Last month, Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) generated headlines after it purchased WhatsApp, a mobile-messaging startup firm, for $19 billion in cash and stocks. The deal made WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum a billionaire overnight. However, that arrangement may come to an end after a complaint was … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. iWatch: Big flop or big hit
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is quite likely to release the iWatch smartwatch sometime this year, though of course there can be no certainty until the first units are on the shelves. Samsung has already beaten the Cupertino enterprise to the punch with its Galaxy Gear. The question is how … [Read more...]
Facebook: Dominating presence in the mobile world
Only two short years ago, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) was having a difficult time convincing people to invest in its stock after its IPO. Investors saw what happened to Zynga, once an Internet darling, having been ransacked by mobile gaming. However, Mark Zuckerberg was not going to … [Read more...]
Google Ventures invests $10 million in Atlanta start-up, Ionic Security
Some say, "the South will rise again," well, could this be part of that trend? Although Silicon Valley is still where it's at for all things tech, Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has recently taken part in a $10 million investment round for Atlanta-based start-up, Ionic Security. Google … [Read more...]
