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One Billion Users Might Not Be Sufficient for Phone Carriers in India
India has signed up its one billionth customer for mobile phones joining China as the only two countries that have crossed that threshold. However, the base of one billion might not be sufficient to keep the wireless industry from... More of this article »
Analysts Predicting Flat 2016 For Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)
A number of Wall Street analysts are predicting a flat year for Apple in 2016. Apple is currently the world’s biggest tech company. However, in the past six months, more than $220 billion has been slashed from the company’s value,... More of this article »
Tim Cook Said Idea Apple is Avoiding Taxes is “Political Crap”
Tim Cook the CEO at Apple dismissed the notion that the Cupertino, California based tech behemoth was avoiding U.S. taxes as “total political crap.” The remarks by Cook were made during an interview that aired on 60 Minutes Sunday... More of this article »
Apple Has New COO and Chief of App Store
Apple Inc. announced a number of changes to its teams of leaders on Friday, including promoting Jeff Williams to COO, which is a role that was last held by Tim Cook but has been vacant since he became the CEO at Apple back in 2011. Williams,... More of this article »
Facebook Taking on Yelp and Angie’s List with New Services
Facebook has quietly been testing one of its new features that direct users to the best reviewed and rated local providers of service in the area in which they are located. At the URL Facebook.com/services, that is easy to access,... More of this article »
Verizon Boosts Its Video Team With New Hires (NYSE:VZ)
Verizon recently launched its go90 mobile video service, which lets consumers anywhere in the country watch video on their smartphones. The service was launched in September as a free, ad-supported mobile video service. Verizon is... More of this article »
Sony Banking on Record PlayStation 4 Sales for Turnaround
The PlayStation 4 popularity is bolstering the long term confidence at Sony for its games console after sales surpassed 30 million units in November. The PS4 is the fastest selling console for home use ever, exceeding the PlayStation... More of this article »
Huawei Mate 8 Moves Up to New Phablet Heights
Huawei has launched the Mate 8 its flagship phablet the new 6-inch device is a sleek, fast, good value, great battery life phablet with the most up to date Android version available. The release for other countries besides China will... More of this article »
Sony Sales for PlayStation 4 Pass 30 Million
Sony’s game console PlayStation 4 has sold over 30.2 million consoles worldwide since its original launch just two years ago. That figure is up from the last report of sales of PS4 in January of 18.5 million, which included over... More of this article »
Apple Remains Committed To Strong Encryption Technology (NASDAQ:AAPL)
Apple says that its support for strong encryption technology remains as strong as ever. Apple’s Tim Cook is one of the highest-profile supporters of strong encryption in the tech industry. Apple’s popular messaging client... More of this article »
Cisco Forecast for Second Quarter Misses
Cisco Systems the maker of network equipment forecasted revenue and adjusted profit growth for its second quarter that was below estimates of analysts citing slow order growth and a weakness in its international enterprise business. A... More of this article »
Facebook Warning Users They Might Be Targets of Attacks
Years after Google had implemented a feature that is similar for users of Gmail, Facebook said it would start alerting its users if it suspects they might be a target of attacks that are state-sponsored. That is if Facebook believes... More of this article »
Apple’s Lowest iPhone Share in U.S. Offset by China
Kantar has released its smartphone numbers of August, which showed that the iPhone from Apple is having its lowest market share in the U.S. since October of 2011, gaining a little more share of month to month inside China and seeing... More of this article »
Facebook to Use Satellites for Broadband in Africa
In its most recent quest to open up access to Internet to the developing markets Facebook partnered with Eutelsat Communications a satellite company based in France. Scheduled for launch during the second half of 2016, the initiative... More of this article »
Apple Wins Court Ruling Forcing Samsung to Make Changes
Apple Inc has won a ruling by a federal court that might force South Korea based Samsung Electronics to stop the use of some features in its Galaxy older model smartphones as well as tablet and give the maker of iPhones a better leg... More of this article »
Report: Samsung Eliminating 10% of Staff at Head Office
Samsung is reportedly planning to layoff as much as 10% of its staff at its South Korea headquarters in a move that highlights the continuing struggle it has to compete with lower cost smartphone makers from China and Apple in the... More of this article »
Fiat Chrysler Recalls Additional Cars to Fight Off Hackers
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles ordered its second recall in the last two months to install software that will protect against hackers. The recall was ordered on Friday and will update software in more than 7,800 of its Jeep Renegade 2015... More of this article »
Lenovo Sets Up Manufacturing Facility in India
Lenovo Groups announced on Tuesday it would establish an assembly unit for smartphones in India, becoming the largest company from China thus far to respond to Narenda Modi the Prime Minister’s campaign of turning India into a powerhouse... More of this article »
AT&T Increases Data Plans for Mobile Users to Maintain Pace
The time is right to be a wireless subscriber at AT&T as the wireless provider boosted its data plans and has added other perk to maintain competiveness with Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon. Late last week, AT&T announced its... More of this article »
Windows 10 Scam Being Sent Via Email
Fraudulent emails that are encouraging people to upgrade to the new Windows 10 are dropping ransomware into computers and not the new operating system from Microsoft. If you are waiting for your copy of the new Microsoft operating... More of this article »
FireEye Shares Drop Prior to Opening Bell on CFO Departure
Shares of FireEye Inc, the cyber security company fell during Friday’s premarket trading, the morning after the CFO of the company announced he would be leaving. Michael Sheridan had been the CFO dating back to 2011 and the company... More of this article »
IBM Announces Most Powerful and Densest Microchip Available
IBM, the tech behemoth announced it developed a new microchip to be used in computers that is four times stronger than ones currently on the market. The firm said on Thursday that it manufactured the chips with its components that... More of this article »
Allot Announce Severe Warning on Revenue Shares Tumble
Allot Communications released a severe profit warning that sent its share price tumbling on Monday’s Tel Aviv Stock exchange. The share price for the company is nearly 12% off in Tel Aviv. The company that specializes in broadband... More of this article »
Photo leaked on Internet Shows Blackberry Operated by Android
Blackberry has insisted it is reinventing itself by developing a totally different smartphone. Now a photo that was leaked on the Internet shows Venice a Blackberry smartphone with the Android operating system. The photo shows the... More of this article »
Facebook Catching YouTube in Ads for Videos
Facebook has gained more ground on YouTube, owned by Google, as an outlet for the big companies to market products through videos online, which is now the fastest growing Internet ads category, said a report on Monday. The competition... More of this article »
Cisco Investing $2 Billion in India During 2015
U.S. tech giant Cisco announced on Thursday that it has committed to manufacturing in India and is going to invest $2 billion this year into the country The U.S. based company, which pumps over $1.7 billion each year, is investing... More of this article »
Alibaba Wants to Make China’s Version of HBO and Netflix
Alibaba Group Holdings is planning to build a version of HBO and Netflix in China via a new service named Tmall Box Office, as it attempts to service over 600 million families that are craving additional content that is entertaining. Tmall... More of this article »
NSA Planned Hacking of Android Phones and Google Play Store
NSA, the National Security Agency, partnered with governments from four countries on a programmed attack seeking to infect millions of different smartphones with its spyware according to a recent report. This program, codenamed Irritant... More of this article »
Netflix in Talks with Wasu to Enter China
Netflix Inc has entered talks with Wasu Media Holding a media company based in China backed by Jack Ma, as well as with other possible business partners as it looks to enter into the $5.9 billion video online market in China. Netflix... More of this article »
Dining Goes Mobile: Is Your Business Ready?
A social media revolution is underway. Talking on a telephone at the dining table or (heaven forbid) in a restaurant was the height of poor etiquette once upon a time. However, mobile social consumers are starting to forget that stigma... More of this article »
Facebook Boosts Pay of Low Wage Earners
Facebook has become known for offering its employees some perks that have become enviable. Now the social media giant wants its janitors and other workers who are low wage earners to get a boost as well. The company on Wednesday announced... More of this article »
Apple Extending Its Green Footprint into China
Only 3 weeks after capturing the headlines locally with its plans of investing in solar farms, global tech leader Apple is now rolling out even more initiatives that are environmentally friendly in its attempt to impress both government... More of this article »
Apple Watch: Impresses for the Most Part in First Reviews
The reviews have started to come in on the Apple Watch that was launched on Friday and critics have started giving their opinion of the high-tech timepieces. The overall consensus seems to be that the sleek wearable by Apple is cool... More of this article »
Automated classrooms
The use of automated classrooms is one that may prove to be challenging especially with the people that are uncomfortable with computers. It is thereby essential that when the automated classes are being made to consider the use... More of this article »
Java Loading Adware on Macs
A number of websites require computers to use Java, but the latest update of the program for Macs includes adware. The new update automatically installs an add-on for the Web browser for Ask.com. When a search is performed, Ask.com... More of this article »
China Bars U.S. Tech Firms From Its Government List
The central government of China has dropped a number of top technology companies from the United States, including Apple and Cisco, from its list of products approved for purchases by the state, amidst a growing rift about cyber space... More of this article »
AT&T Adds on Privacy Charge for High Speed
For a price of $70 per month, subscribers can enjoy the ultrafast, fiber optic Internet access from AT&T. For another $29 per month, subscribers can avoid being tracked by the system. AT&T introduced a one gigabit per second... More of this article »
Pinterest Ends Affiliate Links, Prepares for Buy Button
Pinterest, the site for social networking is banning the affiliate links and the redirects it allowed, according to an online watchdog site. The news comes as rumors have surfaced that Pinterest is planning to launch its own buy button... More of this article »
Yelp Acquires Eat24 the Food Delivery Service
Yelp the review website has purchased Eat24, a food delivery service online that allows users to order food from over 20,000 restaurants in more than 1,500 cities across the U.S. Shares of the company based in San Francisco were up... More of this article »
Advantages of IT Outsourcing to Ukraine
Most business persons will agree that IT outsourcing plays a crucial role when it come to a sensible business management. IT outsourcing is a good chance to find reliable business partners, as well as save or cut down company’s expenses. Ukraine... More of this article »
First Ubuntu Smartphone to Be Launched
The world’s first smartphone by Ubuntu the BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Phone goes on sale Monday February 9 in Europe, after years of delays and false starts followed by broken promises. The phone will have a QHD display of 4.5 inches,... More of this article »
Alcatel-Lucent Bolsters Profit through Internet Routing
Alcatel-Lucent announced on Friday that its profit for the fourth quarter was increased by rising sales and cost controls at its business of Internet routing that is high margin. That put the company on track for free, positive cash... More of this article »
How to Make a Website Popular
Introduction Websites have become a traditional source of income, information and ways to advertise. For one to be able to conquer this vast competition, you have to be smart moving quickly with the times. Due to lack of Knowledge... More of this article »
Intel to Buy Lantiq
Intel has entered into an agreement to purchase Lantiq the German network chipmaker for an amount that was not disclosed. Intel is seeking to expand its range of different chips used in gadgets that are Internet-connected, said the... More of this article »
newoldstamp: Simple Way to Create Email Signature
Everyone will agree that every letter should be finished with a signature. This essential letter component helps to deliver needed information to the sender and promote yourself with every email you send. Signature is an inseparable... More of this article »
Apple Smashes Projections with iPhone Sales
Apple’s results crushed Wall Street expectations for its fiscal first quarter of 2015 selling an incredible 74.6 million iPhones while earning $18 billion in profits, which was 38% higher from the same quarter last year on $74.6... More of this article »
Study in Ukraine
Higher education is a key to a successful career, but due to lack of high quality universities or excessively high tuition fees in their home countries, many young people are driven to look for education opportunities elsewhere. Ukraine... More of this article »
Sharp Shares Plummet on Earnings Warning
Investor confidence in Japan-based Sharp was hurt after the Apple supplier warned it might be short of its guidance for earnings for the full year, due to being squeezed by profit margins on its smartphone and television displays. The... More of this article »