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Usman Khalid
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Toshiba releases new tablet/laptop hybrid Satellite 925t

Toshiba launched the all-new Satellite U925t in an event last week. The device is of utmost importance from a number of aspects. For one it is the first Windows 8 device launched by the Japanese PC-makers and it has a different shape from the contemporary line of tablets. Microsoft has been marketing and advertising its […]

NBC Olympics website had a sloppy performance, says Compuware

National Broadcasting Company, NBC, reached the pinnacle of television broadcasting and online streaming during the London Summer Olympics 2012. However, tech data tracking company Compuware said in a recent report that the network showed sloppy performance on its website. According to the source, NBCOlympics.com, NBC’s official website to stream videos and display results of the […]

Apple Rumours: The smaller iPad will be called iPad Mini, 13-inch MacBook Pro to release before holiday season

Apple is in all kinds of telltales and if they all are believed to be true then the company has a very busy third and fourth calendar quarters of 2012. The alleged September 12 release date for the next generation iPhone is not news anymore but the expected adjoining release of the smaller iPad has […]

Major tech companies expected to launch mobile devices in September

September and October will be the busiest schedule for both technology companies and press. Major players like Apple, Google, Motorola, Microsoft and Amazon are expected to showcase their products to the public. Samsung, recently humbled by Apple in a legal court case over patent infringements, took the leap ahead of its rivals. The Korean company […]

Facebook shares down 4.3 percent after BMO releases a dissuading report

Facebook stock continues to plummet. Traded as FB, the share hit an all-time low midday Friday at $18.25, 4.3 percent down from the previous day. The initial public offering was $38 in May this year and so far the price has gone down almost half of the face value, 52 percent to be exact. The […]

First Solar shares fall 16 percent in Thursday trading after a cut down demand expectation

Chinese solar equipment manufacturers cut the demand and supply estimates for the year due to global economical health This year will certainly be a mixed basket for First Solar, the largest US-based solar panel makers. The company’s stock fell steeply down 16 percent on Thursday after its Chinese purchasers cut 2012-13 sales expectations. The company […]

China expected to rally past the US in smartphone market share this year

China’s smartphone market is growing a faster rate than the US, research firm IDC said in a report. The firm estimated that the Chinese market, despite all the slow economy, will surpass the US market at the end of this year. IDC expects that China will gouge a 26.5 percent share of the smartphone sales […]

Kindle tablets have 22 percent of the market share, Amazon says

Amazon.com comes up with yet another good news. In a statement issued on Thursday, the company said that it has grabbed almost 22 percent of the US tablet market. Although the company also stated that the tablet is currently out of stock, preceding news was good enough to overshadow it. However, they did not mention […]

Pandora Media surpasses the estimated sales by experts, share prices rise 8 percent

Pandora Media, the internet radio provider, exceeded the estimated profitability according to Thomas Reuters. The company announced in the quarterly report ended July 31 that its sales have increased 51 percent. In the report, Pandora stated that its sales have increased to $101.3 Million, a 51 percent rise from the year-earlier quarter. Analysts at the […]

Samsung releases new Galaxy Note at IFA Show in Berlin

Samsung Electronics launched the new version of its phablet called Samsung Galaxy Note II. The new smartphone was introduced to the public at the IFA Electronics Show in Berlin. A phablet is an intelligent amalgamation of certain features of a smartphone in a body and screen size of a mini tablet. Galaxy Note and Note […]

Lenovo eyes Japan as its key market, holds the top spot in the world’s 3rd largest PC market

Chinese PC maker Lenovo has stated that it aims a 30 percent market share in Japanese market. The underlying PC market is the third largest in the world and the makers of ThinkPad have a strong hold in the area. Currently Lenovo held a fraction above 25 percent share, in the second fiscal quarter, of […]

GM expects higher sales in third fiscal quarter, stock ascends 1.8 percent

General Motors expects the sales of its all-electric car Chevrolet Volt to  keep the upward trend through August. The monthly results are expected to arrive next week however, its shares rose almost 1.8 percent after the news. Electric vehicles have been low in demand in parts because of the early technology and its pluses and […]

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