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Airbus SAS Acknowledges Shortage of Buyers for A380

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 13:54

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As per recent reports, it has been revealed that Airbus SAS does acknowledge the fact it has been falling short of buyers for its flagship A380. The double-decker planes need some great marketing, said the Airbus SAS.

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Benchmark Result Reveal Samsung’s New Device’s Specs

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 11:52

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According to a recent report, GLBenchmark results have helped TechTastic, a Dutch website, to discover details about the latest Samsung Galaxy Tab 3.

The device dubbed SM-T311 is the model of the device as well. The benchmark results hinted that the same sported an 8-inch screen, which made it called as the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0.

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Nexus 4’s Shrunken Sales Raise Hopes for Something New

Sat, 05/11/2013 - 11:45

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The Nexus 4's de-shelving at retailers has left many to wonder if the same would be replaced by a new pure Android phone.

It has been found that the Android faithful have been becoming frivolous over the Google goodies to be revealed at Google I/O developers' conference next week.

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Apple Discards Rumors of iPad 5 launch in June

Tue, 04/30/2013 - 08:08

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Apple has discarded rumors about the launch of iPad 5. The rumors that were causing a situation of conflicts have been sorted out by the company and it has rejected the overgrowing gossips about the launch of the advance model of the iPad in the month of June.

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Twitter to launch Music Service

Fri, 04/12/2013 - 13:19

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If to go as per the rumors, then it has been found that Twitter, a micro-blogging website, is going to launch a novel music service. It has been said so as Twitter has bought `We Are Hunted', music discovery site.

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Microsoft to Come up with Smaller Tablets

Thu, 04/11/2013 - 13:10

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It has been recently revealed that Microsoft has been working on the development of Surface tablets having Windows 8. It is expected that the production of tablets including a seven inch version will start by the end of 2013.

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Insider Trading Inquiry on Herbalife; KPMG Cancels Audit

Wed, 04/10/2013 - 02:33

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Federal Authorities have opened an inquiry on insider trading charges on nutritional supplements maker Herbalife. Authorities in Los Angeles were inquiring Scott I. London, former partner in charge of audit at KPMG in relation with leaking confidential information about Herbalife and Sekchers USA.

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Apple’s application for ‘iPad Mini’ trademark rejected by US Patent Office

Sun, 03/31/2013 - 06:45

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Tech giant Apple's application for a trademark for the company's `iPad Mini' tablet has been officially turned down by the US Patent and Trademark Office, on the grounds that the company's case for owning the mentioned trademark was not strong enough.

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Google Shuttering Google Reader

Sat, 03/16/2013 - 12:54

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As per recent reports, it has been revealed that Google will be shuttering Google Reader. Market experts have been assuming that the product which allows users to have an automatic access to their RSS is getting closed due to reduced usage.

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Highlander 2014 All Set For A Preview

Thu, 03/14/2013 - 13:36

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Toyota will be back once again with the 2014 version of the Toyota Highlander after their initial success with Highlander 2013.

Toyota said that this car will be debut in less than two weeks of its previous one at the New York International Auto Show.

The event will be held on March 27 at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan.

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LinkedIn to Purchase News Reader App Pulse, Says Report

Tue, 03/12/2013 - 13:48

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LinkedIn is seemingly planning to sign a deal. A report has been claiming that the company is thinking to purchase Pulse, the esteemed and famous news reader mobile app.

Sources reportedly familiar with the negotiations had revealed the news. It is being said that the company might pay some $50 million to $100 million for the digital publisher, based in San Francisco.

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Former Executive of Alibaba Jonathan Ma Will be its New Chief Executive

Mon, 03/11/2013 - 13:53

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After the resignation of former chief executive and billionaire Chinese e-commerce company founder of 'Alibaba' Jack Ma, who gave a statement in January that he is resigning to make some way for the younger leaders to step in, would be succeeded by company's former executive Jonathan Lu.

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Whole Foods Market Want Suppliers to label genetically engineered foods, announces deadline

Sat, 03/09/2013 - 13:33

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Food retailer Whole Foods Market has become the first national grocery chain to announce that its suppliers will have to label all the products which contains genetically engineered ingredients. The retailer is the first one which has given deadline to its suppliers and has said that the requirement should get fulfilled by 2018.

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Samsung to Introduce Wireless Charging in Samsung S 1V

Sat, 03/09/2013 - 13:19

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It seems that competition is really heating up in technology market. It has been said that Samsung's upcoming smartphone Samsung S 1V will be providing inductive wireless charging. In order to give neck to neck competition, there are chances that Apple could do the same.

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MakerBot Launches 3D printer

Sat, 03/09/2013 - 13:13

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As per recent reports, it has been revealed that MakerBot has introduced a 3D printer at CeBIT. MakerBot was able to gather a lot of attention at CeBIT in Hannover due to this exciting launch.

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Navistar Business Refurbishes after Appointment of New Chief

Fri, 03/08/2013 - 14:05

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Amid the signals of instability in Navistar, a major turn-over has been witnessed after the company delegated the highest position in the company to chief operating officer Troy Clarke.

Troy Clarke will be president and CEO of Navistar. He would be replacing Lewis B. Campbell. Clarke joined the company in 2010. The changes will initiate on April 15.

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Facebook’s Changed Design Allows Users Share More with Public

Fri, 03/08/2013 - 13:25

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A study conducted by researchers at the Carnegie-Mellon University into earlier design changes by Facebook has uncovered that the changes had pushed users to share additional information than what they actually wanted to.

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Toyota’s Efforts to remain at Top

Wed, 03/06/2013 - 13:37

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If it is hard to attain number one position in the world then it is even harder to sustain that position. It has been found that Toyota Motor Corp is making all the possible efforts to ensure that it remains world's number one car selling company.

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Roku Announces Roku 3

Wed, 03/06/2013 - 13:29

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Roku has announced its newest flagship model today, which has been dubbed the Roku 3. It is being said that with the same, the company is seemingly applying high pressure in the living room streaming box-battle.

The streaming-video box newly introduced has been priced at $99. It is appearing to have set its sights on the Apple TV, which is also priced at $99.

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Verizon to Sell Pure LTE-only by 2014 to Bring Down Subsidies

Tue, 03/05/2013 - 13:38

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Verizon CFO, Fran Shammo, revealed about their plans to stop selling phones with CDMA chips and sticking to only pure LTE smart phones by the beginning of next year. He disclosed the plans today at Deutsche Bank's Media, Internet, and Telecom conference. Moreover, he said that the transition will bring down costs and subsidies for customers.

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Miscellaneous

Apollo Hospitals net profit rises 27.30%

Apollo Hospitals net profit rises 27.30%

Indian healthcare major, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise has said that its net profit has risen 27.30 per cent to Rs. 75.52 crore during the fourth quarter of the financial year till March, 2013.

The company recorded the impressive growth due to strong performance for in the healthcare services and pharmacy segments of the company. The company had recorded a net profit of Rs. 59.32 crore for during the same quarter of the previous financial year, the company said in a statement.

Golf futures trading at Rs. 25,427

Golf futures trading at Rs. 25,427

According to the latest figures available, the gold futures for May were trading 1.6 per cent or Rs. 408 lower at Rs. 25,427 per 10 gram this noon at the Multi Commodity Exchange.

Gold futures for May have fallen for the seventh straight session in the Indian market. Gold prices have faced the pressure in the market due to heavy selling in the global markets. The confidence in the gold investment is falling as investors find other avenues for investment and this indicates that the price of gold might fall further in the year.