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Microsoft To End Free Xbox Music Streaming From Dec 1
For the time being, you can enjoy the free Xbox Music streaming, but the service will not be free so longer. Microsoft has announced that it will end free Xbox music streaming service that is currently available on Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and over the internet from December 1.
No Surprise! Microsoft Lumia Replacing The Nokia Brand
In September, Microsoft indicated that it is moving away from Nokia brand name completely when the Nokia UK website started redirecting users to its ‘new home’, the Microsoft Mobile Devices page. It was then expected that Nokia websites of other regions will soon follow. Now it seems that the transition has started with ‘Nokia France’ first, as announced on its Facebook page.
American Express Offering Its Customers Apple Pay Service
Apple has already announced that its Apple Pay service will be available from this Monday. The company has already singed with 500 new banks to support the new service. And now, it’s been reported that American Express is prepping for its upcoming integration with Apple’s Apple Pay mobile and Internet payments solution.
Apple Pay Will Be Available From Monday With 500 New Banks
Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced that Apple Pay will be available from this Monday, 20th October with 500 new banks and companies like Uber, Airbnb, Target and Groupon.
uberPLUS: A Step Above The Everyday
Here comes uberPLUS, something in between uberX and uberBLACK. With nice car model check the pricing details inside.
Apple Shows No Mercy, $50 Million Will Be Fined If Information Leaked
Apple is very much cautious to keep its strategy and info of its product a secret before announce. And the company could turn itself into a nightmare to those who leak info of its product, strategy or something classified before announce. During a contract signed with GT Advanced Technologies, Apple mentioned that it would fine $50 million if any info of its future products gets leaked.
Apple Holding An Event On 16 Oct, New iPad, iMac May Come
Apple is going to hold an event on October 16. It is being heard that the company may announce new iPad and new iMac. What do you think – is it rumor or true?
Data Centers In US Consume Huge Power, Could Be Catastrophic In Future
Do you have any idea how many data centers are there in the U.S? According to Department of Energy (DOE) statistics, there are 3 million data centers in the U.S. and the number of data centers is increasing. As a result, there is a whooping pressure on the power. And this could be a catastrophic in the near future.
PayPal Splits With eBay
PayPal is the faster, safer way to send money, make an online payment, receive money or set up a merchant account. On the other hand, eBay is one of the reliable online market places that provides consumer-to-consumer sales services. These two companies teamed up to do something big, but now PayPal is splitting with eBay.
PayPal Partners With BitPay, Coinbase And GoCoin, Adds Limited Bitcoin Support
PayPal, the international e-commerce business that allows to do payments and money transfers through the Internet, had not much of a relationship with the virtual currency Bitcoin. But now, PayPal has announced that it has partnered with three leading Bitcoin payments processors – BitPay, Coinbase and GoCoin – in order to enable limited support for the digital currency.
Google Acquires Online Polling Startup Polar To Help Improve Google+
Polar is a highly graphical opinion poll service. The company has served over 1 billion polls over the last 8 months and it had 1.1 million active voters in September. However lately, search giant Google has announced that it has acquired Polar.
Apple Announced NFC Based ApplePay!
Apple has just announced all new “ApplePay”, its NFC based secure wallet system which will be available on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus with a number of merchant. It will be available from next month, both online and offline.
Apple Holding An Event On Sep 9, May Unveil iWatch And New iPad
Apple is going to hold an event September 9. Many people are eagerly waiting to see what products Apple will unveil on that very day. In the meantime, many people have started speculating about the products. However, tech analysts have uttered that on September 9 event, Apple may unveil new iPad and long awaited smartwatch, iWatch.
NVIDIA Filed Patent Infringement Against Samsung And Qualcomm
Although Apple and Samsung has decided not to fight anymore with each other regarding patent related things, but it seems like Samsung has got a new rival – NVIDIA. Lately, NVIDIA has filed patent lawsuits not against just Samsung only, but also against Qualcomm, claiming that both the companies are infringing upon its graphics chip patents.
Freemarket: A New Online Marketplace Launched By Freelancer.com To Sell Domain Names And Websites
Freelancer.com is an ASX-listed outsourcing website. It is founded by Australian tech entrepreneur Matt Barrie. Lately, Freelancer.com has launched a new online marketplace called Freemarket for buying and selling websites and domain names.
