-
Google Confirms Waze Acquisition to Face Antitrust Review by the FTC
0By: Ali Raza | June 24th, 2013 | Business, Google, Mobile Apps, News
TQ updated its readers a few days ago that Google could lose ownership of free social GPS service, Waze, because of s...
Continue Reading -
HTC CEO Peter Chou Says He Did Not Say He Would Quit if HTC One Fails to Do Well
By: Ali Raza | June 24th, 2013 | Android, Business, News, Smartphones
Several reports have asserted earlier that the CEO of HTC Peter Chou has made it known that he will quit if the brand new flagship smartphone of the company, the HTC One fails to do well. However, during an interview the HTC CEO shot down all such rumours and said that "There are a lot of rumours that say I would quit, but I ne...
Continue Reading -
Foxconn Hires 3,000 Developers to Work on Firefox OS Apps
By: Ali Raza | June 24th, 2013 | Apple, Business, Mobile Apps, News, Smartphones
When Foxconn revenues started to take a slide during the first quarter of 2013 due to a significant drop in the sales of Apple’s products, the Taiwanese company decided to shift gears by looking beyond the California-based tech giant to generate business. Fox...
Continue Reading -
Pegatron CEO Claims Inexpensive Edition of iPhone is not Going to be That Cheap
By: Jeff Stewart | June 21st, 2013 | Apple, Business, iOS, News, Smartphones
Various reports have earlier claimed that the inexpensive edition of th eiPhone is going be cheaper in price as compared to the original iPhone. In fact, to bring the cost down Apple has given the contract of developing the low-cost iPhone to Pegatron, an arch rival of Hon Han Precision, also known as Foxconn and a long time partn...
Continue Reading -
Scribble Technologies Gets $8 Million In Funding From Georgian Partners and EDC
By: Talha Bhatti | June 21st, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada, TQ Profiles
Toronto based Scribble Technologies, the developer of market leading real-time engagement management solutions, has announced they have secured $8 million in new funding from a group led by Georgian Partners and EDC. The Canadian technology startup is planning to use the new found cash to help expand their global presence while also focu...
Continue Reading -
Google Gearing Up to Open “Android Nation” Stores in India to Display Chrome and Android-Based Devices – Report
By: Ali Raza | June 21st, 2013 | Android, Business, Google, News, Smartphones, Tablets
Reports indicated back in February that the search engine giant Google is gearing up to open its very own retail sites till the end of this year, so it could enable consumers to test its Chrome and Nexus devices as well as its experimental products such as Google Glass. The latest report from The Economic Times has claimed that G...
Continue Reading -
Iron Man Actor Robert Downey Jr Reportedly Signs a $12 Million Deal with HTC
By: Ali Raza | June 21st, 2013 | Apple, Business, News, Smartphones
When it comes to marketing budgets, Samsung and Apple are miles ahead of their rivals because both companies allocate huge funds to market their devices globally. In fact, Samsung has significantly increased its marketing budget and is currently spending more mo...
Continue Reading -
Vancouver-Based Lazymeal Delivers High Quality Food from Top Ranked Restaurants To Your Door Step
By: Jeff Stewart | June 20th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Finding delicious and high quality food is not an easy task and having it delivered to your door step is even more difficult. However, Vancouver-based Lazymeal has now solved this problem, as the innovative website from the startup has enabled users to enjoy high quality food from highly ranked restaurants delivered at their home...
Continue Reading -
Toronto-Based Scribble Technologies Successfully Secures $8 Million in a Funding Round
By: Ali Raza | June 20th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Scribble Technologies, a Toronto-based startup that offers engagement management solutions on a real-time basis, has declared on Wednesday, June 19th that it has secured $8 million in funding during a round that was guided by Georgian Partners. On this occasion, the Canada-based startup also revealed the names of other con...
Continue Reading -
Google Could Possibly Lose Waze Ownership Because of Risky Filling Strategy – Report
By: Ali Raza | June 20th, 2013 | Business, Google, Mobile Apps, News, Social Media
When rumours first indicated that Google could possibly lose the ownership of recently acquired free social GPS service Waze that had been bought for one billion US dollars, the reported sounded a bit bizarre. However, a Ohio State University’s law professor be...
Continue Reading
