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Nexus S ICS update coming in “the next few weeks” [Report]

Posted March 16, 2012 by Brunella Rousseau

It’s been said that the much anticipated Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Google Nexus S will be hitting the handset in the next few weeks. The Nexus S was next in line to receive Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich after the launch of the top-line  Android 4.0 handset the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Engadget reports that Android 4.0 update for the Google Nexus S is set to arrive [...]

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Apple Stock Hits New High of $600

Posted March 16, 2012 by Dennis Wagner

Shares of Apple Inc. have hit and surpassed the $600 mark US for the first time, as investors anticipate for release of the third-generation iPad. Company’s latest iPad goes on sale in Canada, the U.S. and 10 other countries.Apple’s stock price shortly touched $600 Thursday morning. This could be marked as first time ever in [...]

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Blogging Platform Posterous is acquired by Twitter

Posted March 16, 2012 by Brunella Rousseau

Microblogging giant Twitter has acquired Posterous, a blogging platform that integrates the simplicity of Tumblr, although possibly not as sleekly designed. The acquisition was made public on Monday by Posterous in a blog post. The site will, until further notice, be unchanged. The “Spaces” or blogs created will remain active until further notice. The blogging platform [...]

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Vox Media Raises $17 Million

Posted March 16, 2012 by Brunella Rousseau

Vox Media has raised $17 million in a new round of funding. U.S based Vox Media is an online media publisher who own sites The Verge, sports blog network SB Nation, and game news site Vox Games.Although the announcement of the funding has not been officially made by the company yet, a Form D filing [...]

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The True Cost Of Piracy [Infographic]

Posted March 16, 2012 by Cristiana Hernàndez

For years it has been claimed that online piracy costs the US economy upwards of $250 billion and 750,000 jobs per year. Today we cut through the hype and speculation and take a look at the true costs of piracy. Truth said piracy does cost a lot of money. In addition to the alleged lost sales, efforts [...]

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The Power Of Pinterest [Infographic]

Posted March 16, 2012 by Brunella Rousseau

Pinterest, a social pinning website certainly attracts a lot of attention lately. Pinterest has certainly captured the attention of one demographic. On Pinterest users could upload and share pictures with a user base of over 10 million people and follow the activity of their friends and other users. Since Pinterest launch back in 2010, It has show a significant growth [...]

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How Social Sites Make Money [Infographic]

Posted March 16, 2012 by Brunella Rousseau

Social Media has become a fundamental tool. On Facebook you update a status, On Twitter you send a tweet,  On Pinterest you pin a picture. There are several ways you could connect on your favourite social media site. But how do these social media website’s make money to stay in business?. This infographic from USBundles explains how the most [...]

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