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Twitter expands privacy on direct messages Twitter said it was making it easier to take direct messages private, carving out a bigger space for targeted exchanges on the popular microblogging service.

21 April 2015 14:04

EU to announce anti-trust charges against Gazprom: sources EU regulators will announce on Wednesday anti-trust charges against Russia energy giant Gazprom, sources close to the matter told AFP.

21 April 2015 11:48

Samsung removes logo on smartphones in Japan Samsung has removed its corporate logo from its new smartphones sold in Japan.

18 April 2015 16:16

Bigger risk of Finnish job cuts in Nokia-Alcatel deal: minister Finnish Finance Minister said that Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia's takeover of rival Alcatel-Lucent will put more jobs at risk in Finland than in France.

18 April 2015 10:32

Nestle posts higher-than-expected first quarter growth The world's top packaged food maker Nestle posted better-than-expected growth in the first quarter despite currency exchange rates that hampered sales.

17 April 2015 15:57

EU eager to finalize probe into Google 'market abuse' The European Union said Thursday it had filed anti-trust charges against Google to speedily resolve allegations that the tech titan abuses its search engine's market dominance.

17 April 2015 11:59

Hollande says Nokia must guarantee French jobs in Alcatel deal French President Francois Hollande said he supported Finnish firm Nokia's 15.6-billion-euro ($16.6 billion) bid to buy its rival Alcatel-Lucent.

16 April 2015 13:33

Nokia agrees 15.6-bn-euro deal to buy Alcatel-Lucent Nokia has struck a 15.6-billion-euro deal to buy its rival Alcatel-Lucent to create the world's biggest supplier of mobile phone network equipment.

15 April 2015 16:50

EU to announce Wednesday on Google anti-trust probe EU competition regulators are set to announce whether they will file anti-trust charges against Google over its domination of the European search market.

15 April 2015 15:52

Pepsi ousts Coke as NBA sponsor; Coke takes soccer play PepsiCo will replace Coca-Cola as the official beverage partner of the National Basketball Association, while Coke has teamed up with Major League Soccer.

14 April 2015 15:15

Apple Watch's worldwide preview kicks off Japanese tech fans got their first look Friday at the Apple Watch, with would-be early buyers queuing for a "trial fitting" in Tokyo's chic Omotesando area.

10 April 2015 13:08

New gay family emoji appear on Apple's iOS Users of the Apple iPhone and iPad got a new palate of emoji on Wednesday, including a group of alternative or gay family illustrations.

09 April 2015 13:49

Royal Dutch Shell agrees £47bn deal for BG Group Energy titan Royal Dutch Shell announced a mega takeover of British rival BG Group worth £47 billion.

08 April 2015 15:56

Toyota to build new plants in China, Mexico: media Japanese auto giant Toyota plans to invest a combined $1.3 billion to build new plants in China and Mexico, its first major investment in five years.

03 April 2015 14:15

Hungary to simplify visa regime for Kazakhstan Hungary plans to simplify the visa regime for Kazakhstani citizens.

03 April 2015 12:43

Russia launches fraud probe against Poroshenko's candy factory Russia launched a probe into tax fraud against a candy factory owned by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and conducted a search of its premises.

02 April 2015 10:06

Google unveils 'stick' computer with Asus Google and Taiwan's Asus are launching a "computer on a stick" which can plug into a display to turn it into a PC.

01 April 2015 12:48

Samsung, LG agree to end legal feuds Samsung and LG agreed to end all pending legal disputes that had seen the South Korean electronics rivals accuse each other of stealing technology and vandalising products.

31 March 2015 15:50

Tesla shares jump on Musk 'tease' in tweet Tesla Motors shares jumped Monday after co-founder Elon Musk tweeted that the company would unveil as "major" new product line next month.

31 March 2015 14:25

Google unveils unified email for Android users Google said Monday it was updating its mobile Gmail app for Android device users to allow them to manage multiple email accounts from a single program.

31 March 2015 14:08

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