Reuters reports that Amazon.com's main UK unit has paid $3.7 million in taxes on its 2012 income, based UK sales of $6.5 billion. During the year, the company obtained 2.5 million pounds in government grants. All sales to British users are directed through a Luxembourg affiliate, which pays the UK unit fees to cover its costs. Read More
At DMW's Disruptive Media Conference at the NAB Show today, Boxee CEO and Founder Avner Ronen spoke about a range of topics in a lively session with Mashable's Christina Warner. Warren opened the session by calling Boxee one the "best examples of a disruptive technology.". Read More
Reuters reports that Japan's NEC Corp is in talks to sell its cell phone unit to its PC venture partner Lenovo Group Ltd, a source having knowledge on the discussions said, confirming media reports of the talks. Read More
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Bloomberg reports that Telefonica took advantage of an 18 percent increase in its shares in the past month, to raise almost 975 million Euros ($1.3 billion) after selling treasury stock to lower the Spanish carrier’s debt. Read More
HBO could expand access to its HBO GO online streaming service by partnering with Internet broadband providers for customers that do not sign up for a cable TV service. Read More
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Reuters reports that Apple Inc. computers were attacked by the "same hackers who targeted Facebook Inc, but no data appeared to have been stolen" according to the company. . Read More
Reuters reports that Google will acquire marketing services company, Channel Intelligence Inc., for $125 million in cash. . Read More