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Microsoft Asks Attorney General Eric Holder to Release Federal Gag on NSA Intelligence Work
0By: Ali Raza | July 20th, 2013 | News
After former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden leaked more top secret documents related to the PRISM program which revealed that Microsoft was willingly providing access to the agency to its Skype, Outlook and other services data, the company is facing a tough time from the press. Howe...
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Hootsuite Gains Seven Million Users and 300 Employees
By: Ali Raza | July 20th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada, Social Media
Vancouver’s very own social media management platform, Hootsuit, is growing rapidly and the Canadian startup has made it known on Tuesday, July 16th, that in the second quarter of 2013 the company has been able to achieve the seven million user milestone. This was indeed a remarkable achievement for Hootsuit that has been able...
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HTC Finally Makes One Mini Official; Plans To Hit Select Regions in August and Global Markets in September
By: Jeff Stewart | July 20th, 2013 | Android, News, Smartphones
HTC’s One Mini is not a surprise for its fans because the new smartphone has so far made several appearances in numerous leaked images. Furthermore, specifications and FCC documents related to the handset have already surfaced online in different reports. An official announcement was due and finally on Thursday, July 18th, HT...
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Custom Audio Platform Audiodraft Successfully Secures $400,000 in Funding Round Led by Promus Ventures and 500 Startups
By: Ali Raza | July 20th, 2013 | Business, News
The worldwide production platform for custom audio, Audiodraft, which allows everyone to commission music or sound has made it known on Wednesday, July 17th that it has successfully raised $400,000 in a funding round that was guided by Promus Ventures and 500 Startups. The startup was actually founded three years ago and tod...
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Skype All Set to Kill Desktop API till the End of this Year
By: Ali Raza | July 20th, 2013 | News
The head of Skype Developer Program, Chris Andrews, recently sent an email to developers which revealed that the popular internet telephony service is looking to eradicate is Desktop Application Programming Interface (API). In place of the Desktop API, Skype wants its users to use Skype URIs because it will enable developers t...
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Sony All Set to Launch Dust and Water-Resistant Xperia Z in Canada in Association with Bell
By: Ali Raza | July 20th, 2013 | Android, News, O Canada, Smartphones
After successfully launching its flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z, in various parts of the world, Sony is now all set to release the 5-inch beauty in Canada. For this purpose, Sony has joined hands with one of the top Canadian wireless carrier, Bell, to exclusivel...
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Google Launches Its First Non-US based Nonprofits Program in the UK
By: Ali Raza | July 20th, 2013 | Google, Mobile Apps, News
Google is known for its prolific search engine but the Mountain View-based company has built a healthy reputation with its charity and endowments. As a part of its nonprofits program, the company made it known on Tuesday, July 16th through its Europe Blog that it is now taking the program to the United Kingdom. This will be the f...
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Google Reportedly Negotiating with Media Companies to Launch Internet TV Streaming Service
By: Ali Raza | July 20th, 2013 | Google, News
The TV space is not new for Google as the search engine giant stepped into this sector with the launch of Google TV platform several years back. Recently the Mountain View-based company has also started a cable TV service in limited states. Now, The Wall Street Journal has reported in its latest issues that Google is in talks wi...
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BlackBerry A10 Aristo Pictures and Video Leaked
By: Ali Raza | July 20th, 2013 | News, O Canada, Smartphones
So far BlackBerry has rolled out three new BlackBerry 10 devices for its customers, of which two possess a physical QWERTY keyboard, while the third device has an all-touch screen. However, these were not the only BB10 devices that BlackBerry was looking to launch during this year, as earlier in March CEO of the Canadian smar...
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Latest Report Suggests Apple is “Aggressively” Hiring Employees to Resolve iWatch Design Issues
By: Ali Raza | July 20th, 2013 | Apple, iOS, News
Citing people familiar with the matter, The Financial Times has reported that the Cupertino-based Apple Inc. is “aggressively” hiring employees in order to deal with design issues of iWtach. The report also claimed that due to design problems, Apple’s smartwatch will not be able to see retail shelves anytime soon as sources ...
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