cut by 83%

Stephen Robinson — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:00:46 +0000

Canaccord Genuity analyst T. Michael Walkey slashes BlackBerry's Z10 smartphone sales estimates after the launch in the UK and Canada came with limited supply and less demand than expected. Read more...

Samsung keeps us SAFE from the Unicorn Apocalypse

Andrew Stevenson — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:38:49 +0000

With a little help from the impending Unicorn Apocalypse, Samsung show that it is ready for the enterprise with security and workflow features of the Galaxy S III and Note 2 offered out of the box. Read more...

Google profits skyrocket by moving revenue to shell company

Anthony Tosie — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:29:17 +0000

Google is coming under fire today for a recent relevation that it saved about $2 billion in worldwide income taxes by shifting nearly $10 billion of its revenues to a shell company in Bermuda. Read more...

Outlook 2013 gets a leaner, faster replying experience

Paul Ferson — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:49:44 +0100

Microsoft has added additional functionality to the Office 2013 preview, with a quick reply button in Outlook 2013 to streamline plenty of business professionals' workflows and reduce open windows. Read more...

Steve Ballmer admits Microsoft is becoming more like Apple

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:51:39 +0100

In the run up to the Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 consumer launch, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has indicated that they are taking a page out of Apple's book with their corporate strategy. Read more...

Lenovo looking at mobile acquisitions to drive growth

Stephen Robinson — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:39:17 +0100

As Lenovo expands into areas such as mobile, they are considering company acquisitions to drive the growth of the company, as they aim to overtake Hewlett Packard as market leader. Read more...

Gogo to provide airborne internet to Canada by 2014

Paul Ferson — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:50:43 +0100

Gogo, a major provider for internet on aircraft, has been granted the right to provide airborne internet in Canada as well as the USA, with the intention of having the network ready for late 2013. Read more...

Microsoft: XP-Vista PC businesses should start Windows 8 planning now

John Callaham — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:23:15 +0100

Microsoft has offered more information on what the completion of the RTM build of Windows 8 means for businesses if they are running earlier versions of Windows. Read more...

Microsoft shows interest in buying Yammer

Paul Ferson — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:05:58 +0100

According to tweets from San Francisco, Microsoft could be buying Yammer for a considerable sum of money, or at least considering it. Read more...

Interview: A chat with Nokia about why Lumia is best for business

Andy Weir — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:34:44 +0100

Nokia believes its Lumia Windows Phones are perfect for business customers, and the company's David Mason sat down with Neowin at Microsoft TechEd 2012 to explain why. Read more...

TechEd day 2: Keynote highlights in pictures

Andy Weir — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 02:05:11 +0100

In the day 2 keynote at TechEd 2012, Microsoft highlighted the role that Windows 8 and Windows RT can play in business and enterprise environments. We take a look back at the keynote in pictures. Read more...

Author: 50 years from now, we'll remember Gates, not Jobs

Tyler Holman — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:49:23 +0100

Bestselling author Malcom Gladwell says that 50 years from now we'll have statues of Bill Gates, but people will be asking "who was Steve Jobs?" Of course, no one will remember Microsoft, either. Read more...