Amazon pips Google to purchase .buy domain name for $4.6bn
Amazon has bought the .buy top level domain (TLD) name for $4.6bn, beating rival Google for ownership of the potentially lucrative web destination.
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Microsoft to buy Minecraft for £2bn?
Microsoft is reportedly in discussions to buy Mojang, the Swedish games studio behind the multimillion-selling building game, Minecraft.
Will a bigger screen boost iPhone’s flagging market share?
Ahead of the new iPhone 6 launch today, new research suggests that a larger screen size could boost Apple’s market share.
Retail tops customer satisfaction index- but overall decline across country
Retail (non-food) delivers the highest levels of customer satisfaction in the UK but experiences second year of declining customer satisfaction.
Chromecast rival: £79 Amazon Fire TV comes to UK
Amazon’s Fire TV box is launching in the UK in October, offering on-demand TV, apps and smartphone content, putting the online retail giant in direct competition with the likes of Google’s Chromecast and Apple TV.
Samsung to ditch Google Maps for Nokia?
Nokia maps are soon to start appearing as default apps on Samsung’s Tizen smartphones, in a deal that would oust Google Maps.
Storage price wars continue: Dropbox drops 1TB of storage to $9.99 a month
Dropbox has announced a dramatic price drop for its paid members this week, as the online storage firm looks to compete with the likes of Amazon and Google Drive in the growing market.
Google tests home delivery drones with ‘Project Wing’
Google is exploring the potential for self-flying aircraft, as the internet giant looks to rival Amazon in the future home delivery technology.
Amazon ditches Google AdWords for own ‘sponsored links’
Amazon is working on its own online ad platform, as the online retailer looks to utilise its massive amounts of user data to serve ads relevant to their buying habits, in a bid to challenge Google’s dominance in the display sector.
Amazon buys game-watching site Twitch for $1bn
Amazon has bought gaming platform Twitch for $1bn, letting the online retail giant tap into the new phenomenon of social gaming.