With last report suggesting that Apple’s late Steve Jobs involved pretty much on inputting into the design of the upcoming iPhone 5, some real rumors surrounding the latest device from Cupertino-based Company. Citing “sources,” 9to5Mac reports that Apple is currently testing two iPhones at its headquarters and among them only one will be released – and other...
Pakistan on Monday registered a case against social networking giant Facebook for hosting ‘blasphemous’ material. The country a day ago banned access to Twitter over the same issue. Along with Facebook, Margalla police station registered a First Information Report (FIR) against three other websites under sections 295-A and 298-A of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), reports the Express Tribune. “Concerned government officials, Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) and police were requested to take action but they did not pay attention,...
Yesterday we reported that the European Union’s antitrust chief offered Google a chance to settle an investigation into allegations of anti-competitive behaviour after search giant looking forward to find out the solution soon. European Competition Commission Joaquin Almunia told reporters: “Today I’m giving Google an opportunity to offer remedies to address concerns that we have identified”. He also sent a letter to Eric Schmidt outlining four key points that Google must rectify or face financial sanctions. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI)...
Salesforce.com, the enterprise cloud computing company today announced its plans to add 750 new jobs over the next couple of years in order to meet the growing demand for the social enterprise in the region. The company is immediately hiring qualified professionals of all experience levels in sales, marketing, IT and support functions across Europe. Salesforce.com...
According to the 2012 Brandz Top 100 report, Apple beats IBM and Google to top global brand report. The Cupertino-based firm saw its brand value increase by 19 percent on last year’s study, which it also lead, to reach $183 billion. That figure puts it ahead of IBM ($116 million), Google ($108 million), McDonalds ($95 million) and Microsoft ($77 million). Nick Cooper, managing director of Millward Brown Optimor which produced the study, said the strength of technology brands was a measure of the central and transformative role it plays...
Video conferencing startup Vidyo announced Tuesday that it has received a strategic investment from Juniper Networks through Junos Innovation Fund. Terms of the financing round were not disclosed, but Vidyo says it has secured $97 million to date, from investment firms like Menlo Ventures, QuestMark Partners, Rho Ventures, Star Ventures and Four Rivers Group. Founded...
SpaceX, private rocker company is sending a spacecraft – the Dragon capsule – to the International Space Station (ISS) after fixing a Falcon 9 rocket engine glitch that grounded it in an earlier attempt. Watch the launch live here. It’s a rather historical event as Dragon’s inaugural trip to ISS will be the first visit there of a non-governmental vehicle. ...
Well, here you go, if you miss out a chance to see solar eclipse on May 20th. Photographer Cory Poole made the one-minute video by combining 700 still images through a Coronado Solar Max 60 Double Stack telescope, according to his YouTube post. The telescope “has a very narrow bandpass allowing you to see the chromosphere and not the much brighter photosphere below...
Bono, George Lucas, and a host of other celebrities was joined by President Barack Obama and former-President Bill Clinton at the video presentation held at 16th Annual Webby Awards in paying tribute to late Apple CEO Steve Jobs Sunday night. The ceremony began by giving a brief introduction from actors Justin Long and John Hodgman followed by actor Richard Dreyfuss. The major part came when the minute-long video showed up about Jobs. Clinton, Obama and other present in the ceremony thanked Jobs. Rock musician Bono, who was a personal...
We heard a lot of time that people inspire from different things that are present on web, but this one crosses the entire limit: Monmouthpedia is the first Wikipedia project to cover a whole town—specifically, the Welsh town of Monmouth. The project aims to cover every single notable place, person, artefact, plant, animal and other things in Monmouth in as many...
