Luxury phone maker Vertu is shutting down its UK manufacturing operation

From The Verge: The owner of British luxury phone maker Vertu has failed to rescue the company from bankruptcy after offering to pay creditors just £1.9 million ($2.4 million) of the firm’s £128 million debt. The result of this — according to reports from The Financial Times and The Telegraph — is...

Google off the hook for $1.3 billion tax bill in France

From CNET: Google won a major victory in one of its many court battles when a Paris court dismissed a €1.11 billion ($1.27 billion) tax bill levied against the tech giant.

Paris' administrative tribunal ruled Wednesday that Google's advertising business doesn't have a taxable presence in France...

Logitech Acquires Headset Maker Astro Gaming

From PC Mag: Logitech is one of the best known brands for PC peripherals, be it keyboards, mice, webcams, speakers, or headsets. The company is also doing well in mobile peripherals for gadgets such as the iPad$329.00 at Apple Store as well as smart home devices. PC gaming peripherals are also a...

Vizio sues LeEco over failed merger

From The Verge: Vizio has filed two lawsuits against troubled Chinese electronics company LeEco over an attempted merger between the two companies that unraveled and eventually collapsed earlier this year. The US TV maker alleges that even at the time of the deal’s announcement, LeEco had already...

PayPal payment is coming to US Apple devices 'soon'

From CNET: iTunes is adding PayPal. From today, PayPal will be a payment option for iTunes customers in Canada and Mexico, with the US and other countries to follow "soon after" according to a PayPal blog post.

The advantage of using PayPal is that you don't have to give your credit card or debit...

China Will Block All VPNs by February 2018

From PC Mag: The Chinese government wants complete control over what its citizens are allowed to view on the Internet. That's why the Great Firewall exists, and why many services we enjoy in the west can't be accessed from within China. But the Great Firewall is far from perfect, and a big thorn in...

Amazon ready to deliver groceries in India

From CNET: The Amazon empire continues to expand.

On the heels of Prime Day, the retail giant has won approval in India to stock and deliver groceries, according to Reuters. The company currently offers food in the fast-growing country via partners.

The move could help Amazon compete with...

Cisco 'really excited' at Apple partnership, confirms CEO

From ComputerWorld: Apple and Cisco recently confirmed they will be working even more closely together. I caught up with two key Cisco executives to learn a little more about the two company’s plans.

At root, Cisco and Apple are opening up new opportunities that transform iOS into the key platform...

Microsoft's got a plan to get broadband to everyone in the US

From CNET: Microsoft wants to make sure even the hard-to-reach places in the US have access to speedy internet service.

The software titan plans to promote a wireless access technology called "white space," which figures to be the centerpiece of a speech given by Microsoft President and Chief...

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