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Microsoft Announces CityNext Initiative to Empower Citizens, Businesses and Cities
0By: Jeff Stewart | July 19th, 2013 | Business, Living, News, O Canada
The creator of popular Windows software, Microsoft, is always looking to inspire its users by offering them creative solutions for problems through its software. The Redmond-based company runs its business in the same fashion and Microsoft believes that its core business units will give excellent potential...
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Amazon Publishing Announces Launch of Jet City Comics
By: Jeff Stewart | July 19th, 2013 | Business, News
Amazon Publishing launched Jet City Comics, a fresh product that will focus on graphic novels and comics, starting on Tuesday, July 9th. Amazon Publishing also made it known that issues of Jet City will also be published on Kindle “as standalone comics, as serialized comics released over multiple episodes, and as bundled graphi...
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Mozilla Releases Firefox OS-Based Devices in Spain, Soon to Hit Other Countries
By: Jeff Stewart | July 19th, 2013 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, Smartphones
Mozilla, the creator of popular of web browser Firefox, has been working on an OS for mobile devices for roughly two years and finally the company officially launched its low-cost Firefox OS-based devices in stores on Tuesday, July 9th. The first batch of Firefox-based devices reached Telefonica in Spain last week. The Sp...
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T-Mobile to Release Sony Xperia Z on July 17th for $100 With Two Year Contract
By: Jeff Stewart | July 18th, 2013 | Android, Business, News, Smartphones
Rumours had been making the rounds for a long time now that T-Mobile would soon carry Sony’s flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z. These rumours eventually turned out to be true when back in June, T-Mobile officially made it known that the carrier will be exclu...
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BlackBerry to Face Harsh Questions About Poor Q2 Earnings from Shareholders in Annual Meeting
By: Ali Raza | July 18th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
After posting better earnings in the first quarter of 2013, BlackBerry proved to be a grave disappointment for its shareholders, as the Canadian smartphone maker posted terrible earnings in the second quarter of this year. The QWERTY smartphone manufacturer posted revenue of $3.1 billion and a loss of $84 million. As a result...
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Taiwan Based Site Claims Apple will Launch iPad 5 in September
By: Ali Raza | July 18th, 2013 | Apple, Business, iOS, News, Tablets
Quoting industry sources, a Taiwanese site has claimed that Apple has scheduled the launch of its 9.7-inch iPad 5 in September this year. The fifth generation 9.7-inch iPad from Apple might have a scheduled date of release in September because it is expected that there will not be any major specs upgrades in the new tablet from th...
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Microsoft Executive Confirms Windows 8.1 Update to Reach PC Makers by End of August
By: Jeff Stewart | July 18th, 2013 | Business, News
When executives from Microsoft hit the stage at the annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) on Monday, July 8th they not only shed light on different services and devices from the software giant, but also made a significant announcement. Windows CMO and CFO, Tami Reller, made it known that a Windows 8.1 update will reach Mi...
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William Lynch CEO and Director of Barnes & Noble Steps Down from His Post as Part of Reshuffle
By: Jeff Stewart | July 18th, 2013 | Business, News
Fortune 500 company, Barnes & Noble, declared on Monday July 8th that its CEO and director, William Lynch, has stepped down from his post. The former CEO and director of Barnes & Noble joined the company three years ago in March 2010, when he was given the task of helping the corporation change its business of se...
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Samsung Confirms Acquisition of Internet TV Provider Boxee
By: Jeff Stewart | July 18th, 2013 | Business, News
A spokesperson for Samsung has confirmed to the New York Times that the South Korean tech giant has acquired hardware and software provider of internet TV, Boxee. However, the Korean company did not disclose the amount it had spent to make the deal. Prior to th...
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Samsung Stock Plunges Down by 3.8 Percent In A Day on Account of Poor Earnings Forecast
By: Ali Raza | July 18th, 2013 | Android, Apple, Business, News, Smartphones
Back in June, South Korean electronics giant Samsung received a big hit when it lost $12 billion in terms of market value after the stock price of the company plunged by 6 percent as the sales of the flagship device of the company, Galaxy S IV, were lower than expected. Now on Friday, July 5th Samsung has suffered has another bi...
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