Japanese electronics giant Panasonic on Monday booked its first annual
net profit in three years and reversed a huge loss suffered in the
previous 12 months as it presses on with a sweeping restructuring. In the period ended march, 31, the company reached 120 billion yen (US$1.17 billion) in net profit, after suffering a loss of 754.25 billion yen a year earlier, while
revenue ticked up to 7.74 trillion yen from 7.30 trillion yen.
Microsoft Corp. announced it has completed its acquisition of the
Nokia Devices and Services business. The acquisition has been approved
by Nokia shareholders and by governmental regulatory agencies around the
world. The completion of the acquisition marks the first step in
bringing these two organizations together as one team.
WhatsApp has announced it has hit the 500 million active user mark. According to the company's blog, it users have grown faster in countries like Brazil, India, Mexico and Rusia. People are also sharing more than 700 million photos and 100 million videos every single day.
Microsoft Corp. announced on Monday a patent licensing agreement with
Motorola Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of communication solutions
and services for enterprise and government customers. The license
provides worldwide coverage under Microsoft’s patent portfolio for
Motorola Solutions’ devices running the Android™ platform and Chrome OS™
operating system.
ISI Emerging Markets, the leading provider of hard-to-get business information on emerging markets, announced it has changed its name to EMIS.
Dropbox has recently acquired Loom, a popular services that offers cloud-based photo storage, and Hackpard, a lightweight, document-
LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network on the Internet,
announced today that it has reached 300 million members in more than 200
countries and territories. The company has added more than 23 million
members since December 31, 2013. 
According to figures released by the local National Statistics Institute (INE),
consumer price index (CPI) registered an increase of 0.8% during march,
accumulating 1.5% in the first three months of the year.
On average in Latin America, around 20 % of adolescents from ages 12 to 18-both male and female-do not attend any educational institution. To tackle both the causes and consequences of early desertion and delayed graduation, specific policies must be implemented that focus on human rights and gender equality, according to a study published by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and UNICEF's Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office.
According to preliminary information from Chile's Central Bank, last February the monthly economic indicator (IMACEC) rose 2.9% over the same month a year before. The seasonally-adjusted series increased 0.2% with respect to the previous month, and 2.5% in twelve months. The month came with the same number of working days as February 2013. The result reflected, mainly, dynamism in the mining and retail sectors.
Mojang’s critically acclaimed "Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition" just crossed the 12 million sold mark – making it one of the most successful Xbox 360 games ever, reports Xbox Wire.
The "Minecraft" brain trust still has plenty of surprises in store for
diehard "Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition" fans, including the April 18
release of the new Candy Texture Pack.
At Microsoft's Build 2014, Nokia announced three Lumia smartphones based on Windows Phone 8.1 and a series of exclusive Nokia features. Nokia confirmed that Windows Phone 8.1 is scheduled to be available across the entire Lumia Windows Phone 8 portfolio as an over-the-air update this summer following testing and partner approvals.
"Today we are introducing people to the best of Lumia and the best of Microsoft through three stunning devices based on Windows Phone 8.1. In addition to the new developments from Microsoft, Nokia is delivering people an uncompromised imaging experience, great design and better business phones," said Stephen Elop, executive vice president of Nokia's Devices & Services. "We're also pleased to bring the great developments in Windows Phone 8.1 to the Lumia devices people love today."
LINE, the instant messaging app from Japan, has announced that it
reached 400 million registered users, after hitting the 300 million mark
in November last year. Since the launch of the LINE service on June 23, 2011, the app has become into a global communications app that lets users communicate through
voice and video calls as well as stickers and text messages.
Android 4.x is still a leader with various Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean smartphones and tablets accounting for more than 80%. In comparison, Gingerbread is running on 17.8% (down from 19%), Froyo (Android 2.2) on 1.1%, and Honeycomb on just 0.1% devices.
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