Archive for: September, 2012

Marlon Lipke and Jonathan Gonzalez make the Round 3 cut at San Miguel Pro Zarautz

Germany’s Marlon Lipke and Canary Island’s Jonathan Gonzalez made it through into the third round (Round of 48) at the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 6-Star San Miguel Pro Zarautz after claiming victory in their respective Round 2 (Round of 96) heats that went down at the main event site of Zarautz in Basque Country, […]

DNC convention shines brighter than celebrities

DNC convention shines brighter than celebrities By the time you hear for the third time in 24 hours, “Hey, Adrian Grenier was here!” you may wonder: Is this all there is? With all due respect to the shaggy former co-star of “Entourage,” his hyped presence at many convention events (speaking at a Bill Clinton fundraiser; singing with his band at […]

Apple sues Samsung for market monopoly

Apple has sued South Korean rival, Samsung, to antitrust authorities in South Korea for alleged abuse of its dominant position in the market. The technology giants has filed a complaint with the Fair Trade Commission (FTC for its acronym in English), which claims that Samsung is abusing its position in China in the field of telecommunications technology […]

Kareena Kapoor says her role in ‘Heroine’ is the boldest and bravest ever

The ultimate diva of Bollywood industry Kareena Kapoor is awaiting the release of her film ‘Heroine’, in which she believes she has performed the boldest and the bravest role ever. The 31-year-old, who is the most profitable B’town actress, recently had an exclusive interview with the ‘Times of India’ and while speaking on her inclusion […]

Shah Rukh Khan wants Bollywood to return to Kashmir!

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was in Kashmir in order to participate in the shooting of Yash Chopra’s untitled film. The actor remained in the beautiful valley for almost nine days and he now hopes that more filmmakers will return to the picturesque destination in future. Khan’s untitled movie, in which will be seen playing […]

Safeway shares up 6 percent after Blackhawk IPO announcement

Safeway, one of the largest grocery store chains in the US, had an ascend in its shares on Wednesday after announcing the probable initial public offering of online payment, gift card and credit card unit Blackhawk. The shares rose 6 percent to a little above $16 at midday after the company reported that it will […]

Nokia release of Lumia 920 and 820 not taken warm heartedly, shares fall 11 percent

Nokia is still struggling for a strong footing in the smartphone market. The recent downfall in its shares was a clear example that the Finnish company has still not convinced its investors enough. The company launched new Lumia handsets at an event in New York City on Wednesday, September 5. The new Lumia 920 and […]

LinkedIn shares rise as Jefferies upgrades its rating on stock

LinkedIn, the professional social media network, was up 6 percent in afternoon trading on Wednesday, chiefly due to the favourable ratings by investment bank Jefferies & Co. The stock traded a fraction above $114 after the investment bank raised its ratings on LNKD stock from hold to buy. The bank says the company is expected […]

FCC plans to extend broadband speed test survey to wireless network in the US

The Federal Communications Commission said in a statement on Wednesday that it wants to extend the survey on broadband connection speeds to wireless networks as well. The fast spreading third- and fourth generation wireless broadband connections has enticed FCC to extend the research. The main goal of the research would be to bring wireless speed […]

Apple sends press invitations for a September 12 event in San Francisco

Apple is now inching near the official launch of the next generation iPhone. The company released an invite to a September 12 event to be staged at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California. It is official now that Apple is holding the event on the day however, the release of iPhone […]

Apple loses the top-seller spot to Korean competitor Samsung

With the official invitation of a September 12 event officially out of Cupertino headquarters, Apple is again the centrepiece for the media. The company is expected to release the new iPhone at the event. However, one thing is not going to Apple way, the sales figures. According to Canaccord Genuity, a research firm, the sales […]

Chinese search engine Baidu releases its own mobile web browser for Android devices

Chinese top search engine Baidu on Monday introduced a new namesake mobile browser  for smartphones and tablets. The news was taken cordially by investors as the three-week long share price decline came to a halt. The new web browser will be available first on Google’s mobile operating system platform Android. The company said that the […]

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