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Usman Khalid
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Google negates the thought that new copyrights infringing content removal system will not affect YouTube

Google is in a total denial that the new copyright protection stunt taken by the company will not affect YouTube. However, the website has been seen over the years being host to countless illegal video and audio content. Still the company thinks that the removal process will not affect their flagship video website. The new […]

Apple does away with YouTube app in the upcoming iOS 6

Apple is nipping on the heels of Google. In the latest developments in the Google-Apple lover affair, the latter dropped YouTube app from its iOS 6 beta bandwagon. Furthermore, a spokesperson confirmed that the final version will also be without the pre-installed YouTube application. “Our licensing to include the YouTube app in iOS has ended,” […]

Amazon plans to activate same-day delivery system – Part 1

With a lot of pressure from both sides of the fence, Amazon might start the delivery service prematurely, eBay is already in action in San Francisco area Amazon is starting to become the next Apple both in popularity and profitability. In the recent developments, the largest book selling entity is opening stores in Brazil and […]

Amazon plans to activate same-day delivery system – Part 2

More than a few analysts pointed out that Szkutak’s words amounted to less than a categorical denial. “I think Amazon was just pushing back on speculation that anything was going to happen in the near term,” said S&P Capital IQ equity analyst Michael Souers. Amazon’s fastest shipping option now is two-day delivery for customers who […]

Amazon formally enters Brazil’s local market for e-books and Kindles – Part 1

The largest e-commerce website already operates indirectly in Brazil but the formal entry is more difficult with direct competition from the likes of MercadoLibre Amazon.com, the largest book sellers in the world, were inspired by the great Amazon river and the surrounding forest in Brazil. And Jeff Bezos took the company to dazzling heights were […]

Amazon formally enters Brazil’s local market for e-books and Kindles – Part 2

“Amazon is looking at Brazil as a future growth market,” said S&P Capital IQ analyst Michael Souers. “But the way of doing business in Brazil is different than here. There are complications, delays.” MercadoLibre, whose literal meaning is FreeMarket, has the benefit of being the first entrant in the market. It covers almost 550 million […]

Smartphone sales rise in the US, the thriving segment is prepaid though – Part 1

The normal believe is that packaged smartphones account for most sales in the US. The current data revealed that smartphone market  grew exponentially but in a different market segment. Prepaid wireless  market accounted for most the earnings in the US smartphone market. Though post-paid market was a big player in the sales but the figures […]

Smartphone sales rise in the US, the thriving segment is prepaid though – Part 2

On paper post-paid customers get more incentives for opting and using a wireless connection. They sign a two-year contract, normally, and get subsidized smartphones. All they have to do is pay the bill at the end of the month. Prepaid consumers on the other hand have the free will but at a cost. They can […]

Apple television rams up on charts, anticipation soars as the release time near

Apple is going for the alleged television next year. The appliance might be in the making currently but it will be put on sale in 2013, summers or fall, whichever is suitable to them. As the expectations spike up on the release of the new television, maybe called Apple TV or iTV, many companies have […]

Starbucks huddles up with Square for mobile payment system across the US

As the technology is rapidly evolving, the concept of electronic money is taking root with the same speed. Coffee shop chain Starbucks is taking the new concept quite seriously. The magnitude of such a rigid attitude can be measured from the company’s investment in mobile payment enterprise called Square. Seattle-based Starbucks announced on Tuesday a […]

Hardware partners respond to Microsoft’s new Surface tablets – Part 1

In the recent events most OEMs, including Acer, have criticised the new product and the possible negative market it may create Microsoft’s new tablets have spurred a new kind of criticism toward their upcoming launches in Fall 2012. However, everyone knew what was coming to Microsoft when they launched the new devices in June. Microsoft […]

Hardware partners respond to Microsoft’s new Surface tablets – Part 2

CNET has contacted Microsoft for comment and will update this report when we learn more. This isn’t the first time Acer has criticized Microsoft’s tablet ambitions. Oliver Ahrens, Acer’s senior VP and president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, told Reuters soon after the Surface’s unveiling that Microsoft’s strategy to take on Apple with the […]

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