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Microsoft Executive Confirms Windows 8.1 Update to Reach PC Makers by End of August
0By: Jeff Stewart | July 18th, 2013 | Business, News
When executives from Microsoft hit the stage at the annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) on Monday, July 8th they not only shed light on different services and devices from the software giant, but also made a significant announcement. Windows CMO and CFO, Tami Reller, made it known that a Windows 8.1 update will reach Mi...
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William Lynch CEO and Director of Barnes & Noble Steps Down from His Post as Part of Reshuffle
By: Jeff Stewart | July 18th, 2013 | Business, News
Fortune 500 company, Barnes & Noble, declared on Monday July 8th that its CEO and director, William Lynch, has stepped down from his post. The former CEO and director of Barnes & Noble joined the company three years ago in March 2010, when he was given the task of helping the corporation change its business of se...
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Samsung Confirms Acquisition of Internet TV Provider Boxee
By: Jeff Stewart | July 18th, 2013 | Business, News
A spokesperson for Samsung has confirmed to the New York Times that the South Korean tech giant has acquired hardware and software provider of internet TV, Boxee. However, the Korean company did not disclose the amount it had spent to make the deal. Prior to th...
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UK’s Data Privacy Regulatory Authority ICO Orders Google to Change its Privacy Policy
By: Jeff Stewart | July 18th, 2013 | Google, News
The unified privacy policy from Google has once again brought the company into the spotlight, as this time it has run afoul of a top data protection regulatory body in Europe. According to the latest update, the regulatory body of UK, ICO, has confirmed that it has sent a letter to the search engine giant to verify that the priv...
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Sony Releases Remote Security Feature my Xperia for 2012/3 Xperia Devices
By: Ali Raza | July 18th, 2013 | Android, Apple, Google, Living, Mobile Apps, News, Smartphones
Sony made it known on Thursday, July 4th that it has globally released a remote security feature for its smartphones, known as ‘my Xperia.’ The new remote security service from Sony will enable Xperia handset users to find and protect their smartphones in case of loss or theft just like
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Samsung Stock Plunges Down by 3.8 Percent In A Day on Account of Poor Earnings Forecast
By: Ali Raza | July 18th, 2013 | Android, Apple, Business, News, Smartphones
Back in June, South Korean electronics giant Samsung received a big hit when it lost $12 billion in terms of market value after the stock price of the company plunged by 6 percent as the sales of the flagship device of the company, Galaxy S IV, were lower than expected. Now on Friday, July 5th Samsung has suffered has another bi...
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Irish Parliament Declines to Start Inquiry Into Tax Arrangements With Apple and Other Multinationals
By: Ali Raza | July 18th, 2013 | Apple, Business, iOS, News
TQ has previously reported that a US Senate Subcommittee has called on Apple’s CEO Tim Cook and several other executives from the company to explain the practice of booking two-third of their global profits through their Irish subsidiary. This tactic was used back in 2011 in order to avoid taxes. Cook and company were able to do...
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TELUS Warns Canadians About Fraudulent Phone Calls Affecting Both Citizens and Businesses
By: Ali Raza | July 17th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
The rise in fraudulent phone calls is not just limited to developing countries and North America including Canada is facing similar threats. Telecom giant TELUS has already warned people in the country about such calls and has made it known that a sudden increase in phone scam was observed, as both landline and wirel...
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Canadian Telecom Carriers Not Pleased with New Code of Conduct Authored by CRTC
By: Jeff Stewart | July 17th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada
Three Canadian wireless industry giants including Bell, TELUS and Rogers area llon the same page when the carriers stated they are not pleased with the new code...
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Digia Launches Qt 5.1 by Adding New APIs, Support for Android and iOS and Improvements to Qt Quick
By: Jeff Stewart | July 17th, 2013 | Android, Business, iOS, Mobile Apps, News, Smartphones, Tablets
Finnish software firm, Digia, bought a cross-platform application and UI name Qt from Nokia last year in August, has now released the Qt 5.1 edition of the platform. This new edition of Qt comes with some major improvements to the Qt-specific declarative UI langua...
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