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Farasat Ali
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Nokia to lay of 10,000 employees worldwide

Nokia, the Finnish mobile phone company, is set to lay off 10,000 workers worldwide until the end of 2013, said the company sources on Thursday. Nokia, with a worldwide workforce of 130,000 employees, has announced a broad restructuring plan that seeks to recover the lost profitability in recent months by a sharp cut operating costs […]

Apple set to kill “Ping” in next operating systems

Among the new operating system that Apple has introduced over the time, they have disappointed the users by offering Ping, a social network attempt to share music between iTunes users. Born in September 2010, Ping was presented by Steve Jobs himself. However, it received major critisim over the time. If there was something that hindered […]

Nicola Brooks took on the trolls

The UK High Court has issued an order that Facebook should provide the address and data access of users who used their service to defame another person. The fuss started when the trolls had sent offensive messages to Nicola Brookes, who decided to go to court after Facebook had refused to provide data on those […]

Google Maps get offline support for Android

The next time you go by subway or car passing through a tunnel, Google maps will not disappear from your mobile phone, as long as you have a smartphone with Android platform. The search engine giant has announced that their service Google Maps will be available for consultation without an Internet connection in 100 countries. This is one […]

Movistar launches Joyn

Movistar has launched Joyn, better known as WhatsApp of operators; because it is a free instant messaging service created thanks to meet the standard agreed by the major mobile phone companies in the world.  Curiously Joyn compete directly with Tume, multimedia messaging service (voice, text and videos) launched by Telefonica last May. And, although the company […]

Facebook set to launch Application store

Although Facebook have lost third of their total value within one month, Facebook continues its campaign to keep the attention of its users. The social network has opened an application store, known as the Facebook App Store, as reported by the product manager Matt Wyndowe. The App-store has more than 500 applications, among which include the popular Pinterest, Instagram, […]

FairSearch accuses Google; exposes truths

Google is becoming a threat to the future of the Internet, according to FairSearch, an organization of 17 companies principally engaged in electronic commerce have filed a complaint against the search engine malpractice. "The truth about Google, there is a huge conflict of interest on the basis of Google’s business model, a conflict that Google […]

Samsung to compete via Gaikai cloud gaming

The Asian giants are set to follow in the footsteps of their two competitors in the mobile world and video game console: Microsoft and Sony. The first units will PlayStation certified, the second ensures additional revenue stream for games already known, many of the first PlayStation. Samsung has partnered with Gaikai , an open platform in the cloud, […]

Lenovo unveils Ultrabooks

Lenovo has presented their new Ultrabook Idea Pad U310 and U410 in Spain. They cost from 600 Euros and weigh from 1.7 kilos depending on model. They are available in blue, gray, pink, red and electric blue. The U310 model is 13.3 inches, 18 mm thick and weighs approx 1.7 kilos, hard drive is 500 GB and the battery reportedly lasts 7 […]

Google accuses Microsoft and Nokia

Google has filed a formal complaint in the European Union against Microsoft and Nokia for "conspiring" with the joint use of its patents to litigate against their rivals in the mobile phone industry. In the complaint, Google has said that Microsoft and Nokia have formed a group called MOSAID, where 1,200 patents have been transferred and would be responsible […]

Google launches latest version of the Chromebook

Chromebook, Google’s new laptop, was a big failure when they offered it in June 2011. However, they have apparently come up with a new model which was presented at the United States on Tuesday. The new Chromebook is faster (lights in 7 seconds instead of ten from above), is lighter than the available machine, meaning […]

The EU mobile operators castrate the VoIP

“More than 20% and potentially 50%” is the percentage of the Europeans connected mobile Internet services that have blocked VoIP (like Skype) or P2P file sharing.  In the case of fixed broadband services, restrictions are applied on P2P at peak times when it is more used. It may affect 95% of consumers in one country, […]

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