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Call of Duty publisher buys Candy Crush Saga developer for a whopping $5.9 billion

Usama Jawad — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 14:36:01 +0000

Activision Blizzard, the publisher behind popular gaming franchises such as Call of Duty and Diablo has announced the acquisition of King, the developer of Candy Crush Saga for $5.9 billion. Read more...

Facebook shares reach all-time low

Paul Ferson — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:54:27 +0000

Facebook's stock prices reached an all-time low on Tuesday's trading, having declined 43% since their initial availability in May. Stocks were trading at just over $20 on the markets during the day. Read more...

Facebook grows and may generate income

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:35:43 +0000

News is being reported on the BBC Technology website regarding several aspects of Facebook's growth into a much greater entity. An announcement at TechCrunch 50 in San Francisco, a conference for start ups, reveals another... Read more...

Billions of excuses later, Gates finally gets degree

Steven Parker — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:59:13 +0000

Bill Gates has joined George Washington and Benjamin Franklin as the holder of an honorary degree from Harvard, 32 years after he dropped out of the school. View:... Read more...

Microsoft backs servers with billions

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 03 Jun 2003 08:27:14 +0000

Microsoft used the first day of its TechEd conference to announce a $1.7 billion investment in R&D for Windows Server products and a new version of its storage operating system. All told, Microsoft is throwing... Read more...

Toshiba to plunge extra billions into flash memory expansion

Sun, 05 Jan 2003 14:34:20 +0000

A REPORT ON NIKKEI NET said that Toshiba will invest Â¥15 billion to expand a factory in Yokkaichi that makes Flash memory. That follows a decision Toshiba made last month to spend Â¥350... Read more...

Software Errors Cost Billions

Sat, 29 Jun 2002 04:31:47 +0000

Software bugs are not just annoying or inconvenient. They're expensive. According to a study by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the bugs and glitches cost... Read more...