Microsoft lays off 2,850 employees as it speeds away from the smart phone market

Microsoft is getting rid of another 2,850 workers, on top of the 1,850 workers that the company let go in May, continuing a turn away from its failed acquisition of Nokia’s mobile phone business in 2014, which cost it over $7.2 billion plus later restructuring charges. This exodus are remnants of the failed buyout of […]

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Apple opens Spanish Language Store Feed on Twitter

(This post has been translated to Spanish at the end of this article). Early Friday, Apple opened a new store feed via Twitter for its Spanish speaking customers and to expand its reach demographically. So far, two posts started to show up, and more are expected soon. To see the account, click here La mañana […]

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Apple’s Phil Schiller joins Illumina Board of Directors

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul. 28, 2016–  Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) announced today that Philip W. Schiller has joined the company’s Board of Directors. Schiller is currently Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing and is a member of Apple’s executive team responsible for the company’s product marketing, developer relations, business marketing, education marketing, international marketing and App Store programs. This Smart News […]

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Apple sells one billion iPhones

In a press release, Apple has announced that it has sold 1 billion iPhones. Cupertino, California July 27, 2016At an employee meeting in Cupertino this morning, CEO Tim Cook announced that Apple recently sold the billionth iPhone. “iPhone has become one of the most important, world-changing and successful products in history. It’s become more than a […]

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