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Samsung Launches First Tizen in India For Just $92
South Korean based Samsung Electronics started sales of its Tizen smartphone on Wednesday in India. The inexpensive handset is just 5,700 rupees or $92 dollars. The Z1 operates on the Tizen open-source operating system supported by... More of this article »
Most Important Things in Boat Automation with Marine Actuators
Boat lovers realize automating boats with marine actuators can result in exciting experiences. As a result, it is important for them to identify important aspects in boat automation with linear actuators, because it will enable them... More of this article »
CES Opens in Las Vegas on Tuesday
The Consumer Electronics Show will open on Tuesday January 6 and included a myriad of products to look at with big tech firms showcasing their latest electronic devices. Tech companies will again be using the CES to unveil what they... More of this article »
Factors in the Failure of a Linear Actuator
Exceeding the Normal Rated Duty Cycle The duty cycle can be defined as the amount of time a given motor on the actuator can run relative to the amount of time it needs to be at rest. All the AC powered motors will have a set limitation... More of this article »
Create Your Ecommerce Website With Magento
To create web-based stores merchants use various e-commerce platforms. Indeed, there are lots of tools aimed at helping e-commerce merchants built online stores, manage their content and process online transactions. With this huge... More of this article »
BlackBerry Launches New Smartphone the Classic
On Wednesday, BlackBerry unveiled its newest mobile handset device, which is made with the same qualities the smart phone maker traditionally uses with features like a track pad and a physical keyboard. The new device is called the... More of this article »
Uber’s Driver Screening to Tighten After Alleged Rape in Delhi
Uber is planning to tighten the driver screening in its ride service after a scandal emerged over an alleged rape last week by a New Delhi driver. Uber’s service is already banned in many places including in Delhi. Uber states that... More of this article »
Apple Donating Portion of Profit to Fight Against AIDS
Apple, the Cupertino, California based tech giant has pledged to donation part of its sales made from its retail as well as online stores during Black Friday as well as Cyber Monday to the fight against AIDS. On Monday, the maker of... More of this article »
Europe Will Attempt to Break Up Google
The European Parliament will reportedly call for the breakup of Google into different smaller companies during a vote to be held next week. The measure is a big attempt by the legislative group to combat the dominance of the firm online. Google... More of this article »
Nokia Returns to Consumer Electronics with Android Tablet
One again Nokia is developing electronic mobile devices and now the company uses Android. Nokia unveiled the N1 tablet that has a 7.9-inch high-resolution screen with a front camera with 5-megapixel. It did not take too long for the... More of this article »
Cisco Forecast Weighed Down by Weak Spending on Telecom
Cisco Systems, the maker of network equipment forecast its profit for the current quarter below the estimates of analysts. The forecast was weighed down by telecom service providers cutting capital budgets and weaker sales in many... More of this article »
AT&T Acquires Iusacell the Mobile Carrier in Mexico
AT&T Inc, the second biggest mobile phone carrier in the U.S. has agreed to acquire Grupo Iusacell SA owned by Ricardo Salinas a billionaire for just over $2.5 billion to expand into Latin America even further. AT&T will add... More of this article »
Sprint Cutting Another 2,000 Jobs
Sprint the wireless carrier said it would be cutting another 2,000 jobs or about 5% of its workforce as part of its effort to cut more than $1.5 billion in yearly spending. The company announced that the cuts would take place over... More of this article »
Samsung Promises Changes as Profit Plunges
Samsung Electronics admitted that it erred in its strategy of smartphones and vowed on Thursday to overhaul its lineup of handsets after its profit from those units tumbled during the last quarter and sits at its lowest in over 3 years. Over... More of this article »
Advertising Revenue at Facebook Surges
Facebook expanded its revenue from advertising by over 64% during the third quarter. The increase was boosted by an increase in mobile ads that have become an increasingly larger chunk of the social media giant’s overall ad business. The... More of this article »
Microsoft Sales Pass Street Estimates
Microsoft Corp reported quarterly revenue that was higher than had been expected, helped through stronger sales of Surface tablets, phones and products for cloud computing for businesses, while keeping profit margins for the most part... More of this article »
Google Disappoints on Slowdown of Advertising Growth
Heavy spending, a slowdown in advertising growth and a higher tax bill has led to quarterly results that were disappointing for Google, which brought down the shares of the search behemoth of Internet. Google announced that revenue... More of this article »
Report: Hewlett-Packard Will Split Into Two
Hewlett-Packard Co, the stalwart of Silicon Valley, has struggled trying to adapt to the new era of online and mobile computing. The company plans to split into two separate companies looking to put additional focus on its corporate... More of this article »
Pepsi Launching Soda that is Naturally Sweetened on Amazon
PepsiCo announced that it is introducing for the first time a product exclusively through online retailer Amazon.com as the maker of soft drinks and snack looks to increase is footprint in the growing e-commerce industry. The product,... More of this article »
Private Social Network Ello Generating Buzz
The ads free social network Ello is creating buzz online with invitations on eBay selling for as much as $500. The social media Internet site Ello has been creating quite a bit of buzz online over the past couple of days. Ello, which... More of this article »
Data Breaches at Record Highs for 2014
Thus far in 2014, there have been more than 568 data breaches with over 75 million records involved, of which 56 million took place at Home Depot outlets according to new data released by an identity theft Internet research company. The... More of this article »
Apple Frenzy as Stores Start Selling iPhone 6
This year Christmas arrived in September for Apple lovers, as they stormed the company’s stores on Friday morning to purchase the new generation iPhone, though not everyone was able to get the model they had on their list. The new... More of this article »
Sony Says Losses Will Reach $2 Billion
For Sony things have gone from bad to worse. The electronics company based in Japan expects to lose at least $2 billion this year partly due to it poor smartphone business. Sony announced that it estimated it would have a loss that... More of this article »
Court: Yelp Able to Tamper With its Reviews
Yelp, the influential website for rating, denies that it tampers with reviews, but a federal court ruled the site can if it is so inclined, saying it would not be extortion. The San Francisco Court of Appeals decision came in response... More of this article »
Report: Apple to Team with MasterCard and Visa on Wallet for iPhone
Apple Inc is planning to turn its new generation iPhone into a wallet via a new partnership with retailers and banks and the biggest payment networks, said a person close to the situation. The new agreement includes MasterCard, Visa... More of this article »
Profit Surges at GameStop
GameStop Corp, on Thursday reported its profits surged for its second quarter thanks to the revenue of the retailer of video games jumping by 25%. That surge in revenues was credited for the most part to strong demand in consoles such... More of this article »
Microsoft Yanks Windows Update for August After Crashes Reported
Microsoft pulled its update for August for Windows after reports of crashes came in from users and issues involving the restarting of their systems were announced. The software giant has recommended that users uninstall the latest... More of this article »
IBM Server Sale Approved by Regulators
United States National Security regulators have given the go ahead for Lenovo to purchase the not so profitable IBM x86-server business. The decision was a major win for Lenovo, the PC maker based in China, as the investigation of... More of this article »
Candy Crush Crumbles as King Digital Falls
King Digital Entertainment’s debut in the stock market during March was amongst the worst this year in the U.S. The stock fell by 16% on the first day it traded, as investors were worried the Candy Crush Saga mobile device game maker... More of this article »
Nokia Receives Boost from Handset Sale
Finnish tech company Nokia earned a profit during the second quarter after it sold it handset business to U.S. based Microsoft. The company said it expectations have improved for the rest of 2014, as its performance financially during... More of this article »
Profits at Netflix Jump to $71 Million
On Monday, Netflix Inc announced that its profit for the recently ended quarter had more than doubled thanks to strong growth from subscribers both in the U.S. and internationally, as an increase in monthly rates for its popular video... More of this article »
Gtech to Acquire IGT in $4.7 Billion Deal
Gtech SpA has agreed to purchase in cash and stock International Game Technology for the amount of $4.7 billion. This deal unites the largest provider in the world of lottery systems with the largest maker of slot-machines. Gtech in... More of this article »
Samsung Considers How to Recover from Eroding Profits
The top cell phone maker in the world, Samsung Electronics based in South Korea has seen its profits eroded due to pressure from rivals across China that are cutting prices. Last week the electronics giant announced that profit for... More of this article »
Lyft the Car-Hailing Service Delays New York Debut
Just hours prior to beginning operation in Queens and Brooklyn on Friday, a company specializing in car-hailing that relies on drivers using their own vehicles to transport passengers, announced it was going to delay its debut in New... More of this article »
Google Removing Article by BBC Raises Fears of Censorship
European Union officials and British politicians expressed great concern Thursday after it came to light that an article that is seven years old that criticizes a former CEO at Merrill Lynch was to be removed from search results on... More of this article »
Google Visits Cuba
Eric Schmidt the chairman of Google led a delegation of Google employees to the Caribbean nation of Cuba last week. The delegation was advocating the removal of restrictions by the government on the Internet. The executives had meetings... More of this article »
Barnes & Noble Spinning Off Nook as Sales Fall
When the Nook e-reader was introduced in 2009 by Barnes & Noble, it was celebrated as the answer to Kindle, the popular Amazon.com e-reading device. Over four years since that launch, the retailer continues to struggle and will... More of this article »
Philips and Salesforce.com Join Forces for TeleHealth Platform
A cloud-based platform that will allow doctors to monitor the health of a patient outside a medical care facility will be launched this summer in the U.S. The new platform, a work of collaboration between Philips the Dutch electronics... More of this article »
Chinese Company Fined Record Amount by FCC
The Federal Communications Commission announced that it had charged a fine of a record-breaking amount to C.T.S. Technology Co. Ltd. a Chinese online retailer and manufacturer of electronics. The fine is $34.9 million, which was revealed... More of this article »
Sprint and T-Mobile Closing in on Merger for $32 Billion
Jumping on the bandwagon of telecommunications industry consolidations the third and fourth largest U.S. wireless operators have agreed to join forces. Sprint and T-Mobile talked about joining forces for a number of years but always... More of this article »
Tablet Sales Drop Due to Phablet Competition
Tablets might be the tech world’s successor to the desktop and laptop, but are now facing tough competition from smartphones with large screens dubbed Phablets. That new competition has caused sales of tablets over the last year... More of this article »
Best Buy Benefits from Cost Cutting
Cost cutting helped Best Buy the retailer of consumer electronics to record a profit that was bigger than expected during the first quarter. However, sales were weak as consumers hold off for the launches of new products including... More of this article »
Google and Apple End Litigation over Smartphones
The two huge tech giants Apple and Google have settled a series of lawsuits dealing with their phone operating platforms. Google and Apple had dozens of suits and counter suits filed against one another dealing with their respective... More of this article »
Tesla Battery Deal Ending with Toyota
Tesla Motors Inc, the maker of electric cars is planning to construct the largest plant for battery production in the world. The company announced that its deal to supply Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp with motors and battery... More of this article »
Twitter Testing Mute Button for Android and iOS
Twitter gives certain users the ability to quiet those they are following, but still message and receive notifications from them. Everyone knows that one person, the one with way too much time available. The one that tweets about everything... More of this article »
Samsung Ordered to Pay $120 Million to Apple
On Friday, a jury in the U.S. ordered South Korea-based Samsung Electronics to pay Apple Inc nearly $120 million, which was far less than what Apple had sought. The decision marked a big loss for the maker of iPhone in the latest round... More of this article »
Sony Cuts Forecast as Pressure Increases on CEO
Sony Corp has slashed it guidance for earnings for the third time in just one year to barely 10% of what it initially had for an outlook as more losses from its PC sector exit have cast a cloud over the struggling division of electronics. The... More of this article »
Twitter Passes First Quarter Estimates But Shares Fall
Twitter reported a bottom- and top-line that beat estimates on Tuesday and attributed its increase of 119% in revenue to its growth in users as well as engagement. However, shares of the microblogging company plummeted in after hours... More of this article »