(Reuters) – Investors are bracing for Facebook’s Wall Street debut on Friday after the world’s No.1 online social network raised about $16 billion in one of the biggest initial public offerings in U.S. history. Valued at $104 billion, Facebook is larger than Starbucks Corp and Hewlett-Packard combined, sparking intense speculation on how much higher its […]
May 18 2012 | Posted in
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(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s quarterly results beat Wall Street’s most bullish expectations as heavy spending by the world’s largest Internet retailer began to pay off through sales of more digital products on its new Kindle Fire tablet. Amazon shares surged almost 15 percent, increasing the company’s market value by more than $10 billion and boosting […]
Apr 27 2012 | Posted in
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(Reuters) – Apple Inc and Motorola Mobility held talks on a cross-licensing deal to settle smartphone patent infringement lawsuits, a move that could have benefited all of the companies that use Google’s Android software, according to the European Union. The two companies also discussed the "scope of any potential settlement" following Motorola’s sale to Google […]
Mar 13 2012 | Posted in
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More rumour related to Apple’s next generation iPhone pure in with the day. The tech goliath recently released the iPhone 4S, an upgrade to the 2010 release of their signature smartphone, iPhone 4. Rumour has it that new iPhone will have a 4-inch wider screen as compared to the currently trending 3.7 size. However, where […]
Nov 29 2011 | Posted in
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This year Apple, Inc. has seen its share of highs and lows in terms of market share, sales and profits. The company was left orphaned after the passing away of their cofounder and visionary Steve Jobs in October. Jobs’ health condition this year and his ultimate departure were bad omens for Apple. First the technology […]
Nov 22 2011 | Posted in
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Apple, Inc. announced on Tuesday that Genentech, Inc.’s Arthur Levinson will chair their board of directors at Cupertino, California. The Chairman’s position was vacant since Steve Jobs passed away on October 5. Jobs resigned from the position of Chief Executive Officer in August due to health concerns, handing out the responsibility to Tim Cook, but […]
Nov 16 2011 | Posted in
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Apple to reshape its top-shelf products on 2012 When it comes to launches and new additions, Apple, Inc. is both, the most predictable and vice versa of the very idea, concurrently. It is written in stone that this IT giant launches new versions of its top earning product line; iPhone, iPod, iPad, iMac and Macbook […]
Nov 4 2011 | Posted in
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Keeping the pedigree alive, the new iPhone from Apple, the iPhone 4S comes with its own ailments. Since the release on October 18, iPhone users have been facing battery issues with the smartphone. Apple recently admitted the gaffe in the software and announced that a new update will be released soon, to address the issue. […]
Nov 4 2011 | Posted in
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Samsung leapfrogged Apple in the quarterly supply of smartphone units in September, according to reports. Samsung’s various Android OS powered Galaxy phones have surpassed Apple’s iPhone shipment orders in the third quarter of the fiscal year 2011. However, the statistics on the actual sales have not been revealed by Strategy Analytics Samsung. According to the […]
Oct 30 2011 | Posted in
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Tablets will be expensive to run Windows 8 Microsoft is planning to increase weight in the international market of tablets through its Windows 8 operating system. This company has invested much of its time, skills and money to turn this operating system into a global leader but some ironic facts about Windows 8 have started […]
Oct 26 2011 | Posted in
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