BlackBerry Ltd said on Thursday it has signed a agreement with EnStream LP, a mobile payments joint venture owned by Canada’s three large wireless carriers, to provide a secure platform for transactions between banks and consumers. Waterloo, Ontario-based BlackBerry has been trying to reinvent itself under new Chief Executive Officer John Chen as its phones…
(NASDAQ:FB) Facebook has updated its Messenger app for iOS devices, giving users the ability to record and send 15-second video messages. Version 6.0 of the app also adds a feature called “Big Likes” — when you really like something, press and hold to send an even bigger “thumbs up” sign. The new version of Messenger…
eBay said on Monday David Marcus, who has led eBay Inc’s fast-growing payments unit PayPal, will step down from the e-commerce company on June 27 to run Facebook messaging products. EBay shares fell about 2 percent in trading after hours. Marcus has led PayPal, which has 148 million active users, for the past two years…
Once again, Twitter, Alibaba, Sprint and T-Mobile US are the major stocks in the news today. Sprint (NYSE:S) and T-Mobile (NYSE:TMUS) have agreed on a $32 billion merger. According to a WSJ report, recent regulatory developments convinced executives at Sprint and T-Mobile US to develop their telecommunications companies with joint forces. A deal approval is…
Here is a Live coverage of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) keynotes at WWDC. At 10:00 am PT CEO Tim Cook adresses the WorldWide Developer’s Conference with widely expected announcements, about an iPhone 6 and other products. Apple’WWDC has always been a major event in tech in general. Once again, live from the Silicon Valley, Apple is expected…
Google (NASDAQ GOOG) has been a steady performer in the current market conditions. The search engine giants have been trying to diversify into new categories and invent new apps. They have done so to strengthen their own hold in the smartphone market through Android. Some of these apps like Google Maps, have become a mainstay…
