Uber vows 50,000 jobs in Europe
Online taxi-sharing firm Uber has promised to create 50,000 extra jobs in Europe as part of a new expansion drive.
India
Samsung sells first Tizen phones
Samsung first non-Android smartphones have gone on sale in India, using the electronics giant’s own operating system ‘Tizen’.
‘Chinese Apple’ Xiaomi doubled revenue in 2014
Xiaomi saw its revenue more than double during last year, as the handset maker, often dubbed ‘the Chinese Apple’ becomes one of the biggest tech firms in the world.
India blocks major websites after ‘terror threats’
The Indian government has blocked more than 30 major websites including Vimeo, Daily Motion, Internet Archive and Github in order to prevent the spread of what it calls ‘jihadi activities’.
Global advertising trends: Data-driven marketing now key
More than 80% of advertisers, marketers, service providers and technology developers across 17 countries believe that data plays an important role in supporting their respective efforts.
Samsung warns of 60% profit drop amid budget competition
Samsung’s profits have fallen dramatically in the third quarter as cheap Chinese brands eat into its market, as the worlds leading smartphone maker struggles to maintain its dominance amid growing completion from the likes of Apple, Xiaomi and Lenovo.
Chat app wars: Google to launch WhatsApp rival?
Google could be developing a chat app to rival Facebook’s WhatsApp, targeting developing markets.
Many Brits ‘don’t understand the Internet’…but can’t live without it
Brits have an emotional connection to the Internet, with 62% suffering from anxiety when unable to connect, but most can’t tell the difference between the World Wide Web and the Internet, according to new research.
Alibaba ‘as valuable as Facebook’ after biggest IPO in US history
Chinese online retailer Alibaba has smashed records with the largest public offering in US history – and is now as valuable as Facebook after just one day on Wall Street.
Low cost smartphones to drive growth in emerging markets
The number of smartphone shipments will approach 1.2bn this year, an increase of 19% from 985m in 2013, according to new research.