Following rumors over the past several days, including one that claimed Yahoo's board has approved the transaction, Yahoo today confirmed that it has acquired popular microblogging service Tumblr. While no figure was announced, it is expected that the deal is...
The biggest brands are successful for many reasons but none of them are magic. They're attainable for any business, even yours, as long as you know how to market yourself. By doing so, you create your own magic—and thus you...
According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo's board of directors has met today and officially approved a $1.1 billion (in cash) acquisition of popular microblogging service Tumblr. Rumors began circulating this past Friday that Yahoo was very interested and...
According to a report from AllThingsD, Internet giant Yahoo is reportedly in talks with popular blogging service Tumblr about a possible acquisition for $1.1 billion in cash. The report continues by mentioning that Yahoo's board of directions apparently has a meeting...
According to a report from FOSS Patents, Apple plans to add the recently launched Samsung Galaxy S4 to its United States patent lawsuit with Samsung. The judge presiding over the case, Lucy Koh, has already informed both companies that they must narrow...
When gearing up for that next road trip, your smart phone should be just as travel-ready as your car. Whether driving across town or cross-country, it's important to make sure you're always connected with a quality phone charger for your...
Thanks to a push from the federal government, more healthcare providers are switching to electronic medical records. This has led to big changes in the business of healthcare. Professionals and patients should know about these changes so they can make...
Earlier today, Fortune released its "Fortune 500" rankings, which is an annual list of companies in the United States in order of highest revenue. The most notable change in this year's rankings is Apple's move from the 17th spot to the...
HTC yesterday reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2013, announcing a revenue of $1.45 billion and a net profit of a mere $2.88 million. The company's profits have fallen significantly year-over-year by 98%, and this quarter has...
Facebook today reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2013, announcing a revenue of $1.46 billion, an increase of 38% year-over-year. The world's largest social network reported 665 million daily active users in March of 2013, while monthly active...
AT&T today reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2013, announcing a consolidated revenue of $31.4 billion, which is down 1.5% year-over-year. The company says that net income for the first three months of 2013 was $3.7 billion, which...
Apple today reported its financial results for the first calendar quarter of 2013 (second fiscal quarter), announcing a revenue of $43.6 billion and a net profit of $9.5 billion. Quarterly revenue is up year-over-year from $39.2 billion, while net profit is...
Netflix today reported (PDF) its financial results for the first quarter of 2013, announcing a revenue of $1.02 billion and a net profit of $2.69 million. The company says it added three million subscribers worldwide, bringing the grand total to 36 million....
Google yesterday reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2013, announcing a revenue of $14.0 billion and a net income of $3.35 billion, both numbers up significantly year-over-year. The Internet giant says that it currently has $50.1 billion in cash,...
Microsoft yesterday reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2013, announcing a revenue of $20.49 billion and a net income of $6.06 billion. The Redmond, Washington-based company says that its Windows division brought in $5.70 billion in revenue, while the...
Verizon Wireless yesterday reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2013, revealing that it activated 7.2 million smartphones in the three-month period. Of those, four million devices were iPhones and getting even more specific, half of those activations...
Earlier this afternoon, Apple's stock (trading under the symbol "AAPL") fell below $400 on several occasions, the first time the company's stock has been that low since December of 2011. Apple's stock did close the trading day just above $400,...
According to a report from Bloomberg, Facebook has hired the former head of the iOS 6 Maps team at Apple, Richard Williamson. Williamson led the Maps team until he was fired by Apple late last year following significant amounts of criticism from...
On the average, an online startup business will have more assets and financial concerns than the individuals who run and manage the company. While many look to financial advisers to aid them in personal affairs, business owners will benefit by hiring an adviser for...
According to several filing over the past 24 hours, Dish Network has placed an offer of $25.5 billion to purchase Sprint Nextel, the third largest mobile carrier in the United States. Dish joins Clearwire, a high-speed Internet Service Provider (ISP),...
