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The Social Good of Facebook Reiterated with Organ Donor Status
If you thought that Facebook is just a waste of your precious time and no one really benefits from the social networking site, then Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement may just change your mind. Connecting organ donors with recipients In an interview with ABC’s Good Morning America, Zuckerberg and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg discussed how ...
The Future of the Smartphone Market: Getting Smarter
Have you noticed how feature phones are becoming obsolete as people turn to smartphones? It seems everything today revolves around smartphones, but these consumer-centric devices impact our personal lives and the global economy much more than we think. What is a smartphone? According to the newest report from Juniper Research, a smartphone is “a handset ...
RIM Launches NFC Music Streaming Device
Today’s mobile news roundup features RIM’s NFC device launch, a continuously soaring smartphone market, Oracle-Google trial deliberation and more. First day of BlackBerry World Research in Motion’s BlackBerry World 2012 is kicking off at the Orlando World Center Marriott, Florida starting today and running through May 3. And to start things off, RIM launched the ...
Living In The Avengers: Iron Man Inspired Gadgets and Gear
. . . . . . . . . . The Avengers hits theaters May 4th, and the buzz surrounding the film is getting more and more intense. Our earlier issue made me wonder how cool it would be to live like one of The Avengers, or even look like them without actually donning a ...
VC Firms’ Latest Shakeups
A venture capital firm is comparable to the human backbone for startups – they need it in order to stand up. It’s quite rare for startups to thrive without a good VC firm’s support. But like any company, VCs also need to shake things up to remain competitive and keep the trust and confidence ...
Google Comes Clean with Controversial Street View Project
Last week the Federal Communications Commission finally closed their Google Street View probe after the search giant agreed to pay the $25,000 fine requested by the FCC. Unfortunately, not everyone was happy about this, wanting Google to pay more or be put on trial for gathering Wi-Fi data in their Street View project. So over ...
Microsoft Invests $300M in Barnes and Noble, Wants Windows 8 Nook Apps
Microsoft announced their plans to invest in Barnes and Noble Inc., the brick-and-mortar bookstore that also produces e-book readers and tablets in order to keep up with the digital age. “The shift to digital is putting the world’s libraries and newsstands in the palm of every person’s hand, and is the beginning of a journey ...
Who’s Behind the Anti-Apple Wake Up Campaign? Not Samsung
Today’s mobile news roundup features the brains behind the “Wake up Campaign,” Nokia’s plans to sell Vertu, Apple’s trick for paying less in taxes, and more. So who’s behind Wake up? Last week, news regarding the Wake up campaign involving a flash mob protest in front of Apple Store in Australia, a teaser page with a ...
The Best Schools for Your Silicon Valley Dream
Silicon Valley, the term coined by Ralph Vaerst, refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area that houses many of the world’s largest silicon chip manufacturers and innovators. Well, that was then, when silicon chip manufacturing boomed. And it is no longer dominated by dot-com companies that once reigned over a decade ...
Google Faces FTC and FCC Probe
Google is battling multiple obstacles right now. First there’s the ongoing Oracle lawsuit, then the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust probe, and the Federal Communications Commussion’s street view probe. Let’s look at the development on the government’s probe against Google. FCC vs Google In May 2007, Google deployed custom-equipped autos for their Street View project to ...