Google launching cheap DIY smartphone ARA, targets 6bn in EMs

First there was Build-A-Bear, now there’s build your own smartphone. Thanks to Google’s new Ara Project, users will be able to create their own smartphone, fitting it together piece-by-piece like Lego. Best is that it’s relatively inexpensive and good for the environment.

One year on, plaudits from investors, marketplace for new Microsoft CEO Nadella

When Satya Nadella took over the house built by the world’s richest man, the reaction was mixed. Bill Gates’s creation had been on a steady slide since its founder switched his attention to philanthropy. But a year since moving into the corner office, the new CEO has received the thumbs up from investors and customers.

Apple bond issue result points to US rate rise

“This is the right time to issue corporate bonds,” said Kim Youngsung, the head of overseas investment in Seoul at South Korea’s Government Employees Pension Service.