Amazon and Google can breathe a sigh of relief. Apple unveiled its iPad Mini, a 7.9 miniature version of the iPad, for $329, a bit more expensive than the $250 analysts had…
Skype Crests 280 Million Users
Microsoft is seeing its Skype acquisition pay off in terms of usage increase, though it remains to be seen if that actually adds up to bona fide revenue. In its quarterly earnings…
SSH Communications Security Battens Down Encrypted Networks
by MATT GALLAGHER, Red Herring Everyone has that little voice inside them that wonders in the middle of the night whether or not the front door is locked. Do you get up…
Softbank to Pay $20B for 70% of Sprint
by Anam Alpenia, Red Herring Japan’s Softbank is purchasing 70 percent of Sprint for $20.1 billion to become the third largest company in the world in terms of revenues. Both companies agreed…
House Intelligence Panel Warns of Chinese Company Spies
A House Intelligence Committee report warns US firms against doing business with Huawei and ZTE, two prominent Chinese tech companies, because of the risk of espionage. The report recommends barring the two…
Facebook Educates Advertisers: Forget the Click
At the ad conference IAB MIXX this week, Facebook laid out its argument to advertisers, based on a recent study it conducted with Datalogix: Clicks are meaningless. The value of online advertising…
Microsoft Faces $7.4B Euro Fine for “Error” of Missing Browser Ballots
by Anam Alpenia, Red Herring The EU Competition Commission has ruled that Microsoft failed to comply with a 2009 ruling mandating it to offer a choice of web browsers, which could mean…
Apple Demands $700M More from Samsung, Plus Total US Ban
Apple’s not content with the $1 billion fine a US District Court slapped on its competitor Samsung after a judge ruled the company had “willfully violated” 6 out of 7 of its…
Competing Tech Companies Team Up on Lobbying Efforts
In the wake of failed anti-piracy bills, a number of competing tech titans including Facebook, Google, Amazon and Yahoo have teamed up to buy their own lobbying group to ensure that geeks…
Red Herring Asia Presenting Companies
The list is up. Come visit us in Hong Kong on September 10-12 and enjoy presentations from the 2012 Top 100 Asia contenders.