Tag: Apple
Russia, the new hotspot on the global IT scene
Foreign startups, especially European ones, are flocking into Russia to meet potential investors and clients, as the ex-Soviet state emerges as the new hotspot on the global IT scene. Among them is British startup mScriber, reports East-West Digital News, the English-language source on Russian IT. The Company runs mobile applications for securing and sharing data stored [...]
Melon Meter: iPhone app that tells watermelon ripeness
Melon Meter is an iPhone app that tells melon ripeness by just knocking on the melon. It’s an innovative way to help everybody from consumers to farmers. Did you know that up to 60% of watermelons purchased today are either over-ripe or under-ripe? We often see sellers knocking the watermelon before passing it to us and say, [...]
Apple’s shares posts small loss
The resignation of Steve Jobs has cause a slight fall in Apple’s shares. It triggered selling as investors assessed the company’s prospects without Jobs, who transformed the company and led it to become the most valuable corporation in the world, in front of Exxon Mobil Corp and Microsoft Inc. Its shares opened at $365.08, and [...]
4 biggest news you (might) have missed this week [Apple, Groupon, Google+]
A tremendous week for Technology, business and the internet itself. Follow us through this short article on the most interesting news throughout the week. 1. Apple becomes most valuable company in the world Still think petroleum is the biggest business in the world? Then, you would probably need to read this. On Tuesday, Apple became [...]
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Banjo: Find friends and people (or stalk location) near you [apps]
Bored at home (or anywhere!) and thinking of meeting new friends from your Twitter and Facebook contact lists? Now you can with Ban.jo! This 6 week-old apps (available on iTunes & Android market) not only allow you to find your friends from your social-network contact list, but it also allow you to see anyone who [...]
HTC acquires Dashwire: Mobile Cloud or Patent?
Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp. has acquired Dashwire, a mobile applications and web services startup for US$18.5 million. Dashwire then has become a wholly-owned HTC subsidiary. The purchase statement is to boost HTCSense cloud services better. Fred Liu, HTC president of engineering and operations, recognizes cloud services are the key success factor in delivering quality [...]
Nintendo cuts its forecasts: The rise of Facebook and Apple games
Nintendo Co., one of the most influential in the industry, fell to the lowest level in almost six years in Osaka trading. The lack of demand for its new Nitendo 3DS handheld player is said to be the main cause of the fall. Nitendo had to reduce the selling price of the 3DS which led [...]
Microsoft Windows Phone returns: code name “Mango”
July 27 is a remarkable day for Microsoft as Windows Phone is officially unveiled into market at 10am Tokyo time in Japan. This Smartphone has a cute code name, “Mango”. As shown by video, Microsoft hopes that it is a return symbol as a serious player in Smartphone market. Why “return”? The company was once [...]
Android’s UK market grew by 634 percent in a year
The increase in interest for smartphones in the UK has created a very competitive landscape for the top 3 mobile operating systems, Apple, Google and Symbian. From what we can see, it shows that Apple is leading the market and has overtaken Symbian. The most surprising is the growth shown by Google’s Android. Google has [...]
Your Personal Travel Documenter. Lifelapse for iPhone
Lifelapse for iPhone is a new application that automatically capture photo every thirty seconds. This application is suitable for a time-lapse photography project and to document your travel journey without the hassle to keep snapping photo while traveling. To start, all you have to do is just start Lifelapse, and click on start recording – which your iPhone [...]
Apple at its best: Huge profit after stocks drops
Just a few weeks after a slight fall in its shares, Apple has reported a huge profit for the quarter. Its earnings reached $7.79 per share, revenue totaling at $28.57 billion, and generated a net profit of $7.31 billion. 20.34 million iPhones and 9.25 million iPads were sold in just last quarter. The number of [...]
