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Google to Get Stake in Vevo
0By: Zain Nabi | January 19th, 2013 | News
Google is reportedly going to get stake near to 10 per cent in Vevo, a joint venture music video website that is operated by Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Abu Dhabi Med...
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Visa Approves RIM’s Method for Handling Secure Mobile Phone Payments
By: Zain Nabi | January 19th, 2013 | News, Smartphones
Research in Motion, the Canadian developer of the BlackBerry smartphone and tablet, has received positive nod from Visa with respect to the former’s method for handling secure mobile payments. This will allow all the devices in the world using RIM’s payment mode to utilise Visa facilities. RIM’s highlight creation, BlackBerry, i...
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Passwords Becoming More and More Vulnerable
By: Umair Yousuf | January 18th, 2013 | Business, News
Hackers are becoming increasingly active as they look to gain access to the growing value of information available online. The first line of defence, “the password” is already falling as new research shows that 90% of all user made passwords will be vulnerable to hacking in 2013. Research conducted by global consultancy firm Deloitte...
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Apple Pricing Strategy Unique in Every Way
By: Umair Yousuf | January 18th, 2013 | Apple, Business, Gadgets, News
Apple has a unique method of pricing its products which has resulted in the consistent prices that can be found for its must have gadgets at all different retailers. Famous gadgets like the iPads, iPhones, and iPods are rarely ever discounted with the Cupertino giant maintaining a strong hold on the retail operations. A recent articl...
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Internet Throttling Complaints Reach All Time High in Canada For 2012
By: Ali Raza | January 18th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
When an internet service provider intentionally slows down the speed of the internet the practice is called bandwidth or internet throttling. This problem is quite common with the internet service providers in developing countries, as they do it to manage internet traffic and reduce bandwidth congestion. However, now it seems that even developed countries are facing internet throttling. As new rep...
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China to Remain Top in Global Smartphone Market
By: Umair Yousuf | January 18th, 2013 | Business, News
China will once again retain its position as the top market for smartphones this year according to analysts. With domestic Chinese companies dominating the market through their low priced smartphones analysts believe that 2013 will see almost 240 million devices sold in the country. That figure accounts for almost one-third of global shipments with a majority built by domestic compani...
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Cineplex Introduces TimePlay App for iPhone Users to Play Games on Cinema Screen
By: Ali Raza | January 18th, 2013 | iOS, News, O Canada, Smartphones
App developers have introduced exciting games for iPhone users by utilizing the many capabilities of Apples iOS platform and smartphone. As new versions of the iPhone hit the market, game developers creating more exciting and innovative apps. The latest ingenious game has been created by movie theater company Cineplex
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Microsoft Security Essentials Fails Independent Testing
By: Umair Yousuf | January 18th, 2013 | News
Microsoft’s antivirus solution, Microsoft Security Essentials has once again failed to gain independent certification after the software failed a test by the independent
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Rogers Becomes First Telecom Carrier to Offer Local and International LTE Roaming Service
By: Ali Raza | January 18th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Leading Canadian telecom carrier, Rogers Communications, which earlier announced that they will offer Research In Motion’s upcoming Blackberry 10 smartphones to users, has now made it known that it has launched LTE roaming. With this launch Rogers has become the first carrier in North America and the very firs...
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First Ever Book-Free Library BiblioTech To Open in San Antonio
By: Ali Raza | January 18th, 2013 | Gadgets, Living, News, Tablets
The digital age has made new ways of accessing information, data and knowledge widespread. Traditional methods of storage including books and libraries are losing their popularity as e-books and online content resources gain prominence. Many libraries across the US are seeing a decline that threatens their existence but one group has decided to re-think the library in order to make it relevant in ...
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