The eighth annual Millward Brown Optimor BrandZ Top 100 ranking of the most valuable global brands still has Apple at the top, despite a slight drop in the total value of technology brands.
Apple’s brand value was calculated at $185 billion, just 1% up from 2012. Google retained second place but closed the gap slightly.
Article rating: No rating
Vodafone has announced its results for the financial year that ended on 31st March 2013.
Revenue for the group was down 4.2% to £44.4 billion, while a drop in the value of the company’s Italian and Spanish businesses meant profits fell from over £7 billion last year to £673 million.
Article rating: No rating
LG Electronics has created a version of its Android-based Optimus Vu smartphone that offers business users a secure device without affecting their personal information.
It’s based on the US version of the Optimus Vu - known as the Intuition - and has been created in partnership with Verizon Wireless and VMWare.
Article rating: No rating
US mobile network Verizon Wireless has announced that it’ll pay its owners a $7 billion dividend on 25th June.
The company is jointly owned by Verizon Communications (55%) and Vodafone (45%).
Article rating: No rating
Nokia’s new flagship Lumia 928 device - described by the company as “a new expression of the world’s most innovative smartphone” - has been announced today.
It’s launching as an exclusive product to Verizon Wireless in the USA.
Article rating: No rating