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BlackBerry Stock Slides Further as Several Analysts Downgrade it’s Value
0By: Jeff Stewart | July 8th, 2013 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Before BlackBerry released its earnings for the second quarter of 2013, several analysts were hoping that it will post a positive result, as they expected the company to declare a profit of 4 cents on each share. However, when BlackBerry unveiled its second quarter earnings, the Waterloo-based declared a loss of 13 cents on e...
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Motorola Releases First Ad For Moto X Phone, Entices Consumers with Tag Line “Designed by You”
By: Ali Raza | July 8th, 2013 | Android, Google, News, Smartphones
After getting acquired by Google, Motorola Mobility unveiled its brand new logo last month. This is one of the many changes that Motorola has undergone after the acquisition, but the most important transformation is going to be the launch of...
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Apple Hires Ex-CEO of Yves Saint Laurent, Paul Deneve, For Special Projects
By: Ali Raza | July 8th, 2013 | Apple, Business, News
Adam Satariano of Bloomberg has reported that Cupertino-based Apple Inc. is apparently acquiring the services of famous luxury retail brand Yves Saint Laurent’s ex-CEO, Paul Deneve. According to the report, the former CEO of the retail giant, who has recently stepped down from his post, will now directly report to the CEO of App...
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LinkedIn Launches New Version of iOS and Android App to That Allows Mobile Users To Search Thousands of Jobs, Groups and Companies
By: Jeff Stewart | July 8th, 2013 | Mobile Apps, News, Social Media
To make “in between” moments like waiting for a conference to begin or waiting for a ride home or office, more valuable LinkedIn has launched an updated version of its iOS and Android app on Tuesday, July 2nd, so its users can make the most of such situations through their mobile devices. The leading professional...
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Opera Officially Launches First Ever Chromium-Based Web Browser
By: Ali Raza | July 8th, 2013 | News
Opera showed its intentions of introducing a fresh web browser when it gave users a sneak peak of its brand new browser, Opera 15, earlier in May. The most interesting thing about the new Opera 15 is that it is powered by the latest Chromium engine, which was never before utilized by Opera. Previously the company was happy with i...
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Eleven “Steve Jobs Schools” to Open in Netherlands During Next Month to Introduce iPad-Based Teaching System
By: Ali Raza | July 8th, 2013 | iOS, News, Tablets
Educators in the Netherlands have been recommending since March 2013 that “Steve Jobs schools” should been opened in order to boost the environment of traditional classrooms by introducing an iPad-based teaching system. Now Speigel.de has reported on Tuesday, July 2nd that eleven “Steve Jobs schools” are listed to open in August, which will cater to more than 1,000 children between the a...
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Pop Up Playground Pulls Out of PAX Australia Gaming Conference
By: Zain Nabi | July 4th, 2013 | Games, News
An Australian gaming start-up Pop Up Playground has pulled out of the PAX Australia Gaming Conference that is scheduled after a couple of weeks. The decision has come on moral grounds with the start-up expressing concerns over mishandling of some serious issues by conference coordinator Penny Arcade. Penny Arcade triggered a controversy in 2010 over a comic that mentioned rape and rec...
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Pure Poppet Set for US Launch
By: Zain Nabi | July 4th, 2013 | Business, News
An Australian natural face-paint brand Pure Poppet is set to enter the US market with a revised business model, making the founder Georgia Holdich confident about the brand’s success in arguably the biggest market of the world. Pure Poppet’s products are already available in Australia and some other parts of the world, but ...
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Women Not Taking Wages for Business They Own: Research Says
By: Zain Nabi | July 4th, 2013 | Business, News
A recent research by the Australian Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AWCCI) has highlighted some interesting facts, claiming that most of the women business owners in Australia do not take wages for the work they do. According to the survey that involved 3000 female respondents, around 51 per cent of them did not pay themselves a single wage. This trend is even more common in r...
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Start-ups Flourishing Better Than SMEs, Survey Claims
By: Zain Nabi | July 4th, 2013 | Business, News
Start-ups seem to be serving their owners well financially as compared to those who are running SMEs in Australia, a new survey has claimed. According to the survey, which was carried out by an accounting software provider MYOB, start-ups in recent times have seen better growth and that they are performing better than SMEs. Moreover, SMEs have witnessed more declines in revenues as compared to sta...
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