Did you hear about LEGO offering delivery service via a turtle? How about Honda releasing a do-it-yourself vehicle? Sony Electronics will be releasing its newest line of "power food." You could look fashionable wearing Men’s Wearhouse’s "Ultra Skinny Tie." If you didn't know, these … [Read more...]
Epic instant messaging battle: Facebook vs. Tencent
The latest technology battle is heating up as Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) and China’s Tencent go head to head to see who can control the market in instant messaging applications. Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently spent $19 billion on acquiring Whatsapp, an instant messaging … [Read more...]
Bank of Montreal mulling bitcoin acceptance
We reported in February of how the Bank of Montreal was shutting down business accounts that had any affiliation with bitcoin. Two months later, the Canadian financial institution is now open to allowing bitcoin transactions if the digital currency becomes regulated. Speaking in an … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) bids stunning $479 million for 55% share of chipmaker Renesas SP Drivers
In a bold and startling move, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) offered close to half a billion dollars today for a 55% controlling interest in Renesas SP Driver. The dramatic bid was tendered to the current holder of the stock, parent company Renesas Electronics, a Japanese firm. If the offer … [Read more...]
Harsh winter weather hurt construction spending in February: Commerce Department
The harsh winter weather was again to blame for bleak economic figures, this time in the area of construction spending, according to numbers released (PDF) Tuesday by the United States Department of Commerce. According to the federal department, construction spending only rose by a … [Read more...]
April 23rd we get to see if Apple Inc. (AAPL) beat guidance of $44 billion
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced today that its second quarter earnings report for 2014 will be issued on April 23rd. The conference call giving the earnings details will occur at 5 P.M. sharp on the day, eastern time (2 P.M. Pacific time). A streaming audio version of the data will … [Read more...]
Chrysler Group automaker of Jeep and Dodge brands saw U.S. auto sales jump 13% in March
Chrysler, the United States automaker of the Jeep, Ram and Dodge brands, reported Tuesday that overall auto sales increased 13 percent last month, a lot higher than initial industry expectations of just two percent. The automobile manufacturer posted its 48th consecutive monthly … [Read more...]
Twitter taking over British television
Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) has commenced services in a new market in addition to purchasing two TV analytics companies. These UK based acquisitions were recently announced, and they are Mesagraph and SecondSync. After that, Twitter announced its partnership with Kanter Media. … [Read more...]
Google plays Pokémon April Fool’s joke on job hopefuls
Pokémon recently took over Google Maps with an April Fools prank. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced a new job opening, via video, for its Google Maps division. They made 'Pokémon Master" the title for the new opening. In order to select the best Pokémon master, they constructed a … [Read more...]
Kim Dotcom’s NZ Internet Party wants fiat-backed digital currency
It’s safe to say that a substantial number of bitcoiners support the concept of competing currencies. Whether it’s backed by a computer algorithm, precious metals or nothing at all, healthy competition in the world of currencies could benefit consumers more than hurt them. This is … [Read more...]
Wild price swings hurt bitcoin’s viability as a currency
Finance experts and economists have argued over the past year that bitcoin’s price swings and immense fluctuations have hurt its own chances of becoming a viable, dependable currency. This is something that economist Milton Friedman was concerned about during the 1970s when the topic … [Read more...]
Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iBeacon streams Major League Baseball replays
One of the earliest large scale uses of Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iBeacon system outside the retail environment was in Major League Baseball. Around 20 MLD arenas were fitted with the system, starting with two on the west coast. Today, MLB announced a major upgrade to their sports … [Read more...]
Study finds one-quarter of millionaires are millennials
"Millennials are the first in the modern age to have higher levels of student loan debt, poverty and unemployment, and lower levels of wealth and income than their two immediate predecessor generations," a recent Pew Research report on the group stated. Perhaps the life of a … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) vs. Samsung – is the whole definition of patents at stake
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung are squaring off in court again over the South Korean company's rather blatant copycatting of Apple designs and technologies. Samsung gave the legal proceedings an interesting twist by admitting that they violated Apple's patents thoroughly and … [Read more...]
New York Times offers two new digital products: NYT Now & Times Premier
This week, the New York Times will be launching two brand new digital products: NYT Now and Times Premier, both services geared toward the average newspaper reader and the New York Times aficionado. According to a press release, NYT Now is an $8 per month product that is supported … [Read more...]
Google helping Samsung defend itself against Apple in upcoming trial
On Monday, in San Jose, CA, a trial will begin between Apple Inc. and Samsung. Both Apple and Samsung are the world's largest manufacturers of smartphones. However, the world's most used mobile operating systems are iOS and Android. Apple claims that Samsung violated five of its … [Read more...]
Nikon to replace D600 with D610 – is it still the end for Nikon and DSLRs
Nikon confirmed in a short blog post Friday that it would be replacing its D600 with D610 DSLRs. Since the release of the company’s D600 cameras, numerous customers complained about various granular black spots that were reproduce on the images taken by the camera. According to … [Read more...]
Facebook algorithm changes run off another client, Eat24
It looks like Facebook Inc.'s (NASDAQ:FB) algorithm changes are starting to rifle even some of its best clients, and that includes online delivery service Eat24. In fact, Eat24 is so peeved that they plan on deleting their Facebook account permanently as of Monday at 11:59 pm … [Read more...]
UK bitcoin exchange ‘Bit121’ temporarily closes portal doors
Another bitcoin exchange bites the dust? It may be so, well temporarily anyway. Bit121, a United Kingdom-based bitcoin exchange platform, announced Monday that it would suspend trading and temporarily close as of Mar. 31. The website noted that the closure is not permanent, but it … [Read more...]
Austin based gun dealer and creator of the ‘Smart Rifle’ accepting bitcoin
Several mainstream media outlets, including NBC News, CBS News and Fox News, reported on an article in Ars Technica over the weekend of a gun dealer in the state of Texas that is allowing its customers to pay in bitcoin. TrackingPoint, the Austin-based creator of Smart Rifle, … [Read more...]
