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Intel’s New Plant Could Generate 4,000 New Jobs
In 2011, Intel revealed plans for constructing a new plant in its Leixlip campus in County Kildare, Ireland. The $500 million construction project would employ 200 high-level technology jobs, as well as 850 construction jobs, aside from the over 4,000 existing Leixlip employees. The plan was approved by Kildare County Council in August 2012, but the ...
BlackBerry World vs. Apple, Google Play and Amazon App Stores
There’s a new and improved app store in town, and it goes by the name of BlackBerry World. It’s not new per se, as it had been around for years, but it’s been revamped. Formerly, it was called BlackBerry App World, obviously they dropped “App” from the title, then added a few consumer services that ...
Apple Puts a Stop to Unfair Labor Practices, Woz Embarrassed by jOBS
Have you watched Horrible Bosses? It’s a movie about three men who plot to kill their bosses, taking advice from the wrong people and scrambling to save their wayward plans. But in the end, they got what they wanted, presumably living a content and happy life. In real life, there are lots of us who ...
Facebook Blocks Twitter’s Vine, U-Verse Back Online
In today’s mobile news roundup: Facebook blocks Vine from finding friends; Verizon to carry Nokia Laser later this year; U-Verse blackout ends; Samsung posts record Q4; and Lenovo eyes RIM for mobile growth. Facebook blocks Vine from finding friends The feud between Facebook and Twitter is heating up. First, Facebook-owned Instagram terminated Twitter support, leaving ...
Nokia Kills Symbian, PureView Technology will be a Part of Lumia Line
Earlier today, Nokia posted the company’s Q4 2012 results and full year Interim Report. Nokia made a profit of €202 million, or $269 million: though not as impressive, it’s a huge bump from the $1 billion loss in 2011. As for the full-year standing, Nokia is down. Sales were only at €30.2 billion compared to ...
Tired of Waiting for Vine? Post Videos on Twitter with These Alternatives
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo posted a six-second video on Twitter this morning, showing a guy making a steak tartare using Vine, the video sharing service that never launched but landed an acquisition deal with Twitter last year. Vine will be launched as a stand-alone iOS app, so you won’t really see it on Twitter as a ...
Apple Posts Record Revenue, Twitter to Release Video App for iOS
In today’s mobile news roundup: Apple posted record revenue, investors still wary; Twitter to release video app for iOS soon; One percent U-Verse subscribers affected by outage; and Google drops hints for Motorola X phone. Apple posted record revenue, investors still wary .
Microsoft Surface Pro vs. Surface RT
Guess you’ve already heard that Microsoft’s Surface Pro is coming to stores February 9, 2013 so some of you might be wondering what’s the difference between the upcoming tablet to the previous Surface RT, right? So here’s a treat for you, we’re comparing the two Microsoft tablets so you’ll know which of the two best ...
What Will the Next Xbox Have? Leaked Specs Hit the Market
Xbox fans may already be rejoicing as proof of the upcoming Xbox, codenamed Durango, had been revealed by VGleaks. In what it claims as a world exclusive, the site has revealed full specifications of Durango. CPU x64 Architecture 8 CPU cores running at 1.6 gigahertz (GHz) each CPU thread has its own 32 KB L1 ...
5 Alternatives to BlackBerry Balance: Where BYOD Coexists with IT
Whether you believe BYOD is headed to its death or not, the current market is still investing a great deal into this consumer-driven trend. The droves of iPads carried into the office, under the arms of executives and sales teams alike, has created quite a nightmare for IT administrators, now forced to deal with a ...