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ELECTRONICS July 27, 2019 InnoVen Capital invests in consumer electronics firm boAt
By: Loknath DasInnoVen Capital has invested Rs 16 crore (approximately $2.31 million at current exchange rates) in consumer electronics technology startup boAt, the venture debt firm said in a statement. InnoVen, which had earlier invested in other consumer-focused startups, said the move is in line with its strategy of capitalising on rising consumer spending in India. boAt […]
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COMPUTERS February 5, 2019 Is this a wind-up? Planet Computing calls time on ZX Spectrum reboot firm
By: Loknath DasRetro Computers Ltd, which absorbed £513,000 of backers’ money to produce ZX Spectrum-themed game consoles it then failed to deliver, has been wound up – by Planet Computing, makers of the Gemini PDA. RCL, whose fortunes have been chronicled on El Reg, was wound up on 1 February 2019 by Private Planet Ltd, which trades as […]
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CLOTHING April 26, 2017 Clothing firm Nordstrom castigated for $425 mud-coated jeans
By: Loknath DasA US clothing company has been mocked on social media for selling a pair of $425 (£330; €390) jeans complete with “crackled, caked-on muddy coating”. The jeans are described on Nordstrom’s website as typifying “rugged, Americana workwear” and “hard-working action”. But critics on Facebook are scathing of what the company describes as its new design […]
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ALL DEALS January 26, 2017 Keywords Change for AdWords, GoDaddy Acquires Email Marketing Firm
By: sristy SahaThere was big news from Google and GoDaddy this week. And those are just two of the news items with implications for small businesses recently. The Small Business Trends editorial team brings you some of the headlines that could impact your small business in a big way in our weekly small business news roundup. Online Marketing […]
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ALL DEALS January 10, 2017 Keywords Change for AdWords, GoDaddy Acquires Email Marketing Firm
By: sristy SahaThere was big news from Google and GoDaddy this week. And those are just two of the news items with implications for small businesses recently. The Small Business Trends editorial team brings you some of the headlines that could impact your small business in a big way in our weekly small business news roundup. Online Marketing […]
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ELECTRONICS November 28, 2016 Samsung Electronics CEO Says Firm Must Learn From Crisis
By: sristy SahaSamsung Electronics CEO Says Firm Must Learn From Crisis Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Chief Executive Kwon Oh-hyun on Tuesday said the South Korean tech giant must improve, as it reels from the costly withdrawal of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. Without referring directly to the failure of the fire-prone Galaxy Note 7s, Kwon said in […]
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ELECTRONICS October 4, 2016 Patent Licensing Firm Tessera to Buy Audio Equipment Maker DTS
By: sristy SahaPatent Licensing Firm Tessera to Buy Audio Equipment Maker DTS Patent licensing company Tessera Technologies Inc said on Tuesday it would buy audio equipment maker DTS Inc for about $850 million (roughly Rs. 5,697 crores) in cash. The deal will help increase the combined company’s presence in the consumer electronics, mobile, automotive and semiconductor markets. […]
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ELECTRONICS September 24, 2016 Patent Licensing Firm Tessera to Buy Audio Equipment Maker DTS
By: sristy SahaPatent licensing company Tessera Technologies Inc said on Tuesday it would buy audio equipment maker DTS Inc for about $850 million (roughly Rs. 5,697 crores) in cash. The deal will help increase the combined company’s presence in the consumer electronics, mobile, automotive and semiconductor markets. Tessera’s offer of $42.50 per share represents a 24 percent […]
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COMPUTERS April 15, 2016 Apple Buys Security Firm LegbaCore That Exposed Vulnerabilities in OS X
By: sristy SahaApple has acquired LegbaCore, a security firm that has in the past pointed out vulnerabilities in its firmware. The Cupertino-based company quietly made the acquisition last year. As part of the buyout, which was revealed by security researcher Trammell Hudson in a presentation back last month (via MacRumors), Xeno Kovah and Corey Kallenberg, two researchers […]
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April 11, 2016 N.C.-based firm takes over P&G coupon processing
By: sristy SahaIf you look carefully at the fine print on a Procter & Gamble product coupon, you’ll see it includes this address: 2150 Sunnybrook Drive, Cincinnati OH, 45237. The address is a warehouse off Reading Road in Amberley Village. In the building, P&G processed coupons for its portfolio of brands (including Bounty, Charmin, Crest, Dawn, Downy, Febreze, […]