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Samsung Galaxy S III confirmed as official Olympic phone

Posted May 9, 2012 by Brunella Rousseau

Samsung Galaxy S III has been named the official phone of the Olympics 2012. However  you won’t be able to buy one of the limited-edition showcase handsets, they are absolutely for sponsored athletes and selected trialists. Visa Europe will be integrating  a version of its Visa payWave application on the special devices enabling those who manage to get their hands on [...]

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Yahoo CEO apologises to staffers for bogus degree

Posted May 9, 2012 by Cristiana Hernàndez

Yahoo chief executive Scott Thompson has apologized to employees at the firm after he was accused of cheating on his CV last week. Yahoo premier Thompson sent a memo to Yahoo staff showing his regret that the issue was getting in the way of the company’s fortunes. Yahoo board is conducting an investigation of the allegations made against [...]

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Rovio posts $106 million revenue, $68 million profits from Angry Birds in 2011

Posted May 9, 2012 by Cristiana Hernàndez

Finland based game developer Rovio has reported 2011 revenues of $106.3m and earnings before tax of $67.6, which the firm claims demonstrates the continuing success of Angry Birds as a brand. During the time Angry Birds have been downloaded more than 648 million times. Moreover Rovio added that merchandising accounted for 30 per cent of its sales in 2011. It [...]

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Apple iOS 5.1.1 Released to Address Security Issues

Posted May 9, 2012 by Cristiana Hernàndez

Folks, Apple have just rolled out iOS 5.1.1  for iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone. As you can note above, the 54.4 MB update incorporates: better reliability for the HDR option when using the camera app from the lock screen and a number of other fixes for bugs affecting AirPlay video playback; the ability to switch between [...]

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