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Galaxy S III pre-orders at 9 million units – report

Posted  May 18, 2012  by  Editor

A report in the Korea Economic Daily, quoting an unnamed Samsung executive, has claimed that the upcoming Galaxy S III handset could prove to be the best-selling smartphone from the company yet. Global pre-orders for the phone are said to stand at 9 million, almost half the number of handsets that Samsung’s Galaxy S II [...]

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Facebook raises $16 billion with IPO, spanks Google’s 2004 effort

Posted  May 18, 2012  by  Editor

Today is the day that investors find out what Facebook is made of when the company starts publicly trading. Facebook is offering 421,233,615 shares at $38 a pop and by all accounts has raised over $16 billion in funds for the company. This amount is made up for $3.91 billion in cash holdings, a $5 [...]

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HP restructuring, up to 30,000 jobs on the block

Posted  May 17, 2012  by  Editor

Hewlett-Packard will be restructuring soon, according to reports, and sources say that CEO Meg Whitman will be discussing the possible elimination of around 30,00 jobs from the company. A report yesterday from Business Insider claimed that between 10 and 15% of HP’s 320,000-strong workforce stood to lose their jobs. More recent reports suggest that 25,000 [...]

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Cell C launches 99 Cents for Real

Posted  May 17, 2012  by  Editor

Mobile phone service provider Cell C announced yesterday the pending launch of a new pre-paid tariff plan called 99 Cents for Real. The new service, is being launched due to customer demand, will see pre-paid subscribers paying a flat fee of 99 center per minute for calls across all South African networks at any time [...]

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Microsoft could introduce adverts that watch you

Posted  May 16, 2012  by  Editor

Microsoft may be launching adverts soon that watch you as you watch television. It may be that in Soviet Russia TV watches you but most of the world (including Russia) hasn’t really seen this before. With their new initiative, called NUads (natural user-interface ads), Microsoft hopes to stop people from using a DVR or similar [...]

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Galaxy S III pre-orders at 9 million units – report

A report in the Korea Economic Daily, quoting an unnamed Samsung executive, has claimed that the upcoming Galaxy S III handset could prove to be the best-selling smartphone from the company yet. Global pre-orders for the phone ...
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Facebook

Facebook raises $16 billion with IPO, spanks Google’s 2004 effort

Today is the day that investors find out what Facebook is made of when the company starts publicly trading. Facebook is offering 421,233,615 shares at $38 a pop and by all accounts has raised over $16 billion in funds for the c...
by Editor
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HP restructuring, up to 30,000 jobs on the block

Hewlett-Packard will be restructuring soon, according to reports, and sources say that CEO Meg Whitman will be discussing the possible elimination of around 30,00 jobs from the company. A report yesterday from Business Insider ...
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CellC

Cell C launches 99 Cents for Real

Mobile phone service provider Cell C announced yesterday the pending launch of a new pre-paid tariff plan called 99 Cents for Real. The new service, is being launched due to customer demand, will see pre-paid subscribers paying...
by Editor
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Microsoft could introduce adverts that watch you

Microsoft may be launching adverts soon that watch you as you watch television. It may be that in Soviet Russia TV watches you but most of the world (including Russia) hasn’t really seen this before. With their new initia...
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Apple

Apple looking to take on Instagram with iCloud update

Apple is reportedly working on an update to its iCloud service that will feature functionality similar to that of the recently-acquired-by-Facebook Instagram photo-sharing service. The update is expected to be officially announ...
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