Microsoft to preview Windows ‘Blue‘ on June 26

The tweaked version of Microsoft's operating system nicknamed Windows Blue will be previewed on June 26 and will be a free update for users as Windows 8.1. The update comes amid a lukewarm reception for Windows 8, an operating system released last year to help the software giant transition from personal computers to tablets and other...

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BlackBerry may unveil cheaper BB10 phone

The CEO of BlackBerry will deliver a keynote speech amid speculation that he will introduce a lower-priced phone running on the BB10 platform at the company's annual three-day conference in Orlando, Florida.  CEO Thorsten Heins is set to speak Tuesday morning. The Canadian manufacturer unveiled new, versatile BlackBerry phones...

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Twitter Music: 5 things to know

With a new app, Twitter Music, referenced in print as #music, Twitter has promised to "change the way people find music". It lets you see what songs people share and lets you listen too. You need to know a few things to get started. First, Twitter Music is distinct from Twitter, so you will have to download a separate app. The music...

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Sony investor Daniel Loeb urges company break-up

One of Sony's biggest shareholders has suggested that the Japanese firm should spin off up to 20% of its entertainment business and use the money to shore up its struggling electronics arm. Sony said the entertainment businesses were important contributors to its growth Daniel Loeb, founder of US hedge fund Third Point, put forward...

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Japan's economy shows recovery signs in boost for Abe

Rupert Wingfield-Hayes on Japan's latest growth data Continue reading the main story Japan's economy, the third largest in the world, expanded at its quickest pace in a year, showing signs of an economic recovery. Gross domestic product grew 0.9% in the three months to March compared to the previous quarter, indicating an annualised...

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BP to ask for Cameron's help as oil spill costs escalate

BP wants Prime Minister David Cameron to intervene over the escalating cost of compensating US companies for the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster in 2010. BP has already agreed huge payouts in the wake of the spill BBC business editor Robert Peston has learned that BP feels its financial recovery is in jeopardy because the compensation system...

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Eurozone recession continues into sixth quarter

The recession across the 17-nation eurozone has continued into a sixth quarter, figures show. The European Central Bank recently cut interest rates to a record low to try to boost growth The bloc's economy shrank by 0.2% between January and March, according to official figures. That left the region's economy 1% smaller for the period...

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