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Mac Rumours: Apple expected to release Mac OS X Mountain Lion at June 11 WWDC

Apple’s infamous Worldwide Developers’ Conference is inching near its commencement date and the company is surrounded by all kinds of rumours. From iPhone to iOS to Mac OS X Mountain Lion, everything is being covered by anonymous sources. In latest events, the WWDC is touted to be big event for the upcoming OS X from […]

Mac Rumours: MacBook Pro and Air receive upgrades to shape and specifications

MacBooks are Apple’s Flagship product since the late 90s. However, it is unfathomable why the product has not seen any substantial upgrades to its hardware or shape in the last two years. The only major reinforcements were done in this time were the new versions of Mac OS X. However, after a long time, it […]

Apple Rumours: New iPhone screen sheet leaks, estimated at 4.1-inch size

Apple may not release the new generation of iPhone at the Worldwide Developers’ Conference this year but iOS 6 might have a preview. The new operating system is expected to be released with the new iPhone but due to its strengthening relationship with Mac OS X Mountain Lion, there might be hints at the event […]

Polaroid camera for Instagram

An Italian designer is embarking on an ambitious project to bring a Polaroid camera to the doorsteps of consumers based on the fundamentals of Instagram: capture, retouch, add filters and share in seconds. With a 50 million user base, the device looks to be as big a hit with the end users as the web-based […]

Volvo creates the world’s first car with an airbag for pedestrians

Is it possible to avoid a collision with a pedestrian, well it can be. At least, it can soften the consequences of impact. This is the objective which has been set before creating a new Volvo model, the V-40. It will be the first car in the world that incorporates an airbag for pedestrians.  "In Europe, 14% […]

Facebook IPO: Was it a quick success or a slow failure? – Part 1

The Facebook went public on May 18, last Friday and over the period of six days a lot has happened. At the close of business at Nasdaq, FB was trading at $32.05 a share. The stock was made open for the public at the book value of $38 a pop. This is a huge loss […]

Facebook IPO: Was it a quick success or a slow failure? – Part 2

Advertisements on a social network is completely understandable and very consistent for the likes of LinkedIn and Facebook. However, that is the only ‘business’ that Facebook does to date other than charging third-party app developers like Zynga. Though advertisements on Facebook have been embraced by many marketers all over the world, but it is still […]

Facebook IPO: Was it a quick success or a slow failure? – Part 3

These are all the plans that the company could come up and what might realize in the future. But, what about the interim time? The company is in the stock market, not planning to do so. There are risks of high proportions in the stock market that have been beefed up by the 2008 crisis. […]

Facebook IPO: Was it a quick success or a slow failure? – Part 4

Google, the value can be calculated by determining the worth of Android, presence of Google.com and its position, value of its other ventures like Google Map, etc. For Facebook, everything stops at Advertisement and third-party apps like Farmville. This is tricky but can be calculated. Terminal Value is where the mind game starts for real. […]

What went wrong with HP and where is it headed? – Part 1

Hewlett-Packard, once known as the great asset to the technology industry and a great innovator, is now in the depths of dark and endless tunnel that is leading nowhere but disparity. In the last half a decade, things have gone worse for the company and this week’s layoffs have written the statement in crimson. The […]

What went wrong with HP and where is it headed? – Part 2

What HP committed was a cardinal sin by doing away from R&D and making their way into the hyper-active PC industry. They bought COMPAQ for a whopping $26 Billion. What they should have done is to tow the line of IBM in this regard, make COMPAQ the peripheral for computer manufacturing and continue innovating stuff […]

What went wrong with HP and where is it headed? – Part 3

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