Last month, former Pennsylvania Democratic Governor Ed Rendell recommended that the federal government begin to raise the gas tax as fuel prices continue to fall in order to pay for infrastructure projects. “The gas tax hike … would be 12 cents adjusted for inflation," said Gov. … [Read more...]
Expect AAPL (Apple Inc.) to Continue North in 2015
2014 has been the most happening year for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) mainly because of its iPhone 6 release; the company for the first time launched its bigger screen iPhones, Apple Pay and also introduced its Apple watch. According to search engine statistics Apple’s stock is the most … [Read more...]
Google Inc.’s 2015 Outlook as Technology Continues to Evolve
No matter what the rivals say or market predicts, you know that Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) rules the Internet. The company keeps taking on challenges and initiating ventures that keep it ahead of the pack every year and, according to analysts, this tradition will not change in 2015. If … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. Sued For Misrepresentation of Storage Space
It seems that Apple Inc. ended the year 2014 and began the year 2015 with several lawsuits hanging above its head. Apple Inc. sold iPhones and iPads in 2014 with storage space of 16 GB, which is almost the amount of space that is needed for the mobile devices to upgrade to iOS 8. … [Read more...]
Number of U.S. Renters Increased Significantly in 2014
Despite the fact that most mainstream economists dismiss any sort of uptick in price inflation, the amount of rent that Americans paid this year shot up nearly $21 billion to a grand total of $441 billion. According to a new report from Zillow Inc., a Seattle-based real estate … [Read more...]
Paying Down Debt is Canadians No. 1 New Year’s Resolution
This is the time of the year when everyone starts reflecting on the last 12 months and then proceed to come up with a number of resolutions for the next 12 months. Saving more money, losing weight, paying off debt, exercising more and improving upon one's career are usually the most … [Read more...]
Unexpected Rise in U.S Weekly Job Claims Sign of Things to Come?
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week. However, it still hasn't changed the perception that the labor market continues to improve and return to pre-recession levels. Initial claims, which is a description for layoffs, for state … [Read more...]
Start Date for Tax Filing Season is Set on Jan. 20th
Christmas is over, the turkey is digesting in our bellies and the unrelenting reality of tax season is upon us. For the next few months, Americans will be undergoing the pain of filing their tax forms and paying the taxman. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced Tuesday that … [Read more...]
Controversial Movie The Interview Available on iTunes
Apple had initially refused Sony’s offer of hosting the controversial movie on iTunes. However, after waiting for a long time the company has finally decided to include The Interview to its iTunes store. Other streaming sites such as YouTube, Google Play and Xbox Videos as well as … [Read more...]
California Needs 11 Trillion Gallons of Water to End Drought
The state of California is experiencing a massive drought. In order to end this multi-year drought, the Golden State will need approximately 11 trillion gallons of water, and even with the plethora of storms in the past month it still won't be enough to address the … [Read more...]
Google Glass App May Improve Way of Life for Autistic Children
Google is known for its new and innovative ideas. The company keeps coming up with ground breaking concepts which are not only new but different as well. This time also Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is a part of another such idea, a U.S based start-up is working on Google Glass Apps … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. Global SIM May be Utilized in Unexpected Way
Industry experts had high expectation from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Global SIM but it was unable to impact the wireless industry the way the they had expected. However, the telecom giants should not reject the Apple Global SIM altogether. With the arrival of Internet of things there … [Read more...]
China Suffers Further Oppression as ‘Great Firewall’ Blocks Gmail
For months, access to the world's largest email service was continually disrupted across China. Now, it is being reported that Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Gmail has been completely blocked, and the Great Firewall is getting the blame for this lack of access, according to GreatFire.org, … [Read more...]
Amazon Scored 10 Million New Prime Members at $99 Year
Christmas is finally over and retailers are starting to look at the numbers. For Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and its customers, it was a holiday of big business and savings. In its annual day-after-Christmas debrief, Amazon announced it had signed up to 10 million new subscribers for its … [Read more...]
Google’s Self-driving Car Ready for Madden Voyage
We all know that Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is all about innovative ventures and next generation technological gadgets and devices. One such project and among the most anticipated ones is its self-driving car. Google announced on Monday that the car’s prototype is all set for its first … [Read more...]
North Korea’s Internet Outage is Over
Ostensibly, North Korea's Internet experienced a complete outage Monday as the nation's elite and well-connected could not access websites - the average citizen doesn't have an Internet connection nor a device to browse the World Wide Web. It is now being reported that it has returned … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. to Push OS X Update Due to a Vital Glitch
Apple released a security update for its Mac OS X operating system that is designed to protect users from the Shellshock bug, which was recently reported to the company and is believed, can affect all Unix-based computers. Although Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has said that only the … [Read more...]
Russia Orders Exporters to Sell Forex Currency
One day after the Russian government confirmed that it would not impose currency controls because it did not believe in them, it was announced that Moscow would in fact institute informal currency controls by ordering exporters to sell their foreign exchange currency revenues to aid … [Read more...]
Russia is Embarking Upon a ‘Full-Blown Economic Crisis’
A former Russian finance minister has lambasted the government for helping the country enter into a "full-blown economic crisis" for not tackling the nation's financial problems fast enough during the "quiet years." Alexei Kudrin, a former finance minister, warned that Russia will … [Read more...]
5 Trillion Pieces of Trash Littering the Ocean
The world's oceans have become a dumpster site as a new study released notes that five trillion pieces of trash are situated in the world's oceans. Although it has been reported on the astronomical amount of plastic pollution floating around, it did note there are fewer small … [Read more...]
