Samsung appointed a new African CEO and boosted capital spending. There were several notable events in Samsung recently. One of which was appointing a new CEO for Africa.
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Apple and Motorola drop 14 patents, now left with 8 patents-in-suit
Apple and Motorola dropped 14 patents, which now left with them with 8 patents-in-suit. Apple and Google's Motorola agreed to drop 14 patent suits Monday.
Alcatel-Lucent team up with Qualcomm for small cell development
Alcatel-Lucent partnered with Qualcomm for small cell development. Alcatel-Lucent and Qualcom partner for small cell development. The development aimed to be useful for enterprise and residential deployments.
Britain: Get tough on online abuse, Twitter
Britain pressured Twitter to get tough on online abuse. Britain was putting pressure on Twitter, a social media site, to make reporting abuse easier for Internet users.
China Labor Watch: Apple's supplier violates Chinese workers' rights
According to China Labor Watch, Pegatron Corp violated the rights of its workers at its factories in Shanghai and Suzhou, China.
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The US FTC updated its 2012 advertising guidelines and sent a letter warning Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and other internet search companies to follow or be fined.
Peter Loescher, the first outsider to lead the company will be leaving Siemens soon. Peter Loescher, chief executive of Siemens and the first outsider to lead the company, will be leaving the company four years ahead of his end of contract.
Google lost its proposal to delay the proceedings regarding a London antitrust case filed by Foundem.
The International Monetary Fund forgoes Managing Director Lagarde's recommendation due to lack of United States support.
Bankruptcy court judge suspends charges made by employees and pension holders to bring focus of the case back into Detroit courtroom.
Federal Reserve must dissolve bond-buying program quickly, according to Richmond Fed leader Jeffrey Lacker.
Senate, backed by President Barack Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, approved the bipartisan deal that would reverse spike in student interest loans.
China and the European Union have agreed on a trade price and concluded a six-week dispute over Chinese solar panels.
France takes legal steps to ban sales of new Mercedes models in line with ongoing dispute about harmful refrigerant.
