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Farasat Ali
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Google exceeds expectations after recording greater net profit

Google, the Mountain View Technology Company ended the first quarter after compiling a net profit of 2,890 million, considerably higher as compared to 1.798 million during the same period back in 2011.  Their revenues amounted to 8,140 million, the results far better than expected, which accompanied with the approval of a proposal to distribute dividends. […]

Amazon announces price cut

The defeat of one party almost means the triumph of another, although if the other party is not directly involved in battle. This is what has happened to the U.S. government to demand Apple and several publishers to reconsider e-book pricing. But as Apple’s agreement and publishing’s were a triumph over Amazon, but now the triumph of the U.S. […]

Facebook application “Instagram” getting popular

Instagram, the application, has become popular worldwide as it was a matter of time that it attracted users towards itself. Facebook, the largest social network online, bought Instagram for 765 million Euros (1,000 million). The operation took place when Mark Zuckerberg’s company finalizes the deal, last month. Instagram is a program that lets you share photos via […]

Australian court accuses Google for misleading advertisement

Google has just been accused by the Australia court to provide ads that, according to the verdict of the jury, were "false and misleading." The Federal Court of Australia will make the Mountain View giant pay court costs to correct their listing behaviour that apparently point to miamo website that has been sought rather than […]

Cable operators blame streaming platforms for declining subscribers

Digital platforms like Netflix or Hulu, which offers unlimited access to movies and TV shows over the Internet, are revolutionizing the television in the U.S. In 2011, cable companies cancelled out more than a million subscribers for their subscription to go to streaming -system that allows them to view web content while downloading. The figure can go to a staggering three […]

Yahoo announces over 2000 layoffs

Yahoo officially announced that they are going to cut more than 2,000 employees, equivalent to 14% of its global workforce, while making a major step to reshape the company’s future.  Thus, the company is expecting to claim annual savings of $ 375 million (285.5 million Euros) after the layoffs. This will be their first short listing […]

Video games producers putting an end to second-hand market

The video game producers are making efforts to eliminate the second hand video games market. The second hand market, being the oldest profession in the world, involves consumer goods as diverse as clothing, cars and even real estate. Forums, social networking, markets, auction sites or word of mouth have become a common deed to buy and […]

Google earns five times more with the iPhone

Google has generated approximately 550 million US dollars during the last four years according to the figures provided by Oracle for patent violation. These figures suggest that Apple devices such as the iPhone, using maps and the Google search engine, gave this almost five times more revenue, some 2,500 million dollars. About 200 million Android […]

Blackberry record sales below expectations

Research In Motion will need much more to offer on the day of their 26th birthday, to convince an increasingly sceptical Wall Street with the future of the company before the onslaught of Apple and Google in the business of mobile devices. The company failed again after reporting a loss of $ 125 million in the quarter. Sales fell […]

Amazon starts selling the touch version of eBook

Since its launch in December 2011 the only model of selling e-books, Amazon  has become the best sellers in all categories in Spain. Though it’s cheap, it is also somewhat limited. It costs 99 Euros, compared with $ 79 in the U.S. They have recently released two models, Touch 3G and simple Touch, which can be bought […]

Nokia set to introduce windows phones to the China market

Nokia will start to sell a new range of Smartphones using Microsoft software in China from April, seeking to claw back market share it has seen gobbled up by Apple and Samsung in the past year China has become one of the hottest growing markets for Smartphone makers, with Apple Chief Executive Cook also visiting Beijing at […]

Apple on the brink of getting clean chit in China

There is still no firm verdict but all indications are already screaming that Apple are on the brink of a success following their case of patents against Proview Technologies for use of the iPhone brand in China. However, the U.S. technology giant still needs to qualify for the quality certificate, from the agency that oversees the quality of products […]

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