Category: Technology
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What Will It Take To For Apple’s Growth To Skyrocket Again?
Apple’s growth over the past decade has been a story that has been one of the biggest in the field of technology. With each new product, the company has grown by leaps and bounds, and this has only accelerated its growth even further. In terms of the numbers, Apple has posted revenue growth every quarter…
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Facebook Registers An All-Time High In Total Ad Revenues, Rapid Growth In Mobile Revenue
Facebook’s financial performance for the second quarter of 2013 has stunned everyone with mobile advertising revenue amounting to almost 41 percent of the total apart from being an all time high for the firm. However, what was apparent from the report was that mobile ad revenues grew four times as much as its desktop…
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Microsoft launches Windows 8.1, Start Button reinstated in the updated version
The announcement of the launch of Windows 8.1 came at its annual developers conference in San Francisco, with the update including the Start Button after it was removed last October, much to the displeasure of Windows users. In the keynote speech, CEO Steve Ballmer said, “Let’s make it easier to start applications in the way…
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Apple launches online store in Russia, product prices likely to drop
Consumers who are interested in buying Apple products, and live in St. Petersburg and Moscow, can do so, thanks to Apple opening its first online store in Russia. In explaining the impact that this move can have, Danila Vaskevich, director general of Bely Veter Tsifrovoi, says, “Samsung and Sony have been working on direct contracts…
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New Xbox Release Fails to Impress Investors, Microsoft and AMD shares take a hit
With the launch of the Xbox One by Microsoft, one would assume that PlayStation is well and truly screwed. But that’s hardly the case since the figures on Wall Street indicate otherwise with Microsoft’s shares going down by 0.66% while Sony’s shares have gone up by 9%. It just points to one fact: investors are…
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Facebook Home Releases First Update, New Features To Be Launched In The Coming Months
The first update for Facebook Home is finally out, most of which are bug fixes and maintenance updates but also a Google Play update to Facebook for Android. But that’s not all – in the coming months, there will be a couple of new features for Facebook home such as a ‘Dash Bar’ buddy list…
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Facebook Home is for Users who are Addicted to Social Networking, Reviewers Say
With the recent release of Facebook Home for a list of Android devices, users, especially those who are obsessed with Facebook, can benefit from applications such as Chat Heads and Cover Feed on their Android start screen. Apart from the HTC First, which is optimized for Facebook Home, it is also compatible with six Android…
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Low Utilization Rates at Intel Chip Factories indicate bad times for the PC Industry
With Intel factories not turning out chips for PCs at its usual rate, it signals a downturn for the PC industry but also the fact this isn’t going to work well for Windows 8 either. In explaining the reasons for Intel’s low productivity, Jim McGregor, principal analyst for Tirias Research, in a phone interview, said,…
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Microsoft releases two editions of Windows 8 for embedded systems, will offer a Windows Industry version in early April
Microsoft has recently announced the availability of two versions of Windows 8 for embedded systems: the Standard and Pro editions. In speaking of the benefits that these editions offer in general, Kevin Dallas, general manager of Windows Embedded, released a statement, which read, “Edge devices connected and working in unison with an enterprise’s broader IT…
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Can Samsung Beat Apple in the Smartphone Market?
Even though Samsung has created a buzz with its latest product, the Galaxy S4, experts still believe that its position as the market leader is much more complicated. Samsung sold more smartphones than any other company, including Apple, last year and displayed confidence by buying a 2-minute SuperBowl commercial. Chris Dixon, a venture capitalist of…