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HTC after iPhone Market with $300M Investment in Beats by Dr. Dre
HTC, one of the fastest-growing companies in the mobile sector, revealed plans to release eight new handsets later this year. And with their recent $300 million investment on Beats Electronics, the joint venture between Dre and Interscope chief Jimmy Iovine that makes the popular Beats By Dre headphone line, their soon to be released devices may ...
The New View on Personalized Content: Big Data Analysis at Work
Wouldn’t it be great when you open your favorite site it already shows you the things that you really like or are interested in, Instead of wasting your time searching through hundreds of articles trying to find the right one? Personalized trends are becoming big in the online realm these days, as more are actually ...
Facebook Messenger Out to Get BBM, Google+
Last March, Facebook acquired group messaging app Beluga for an undisclosed amount. No news surfaced as to what Facebook’s plan was for the group messaging app until Tuesday afternoon when they launched the Facebook Messenger app, available both on iOS and Android devices. And just a day after launch, Facebook Messenger is already the top ...
Global Hunt takes Apple, Samsung to EU: Sales Banned in Europe
As mentioned in an earlier article, Apple was banned by a German court from selling their Galaxy Tab in members of the European Union except for Netherlands although they could also lose this. The ban will take effect after every last available stock on the European market has been sold then no further shipment of ...
Nintendo 3DS Epic Fail, Should Look Into Mobile Gaming
If you have $250, what would you likely buy, an iPhone or the Nintendo 3DS? It’s a no-brainer, right? It’s this line of thinking that’s contributed to Nintendo’s 3DS launch to be an epic failure. Aside from the high price, there wasn’t a great game that accompanied its release, so why would you buy something ...
Samsung Bangs On in India as Apple Shuts Down Europe Tablet Launch
Although Apple hindered the Australian release of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, that didn’t stop Samsung from exploring other options as it officially launched the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in India. Stating that a German court order to temporarily bar its flagship Galaxy tablet in the European Union, which includes all European countries except the Netherlands, ...
Anonymous’ Crosshairs Set On Facebook: November 5th Attack
After their social network, AnonPlus, was hacked again, this time by the Syrians, Anonymous’ threat against Facebook resurfaced. The hacker group released a video on July 16 via their YouTube channel FacebookOP regarding the attack, scheduled for November 5th of this year. Below is the transcript of the video that contained the popular Anonymous image ...
Couchbase Secures $14M, Forges Ahead in NoSQL Revolution
Couchbase, a leading provider of NoSQL database technology, has secured a $14 million in series C funding, led Ignition Partners with participation from the company’s existing investors Accel Partners, Mayfield Fund, and North Bridge Venture Partners, bringing their total funding to $30 million. The new funding will be used to accelerate the delivery of simple, ...
Anonymous Gets Another Taste Of their Own Medicine
In a previous entry, I stated that getting banned from Google+ was the worst thing that happened to Anonymous. This led to them creating their own social networking site, AnonPlus, and challenged hackers to hack their site. I still stand by this but it is really hilarious that they got what they were looking for–they ...
Tablet Makers Driven Out of US to Beat iPad Sales
The Apple iPad has dominance in the US market as 80% of tablet owners sport Steve Jobs’ latest creation. So tablet makers are looking into European and Asian markets where there is weaker tablet competition, as Apple has lower dominance in those regions. Only 70% of tablet owners chose the iPad in Europe, as Forrester ...