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Hulu CEO Jason Kilar Resigning at the end of Q1 2013
0By: Umair Yousuf | January 7th, 2013 | Business, News
In a big shake up at the video streaming website Hulu, the company’s founding chief executive officer (CEO) Jason Kilar and chief technology officer (CTO) Rich Tom have decided to call it a day on the company they had led from the first day. Rumours had been doing the rounds that Kilar wished to leave Hulu with speculation suggesti...
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Patent Battles to Heat up in 2013
By: Umair Yousuf | January 7th, 2013 | Business, News
2012 was a year filled with big legal battles between technology giants over patents and this trend is expected to continue more or less in the same manner during 2013. With global technology firms such as Apple, Samsung, Facebook...
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Report Claims Sony Close To Launching Online Television Service
By: Talha Bhatti | January 7th, 2013 | Business, News
Online television has been attracting a large number of players and investors looking to change the way television content is delivered. Most people agree that the current TV model is ancient and any firm that can crack the code will be able to reap the rewards of a significant shift in television viewing. Startups and established firms are all looking to solve the riddle and Variety now reports t...
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2013 International Consumer Electronics Show Starts In Las Vegas
By: Talha Bhatti | January 7th, 2013 | Business, Gadgets, News
The highly anticipated International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas will start today, January 7 and will bring together manufacturers from around the globe to showcase new products, technologies and upcoming trends. This year’s event has attracted 3,000 exhibitors who will be displaying 20,000 products on 1.87-million square feet spac...
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Lenovo Launches Massive Touch Screen Table PC
By: Talha Bhatti | January 7th, 2013 | Business, Gadgets, News, Tablets
Laptops and tablets have allowed users to take their computers with them practically anywhere. Many households now have at least one device for each member of the house which means that many users end up using different computers or devices in different locations. This does not lead to a lot of interaction between family members and Lenovo wants to remedy the situation. PC Manufacturer
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Elite: Dangerous Quickly Reaches $2 Million Goal On Kickstarter As Crowdfunding Platform Matures
By: Talha Bhatti | January 7th, 2013 | Business, Games, News
Kickstarter is fast becoming the go to crowdfunding platform in many countries including the United Kingdom where the site has recently opened up shop. A recent report indicates that the UK Kickstarter has not taken too long to catch up with its other counterparts and a current project has broken several site records. Cambridge-based game d...
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CEO of HTC Remains Positive Despite His Company’s Poor Performance in 2012
By: Ali Raza | January 5th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
The year 2012 remained quite poor for HTC when discussing their recent performance, as compared to the past few years. The Taiwan based company not only lost significant market share recently, but its stock price has also fallen significantly after touching a high point back in 2010, when HTC was ranked as the largest Android producer in t...
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Zipcar Brings No-Fee Memebrship For Weekdays In Toronto and Vancouver
By: Talha Bhatti | January 5th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Zipcar, a membership-based car-sharing and rental company, was recently acquired by car rental giant Avis. Soon after the buyout Zipcar has announced a no-fee membership option that will start in the Canadian cities of Toronto and Vancouver from January 4. ...
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Collaboration Tool Developer Vobi Gets $1.5 million in Series A Funding
By: Talha Bhatti | January 5th, 2013 | Business, News
Vobi.com has successfully raised $1.5 million in Series A funding thanks to Dallas-based VC Trailblazer Capital. The startup is head quartered in Austin and creates a collaboration tool that it wants to sell directly through wireless operators. Vobi CEO Mark Castleman is...
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REPORT: Google Stopping Windows Phone Users From Accessing Google Maps
By: Talha Bhatti | January 5th, 2013 | Business, Google, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Reports from news outlets across the web and users on Twitter have confirmed that Google Maps has become inaccessible on Windows Phone's Internet Explorer. Users around the world that try to access maps.google.com are redirected to Google's search engine. The exact same issue takes place in Canada with users that try to go to the maps.google.ca ...
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