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When Piracy Becomes Legal

Closing down one of the biggest torrent websites, The Pirate Bay, did not seem to have any major effect on how the world downloads pirated material off the internet, but instead of taking into consideration the real reason why people opt for free stuff is the reason why these methods fail to work.   In […]

Microsoft returns to music with Xbox

Microsoft puts music to the console and computers. The service is free and unlimited for the users at the moment for an unspecified promotional period.  For those who have the Xbox (67 million units sold since its launch) the service is activated on Tuesday morning, while for computers and tablets will begin next week, coinciding with the […]

Schmidt believes the fight between Apple and Samsung will continue

Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, has talked about the increasing competition between his company and the technology giants, Apple.  In an interview, Schmidt has pointed out that he has never seen a war between two companies as currently in the mobile phone industry. "This is good for the consumer; this has caused a drastic drop in prices." Schmidt added […]

Ballmer drops massive hint of launching smartphone

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, has hinted at launching their first ever mobile and insisted that more laptop style devices Surface are in the pipeline in his annual letter to shareholders. The technology giants are arguably a pioneer in the world of the video games ahead of Sony. Microsoft, who introduced the computer processors initially, launched Xbox […]

Microsoft set to unveil new operating system for mobiles

It’s official. Microsoft will launch details of their latest operating system, Windows 8 on October 29 during a ceremony in San Francisco (California). The technology giants are expected to tell the details of its new operating system for mobile devices. The arrival of the new handsets announced by Nokia and HTC in market looks like […]

HTC strengthens alliance with Microsoft

The round of introductions of new mobile devices continues.  Lumia Nokia, which used Windows 8 for the first time, failed to meet user’s expectations as compared to the new iPhone5.  However, the Taiwanese HTC company is unfazed by Microsoft’s windows failure in the telephony industry by forming a reportedly new alliance with the technology giants, Microsoft. HTC, […]

Microsoft plans to employ another thousand people in China to cope rapid growth

Microsoft is expanding its human resource pool by a thousand more employees in China to increase the product services it offers in the region. Due to the briskly expanding consumer market in China, the Seattle-based company has decided to increase the workforce in research and development, and customer services. China is the fastest growing mobile […]

Increase in Mobile gaming effected console gaming on a large scale, a research suggests

Smartphones and tablets are impacting every walk of life, whether its entertainment, business or simple household. In a recent survey conducted by NPD Group, the video gaming industry has also received a blow in sales and usage. According to the report published on Wednesday, the gaming industry is in a decline because almost 5 percent […]

Nokia release of Lumia 920 and 820 not taken warm heartedly, shares fall 11 percent

Nokia is still struggling for a strong footing in the smartphone market. The recent downfall in its shares was a clear example that the Finnish company has still not convinced its investors enough. The company launched new Lumia handsets at an event in New York City on Wednesday, September 5. The new Lumia 920 and […]

Desire2Learn rounds up $80 Million in funding from investors

The main objective of the funding is to reinforce the cloud service for easy access of education material internationally Canadian education reforms-based company Desire2Learn has wound up an $80 Million round of funds for the development of the global education sector. The main goal of the company is to strengthen its cloud-based services to encourage […]

Lenovo shows glimpse of its upcoming tablet hybrid IdeaPad Yoga

Lenovo tweeted last week on the upcoming new tablet/laptop hybrid called the IdeaPad Yoga and also said “It won’t be long now.” The device was first showed off at the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 in January but is still to hit the market because of the late Windows 8 release. The new hybrid tablet has […]

Samsung shows of its first Windows 8 hybrid tablet PCs, Series 5 and Series 7 Slates – Part 1

Samsung has hoarded the market with tablets and hybrids. The latest devices launched by the company are Series 5 and 7 Slates that predominantly hybrid computers. The company launched Ativ tablet at the IFA show in Berlin, Germany but that is not to be confused with the Slates that are hybrids not stand alone tablet […]

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