Archive for the ‘Tech News’ Category
Intuit Acquires Payvment’s Team And Patents, Ecwid Gets Its 200,000 Merchants
Payvment has officially exited from the f-commerce business, handing over its 200,000 merchants to Ecwid and being acquired by Intuit.
Apple Really Wants To Get Into Your Shoes
Apple has filed a new patent application which envisions 'smart shoes' which come embedded with sensors to measure a whole range of metrics.
How Newegg Defeated The Shopping Cart Patent Troll And Saved Online Retail
Soverain Software is a patent troll which used certain shopping cart patents to mint millions of dollars from e-retail giants. Newegg, however, decided to fight and defeated the troll.
Japan Decides To Launch World’s First 4K TV Broadcast In July 2014
Japan wanted to launch 4K TV Broadcast in 2016. But due to high demand for UHD TVs, Japan has decided to launch the world's first 4K TV broadcast in July 2014.
Glasgow On The Way To Become UK’s First Smart City
U.K. government has decided to dish out funds to the tune of $38 million to set up Glasgow with a plethora of smart technologies and turn it into a smart city.
ITU Approves H.265 Video Format, Allows High-Quality Video On Half Bandwidth
ITU has approved a new video format, namely H.265. This format allows the transmission of high-quality videos, even on networks with low-bandwidth connections.
Researchers Say DNA Is The World’s Best Hard Drive For Data Storage
Researchers at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) say, the best way to store large amounts of data is in the form of human DNA.
Intel Gets The Nod To Build $4 Billion Facility In Ireland To Create 14nm Chips
Intel has received the green signal from the Irish planning agency, An Bord Pleanála, to start work on a $4 billion facility in Leixlip, Ireland. The facility is meant to manufacture 14 nanometer chips.
Nokia Sells 4.4 Million Lumia Devices During Q4 2012
Nokia has declared the quarterly results for Q4, 2012 and according to them, the company was able to secure a profit of $585.7 million, contributed in part by a sale of 4.4 million Lumia handsets.
Google Seeks Permission To Test Out Experimental Wireless Network
Google has filed with Federal Communications Commission to grant it permission to implement a wireless network in one of the buildings on its main campus.
Logitech Announces Disappointing Q3 Earnings, Plans To Sell Off Digital Video Security Divisions
Logitech has now announced its Q3 earnings and the results are, frankly, disappointing. The good part is that the company is cognizant of it and is adopting a new strategy.
Forty Public Universities To Offer Free Online Courses With Credit
Forty public universities have joined hands with Academic Partnerships to offer free courses with credit through this initiative, named MOOC2Degree.
Boston Globe School Program To Use iPad Instead Of Paper
The Boston Globe has announced that it will use the reader vacation funds from its Newspaper in Education program in order to buy iPads for classrooms.
Cisco To Acquire SON Solution Provider Intucell For $475 Million
Yesterday, Cisco has announced intent to acquire an Israeli startup named Intucell. The amount to be spent by Cisco to acquire Intucell is $475 million.
