Foxconn buys S&T shares in capital hike

Taiwan’s Ennoconn, part of the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer Foxconn, has bought new shares in Austrian IT group S&T AG from a 10 percent capital increase and will further raise its holding to 29.4 percent, S&T said. S&T said on Thursday it would use the funds from the capital increase to buy a 29.9

It’s Official:Samsung Creates a fireproof box for Note 7 returns

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) is sending fireproof boxes and protective gloves to customers returning potentially explosive Galaxy Note 7 phones, sparking a firestorm of humor on social media about the new twist in the recall scandal. The company has permanently halted production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone less than two months after launch

Consumers Warned of Exploding Samsung Washers

First, it was flaming smartphones. Now it’s exploding washing machines. Consumers Warned of Exploding Samsung Washers That’s the situation Samsung found itself in last week when the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a warning about certain top-load washing machines made by the company between March 2011 and April 2016. “CPSC is advising consumers to

Here Are The Other Goodies From Google’s Pixel Launch

Google released a bunch of product under Google Home and Daydream VR    BECK DIEFENBACH / REUTERS Pixel phones were the talk of the town in the Google’s keynote yesterday. But there were a bunch of very intriguing products launched by Google in the entertainment and connected space. Here is a list everything you need

Hp Offers Non Apology for blocking your non working ink cartridges

  HP was recently caught in the act using a “security update” to prevent its printers from operating with a number of recycled and third-party ink cartridges. After much outcry the company has relented and is issuing a rollback option — but they’ll be damned if they admit any wrongdoing. “We are committed to transparency

GET READY TO BE PIXELATED BY GOOGLE

Leaks about Google’s expected family of Pixel smartphones, reportedly manufactured by HTC, on Monday reached a crescendo ahead of the company’s Tuesday press event. Google is poised to announce two smartphones, the Pixel and Pixel XL, according to specs published by UK retailer Carphone Warehouse. The Pixel XL has a 5.5-inch 2,560 x 1,440 pixel AMOLED display

LTE 5G Will Speed Up To 10 Gbps Says AT&T

AT&T Says LTE Can Still Offer Speeds Up To 10 Gbps from the still-in-the-race dept. ATT CTO Andre Fuetsch said at a telecom conference last week that the company’s existing LTE network should be able to reach speeds of 1 Gbps before the standard ultimately gets overshadowed by faster 5G tech. The new 5G technology isn’t expected

Asus Zenfone 3

Asus Zenfone 3: Initial impressions and tests The Asus Zenfone 3 runs on the Snapdragon 625 SoC and has 4GB of RAM, plus a 16MP rear camera. Asus Zenfone 3 ZE520KL-1A035IN (Black)21900 Asus is taking a big risk this year. With the success of its Zenfone 2 models, the company is betting its brand value is

Mozilla Is Changing Its Look

​Mozilla is changing its look—and asking the Internet for feedback Each concept “emphasizes a particular facet of the Mozilla story.” This logo recalls a lizard eye, equating the “-zilla” in “Mozilla” with its cinematic inspiration. Mozilla is trying a rebranding. Back in June, the browser developer announced that it would freshen up its logo and

FreedomPop offers unlimited WhatsApp chats

​  FreedomPop offers unlimited WhatsApp chats in over 30 countries You can chat to your heart’s content, even while you travel.   This kind of offer isn’t new elsewhere in the world. Nextel Brazil has offered free WhatsApp use, for example. It’s new in the US, however, and may draw some criticism from critics who