Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) is starting to see real gains from reaching the 100 million user mark in India earlier this year as more and more paid advertisers are lured by access to such a large number of potential Indian consumers. The biggest draw to advertising on Facebook is the … [Read more...]
Try Google Glass for free before you buy, “Try before you buy”
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is attempting to lure in new Google Glass buyers by allowing a few to try it before they buy it. This type of marketing and selling technique seems to be a creative alternative for those on the fence about the product. However, it is not a new concept. For … [Read more...]
Sir Richard Branson: Bitcoin is ‘the pioneer of a global currency’
These days, it seems that the peer-to-peer decentralized virtual currency bitcoin needs a shot in the arm because the negative publicity it has garnered over the past month or two. Enter: Sir Richard Branson. Branson, a billionaire entrepreneur who made headlines late last year … [Read more...]
Is Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) Samsung fight just a proxy for attacks on Google
Current speculation in some quarters is that Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) attacks on Samsung are actually a stand-in for a deeper struggle against Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and its Android phone platform. According to this argument, Apple is targeting Samsung rather than its true … [Read more...]
New Facebook feature “Nearby Friends” lets you track friends in real-time
If you are wondering where your Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) friends are, do not fret. Facebook is setting up a new feature called "Nearby Friends." This app uses location information so that you can track your friends in real time. If any of them are not answering your texts, at least … [Read more...]
Creditors support Mt. Gox buyout: bitcoin investor
Earlier this month, we reported that a group of investors were interested in acquiring the bankrupt Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange platform for one bitcoin ($501). The initiative would have the website overhauled and revived and proceeds of transactions would be allocated to both users and … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) tries to retroactively patent major Android feature
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) may suffer from the attacks of patent trolls, but it is apparently not entirely immune from the urge to do some trolling of its own, according to a patent application it filed in 2012. This application seeks to patent a gesture-based unlocking system, in which … [Read more...]
Survey: The future is sci-fi with flying cars and teleportation within 50 years
Fifty years ago, humans believed that we would be colonizing the moon and potentially Mars, we would be flying hover crafts and teleportation would be a common method of traveling. In 2014, we haven’t accomplished any of those (yet), but humans are still optimistic that these are … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) must juggle needs of app designers vs. larger screen
A smorgasbord of leaked information and oblique evidence makes it almost certain that Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 6 will feature a 4.7 inch screen, and an additional 5.5 inch screen aimed at the phablet market is not out of the question. The leaked battery photos we reported on … [Read more...]
New algorithm developed by Google and reCAPTCHA being used to decipher hard to read Google Street View data
The data from Google’s Street View cars is being screened through an advanced new algorithm developed by Google and reCAPTCHA. The new algorithm is designed to filter the data in order to identify difficult to read objects such as street numbers. This algorithm is ground breaking … [Read more...]
Poll: 71% of UK consumers don’t want to use bitcoin for shopping
Studies have previously shown that a minority of people understand what bitcoin is and would use it to purchase goods and services. A new poll has further confirmed that a majority of individuals still don’t want to use it nor do they trust it. A new YouGov poll commissioned by … [Read more...]
Samsung attacks credibility of Apple (AAPL) expert witness Chris Vellturo
Samsung has changed tactics again in its courtroom struggle with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), seeking for any weak point in its adversary's arguments. This time, it is taking aim at Chris Vellturo, the expert witness who recommended to the court that the Korean electronics firm ought to … [Read more...]
Industrial production rises higher than initial forecasts
Following a harsh winter that saw the economy experience a downturn, new data indicates that industrial production in the United States is gaining some momentum as it rose more than what was forecasted in the month of March. The Federal Reserve released figures Wednesday that … [Read more...]
German economy to grow nearly 2% this year, continue growth in 2015
Germany’s Ministry of the Economy announced Tuesday that the country will grow by 1.8 percent and continue that growth by two percent throughout next year. Europe’s largest economy slowed down last year and grew by just 0.4 percent because of a paucity of investment by private firms … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) could see iOS rival Android smashed from within by Samsung
For years now, the smartphone mobile operating system has been fully dominated by just two players – Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) with iOS, and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) with Android. However, there are gathering signs that Android may soon by gutted from within by one of its principle users – … [Read more...]
New Trojan app named “Qadars” targeting Android phone users who visit Facebook
There is a new cyber threat for Android Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) users in the form of a Trojan app called Qadars. This is a new Tojan variant that introduces a JavaScript code directly into a users Facebook page when they open their browser. Qadars is especially dangerous as it … [Read more...]
Report: Record amounts of gold and silver trading for bitcoin
Bitcoin has fallen a long way from its record high of nearly $1,200 late last year. Throughout the first quarter of this year, the digital currency has traded anywhere from $350 to $800 and many bitcoiners, even gold bugs, think it’s headed straight to the moon to as high as $100,000 … [Read more...]
Report: Changes in Census survey will prevent true analysis of Obamacare effects
The New York Times published a bombshell Tuesday when it reported that the Census Bureau would be dramatically transforming the way its conducts its surveys that will make it extremely difficult to conduct any authentic analysis of the effects of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act … [Read more...]
Ron Paul: Bitcoin is not real money
Anyone who has studied Ron Paul’s politics would know that he is a staunch proponent of competing currencies and that he opposes fiat money. His real alternative to government-backed currency, though, is gold and silver. Therefore, it may not surprise some that the author of “End the … [Read more...]
Samsung documents – death of Steve Jobs offered chance to attack Apple (AAPL)
Numerous secrets have been laid bare during the course of the latest legal struggle between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung Electronics, the latest being an internal Samsung email unveiled today. This email shows that Samsung viewed the death of Steve Jobs in 2011 as an … [Read more...]
