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Microsoft to Launch Powerful Surface Pro Tablets in January 2013
0By: Jeff Stewart | December 6th, 2012 | News, Tablets
Lower than expected sales of their Surface tablets did not cause dejection to the world’s leading software developing company, Microsoft Corp., something that can be clearly judged from its most recent move. The operating system giant announced late last week that the corporation is set to make the Surface...
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Uber Ordered To Charge $75 Minimum Fare In Vancouver By Passenger Transportation Board of BC
By: Talha Bhatti | December 6th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Taxi service startup, Uber, has run into issues with its smartphone based driving service in Vancouver. The company was testing its service before launch in the Canadian city and was hit by a notice form the Passenger Transportation Board of British Columbia which directed the company to ...
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Google Strikes Another Deal, Purchases Canadian Startup BufferBox for $17 Million
By: Ali Raza | December 6th, 2012 | Business, Google, News, O Canada
It seems that Google is following an aggressive business policy, as the search engine giant is looking to acquire various businesses nowadays in an attempt to bolster its already impressive portfolio. The most recent acquisition made by this multinational corporation was of coupon marketing company named
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HTC Not Planning to Make its Low Cost Windows Phone 8S Available for Sale in the U.S.
By: Ali Raza | December 6th, 2012 | News, Smartphones
On September 19 of this year, Taiwanese mobile manufacturer, HTC announced two Windows 8 based phones, the 8X and 8S. At that point in time, HTC was planning to intro these two Windows Phone one after the other in markets worldwide. The latest updates reveal that HTC would not make its entry level Windows Phone, the 8S available fo...
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Apple’s iPhone 5 Acquires Essential “Network License” in China, Expected to Begin Selling Devices in Mid-December
By: Ali Raza | December 6th, 2012 | Apple, iOS, News, Smartphones
It’s been quite a ride for Apple since the tech giant launched the latest edition of its smartphone series, the iPhone 5. Regardless of incredible sales figures, the California based company ...
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Apple Hiring Former Texas Instrument Chip Engineers In Israel
By: Kevin Green | December 5th, 2012 | Apple, Business, News
The Next Web reported that technology giant Apple is building up its research and development workforce by picking up former
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Ford Teams Up With Jimmy Fallon To Develop a Super Bowl Ad Crowd Sourced Through Twitter
By: Kevin Green | December 5th, 2012 | Business, Cars, News, Social Media
American car manufacturer, Ford, has bought the services of late night network comedian Jimmy Fallon to help the firm develop a 60-second Super Bowl advertisement. The ad spot will be for the Lincoln brand of automobiles and will be the result of a crowd sourcing effort. Fans will submit their ideas on Twitter in an attempt by Ford to increase the...
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Oracle Announces Three Dividend Payments by Year End to Avoid Fiscal Cliff
By: Kevin Green | December 5th, 2012 | Business, News
Enterprise software developer, Oracle, made public on Monday, December 3 that the company would be making three separate dividend payments by the end of December. The company is looking to get dividends for three quarters that were originally expected in 2013 out to stock owners before the end of 2012. The move from the technology giant puts it ...
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[VIDEO] LuminAR Turns Any Desk Into an Interactive Touch Screen Tool
By: Kevin Green | December 5th, 2012 | Gadgets, News
MIT Media Lab explores the realms of technology, multimedia and design to create some of the coolest tools and prototypes intent on solving human-machine problems. One interesting piece of work that has come out of the interdisciplinary group is the LuminAR. The device is...
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Alibaba Becomes World’s Biggest eCommerce Firm After Reaching 1 Trillion RMB In Sales
By: Kevin Green | December 5th, 2012 | Business, News
Alibaba has become a giant of global trade, matching buyers with sellers on their online platform since 1999. The Chinese e-commerce leader announced on December 3 that that it had transacted one trillion RMB ($159,221,000 CAD) worth of goods and services in 2012 so far. In comparison to US companies, Alibaba’s $157 billion USD in gross merchandi...
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