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Beats Trying To Launch Daisy Music Streaming Service Bundled With AT&T
According to CNET, audio gear-maker Beats Electronics is working on carrier partnerships for its much-anticipated music streaming service. According to the report, Beats is currently in talks with AT&T over a possible tie-in.
Vancouver Finds Its Google Fiber Alternate – OneGigabit
Duelers of Vancouver has something to celebrate. A new Vancouver-based internet service provider named OneGigabit will be offering 1Gbps connections at a comparable price to Google Fiber.
BBC To Take A Break From 3D TV After ‘Doctor Who’ Special
3D TV format has received another major blow. This time it’s the announcement of BBC’s taking a break from 3D TV space. BBC’s head of 3D, Kim Shillinglaw, spilled the beans to British TV guide Radio Times.
EU And Japan Join Forces To Build 100Gbps Fiber Optic Internet
Are you feeling sorry that Google Fiber hasn’t come to your town yet? Hold your breath, because there is something hotter. Considering the speed it’s 100 times hotter than Google Fiber. Yeah, you calculated it right! I’m talking about 100 Gbps internet.
Dell Eyes More Windows Tablet Sales, Exploring Wearable Tech
Dell’s global vice-president of personal computing Sam Burd has opened up to the Guardian on his company’s current strategy. He vaguely revealed the sales figures of Windows tablets made by Dell and talked about the strategy of moving to wearable tech.
Boston University Sues Apple Over Patent Infringement, Seeks To Ban iPhone And More
Boston University has filed a lawsuit against Apple alleging that the company has infringed a semiconductor patent by a university professor. The university is seeking to ban Apple from selling the devices that infringe the patent, which include iPhone, iPad and more.
Zynga Bagged New CEO For $50 Million In Compensation
You’re probably aware of Zynga’s new CEO hire. The social gaming company snatched Xbox lead from Microsoft in a bid to turn around its future. But what lured Don Mattrick quit Microsoft and assume the role of CEO at Zynga? Big compensation definitely has a part in it.
Firefox Tablet Coming Soon, Says Mozilla CTO
You may already know that the first commercial Firefox OS based phone is launching today in Spain. But we have something else to share. It is about a Firefox OS tablet.
Yahoo Acquires Bignoggins, A Fantasy Sports App Maker
Yahoo’s acquisition spree hasn’t finished yet. The latest addition in the list is Bignoggins Productions. The announcement came on Monday.
Google Gets FCC Approval For TV White Space Database Operation
Google has secured an approval from Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate a TV white space database. This would allow the tech giant to use unlicensed TV broadcast spectrum for wireless broadband.
Nokia To Buy Full Siemens Stake In Nokia Siemens Networks For $2.2 Billion
According to Bloomberg, Nokia has agreed to buy full stake of Siemens in the Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), a joint venture between the two that makes telecom equipment and provides related services. The deal is worth $2.2 billion (1.7 billion euro).
New ICANN Rule Requires Domain Registrars To Verify Email And Phone Of Registrants
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which oversees top-level domains to IP addresses on the internet, has approved a new set of rules for future domain registrations. Under the new rules, registrars have to verify email address and phone number of domain registrants.
Grenada Makes Posting Offending Comments Online Illegal
A bill has been passed in Grenada on Friday that makes insulting someone online a crime. And such crimes will be addressed by the court.
MacBook Air Owns More Than Half Of Thin-And-Light Laptop Market
Apple’s MacBook Air dominates the thin-and-light laptop market in the U.S. It captures more than half of thin-and-light laptop market in the U.S.
Smartphone Market Players Continue Earlier Trends, Report Shows
Analytics company comScroe has released its May 2013 MobiLens report, tabulating key trends in the U.S. smartphone industry. The report shows little changes in the smartphone market shares.
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