In order to compete against Apple and its iPad media tablets along with various Google Android-powered devices, the world's largest software developer has decided to cut prices of Windows 8 operating system and Office 2013 by a huge margin.

With a proposal of merging of the world's largest supplier of the public-traded commodities, Glen Core International PLC (GLEN), with Xstrata PLC, China is reviewing the effect the alliance will put on Chinese copper market. The statement regarding the same was given by the GLEN on Tuesday.

There has been so much talked about Surface Pro but it seems the wait is almost over with a release date being rumored. It has been confirmed by Microsoft that it will be made available on February 9 in the U. S. and Canada.

Last year, Dish shut down approximately 500 Blockbuster stores. As reported by a spokesman of Dish, John Hall on Monday, very soon the Dish Network Corporation is planning to shut down another 300 Blockbuster stores. With this, around 3000 employees would lose their jobs and become unemployed.

Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd., which is accredited as the biggest e-commerce company in China has made certain arrangements for an initial public offering. Sources known to the matter were of the view that the company has hired Credit Suisse Group AG as well as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) to do the task.

World is puzzled by a recent announcement of Apple, which says that the faulty Do Not Disturb (DND) function present in its iOS 6 software will get fixed on its own. Apple has asked people not to take any action, as the problem is going to get resolved by 7 January 2013.

Seattle based T-Mobile has declared that it will be launching a value plan next year. Under the plan, the firm will be offering the customers low rates for their cellular services by making it disassociated from the phones under subsidy.

When it comes to expansion and coming up with newer and better products, one name that instantly comes across mind is Cannon. Maintaining the rapport, Cannon has announced that it is going to launch a new pair of lenses known as EF-series lenses.

As per reports, it has been revealed that Amazon is going to launch two new tablets in the market from 25th Oct 2012. The company was of the view that they have already started taking pre-orders.

Streaming Still by Roku is being hoped to go down in terms of prices in October, a recent report has unveiled. The America-based Consumer Electronics Company is now promising its customers updated mobile apps with media shifting functionality for the time being.