Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has announced that it is going to ‘rethink’ its office space. The search engine giant is going to build an insane, highly creative headquarters in the Silicon Valley, which will have movable buildings, translucent canopies, breathtaking bridges and many other architectural masterpieces which have never been built by any other technology company. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) says that its new headquarters will have translucent canopies, which will give ample sunlight. There will be building blocks which can be moved depending upon choice. An article on Bloomberg said that for its new project, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is in talks…
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International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) is going through a tough time. In 2013, when almost every tech companies flourished on the Dow, IBM was the only company to end the year in the red line, down by 2%. Last year, International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) plummeted by no less than 15%. An article on CNBC said that International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) management is trying hard to convince the investors that the company has all its plans in the pipeline to come out of the difficult times. International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) is planning to pour nearly $4 billion in high-tech…
Last year, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) forced its mobile users to install its Messenger app in order to send or receive messages on its social platform. This caused a massive stir as people don’t like to get forced into anything. But, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) was persistent and Mark Zuckerberg insisted that it was for the good of users. It will help the company to craft the best user experience. But experts knew that Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) wants to surge its mobile ads revenues. When a user installs an app on his/her mobile device, his information, interest, information of other apps and…
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is struggling with its mobile business since year now. The company has desperately tried everything but nothing is working. Every mobile device, smartphone or tablet in the US is powered by a chip that is made by companies rival to Intel. An article on Bloomberg said that Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) has given up its efforts to strike some major deal in the US with companies like Samsung, Apple or Microsoft and now heading to the emerging markets to tap into the companies which could make a difference in the future. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is spending millions to…
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is regarded as the juggernaut of internet streaming content but there is a new player in town which may become the streaming goliath within no time: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). Within a very less time, Amazon has started featuring in the media as one of the importunate streaming player of today. Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s battle will heat up as the visual content business is brimming with opportunities and investment endeavors. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) invested around $1.3 billion in 2014 in its Amazon Prime service. The e-commerce giant got the fruits quickly. In Q4 earnings…
Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) has had a hard time fighting trolls on its social media platform. A few days ago, Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR)’s internal documents were revealed in which, the company’s troubled CEO Dick Costolo admitted that that Twitter ‘sucks at dealing with abuse.’ Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) has now launched some new features which will help the company to stop harassers, trolls, criminals from using the social media platform. There are two ways Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) has planned to verify the users. Upon detecting the negative activity on any account, Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) will ask the user to give his email…
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is introducing disruptive new features almost every week. The company’s CPO has now confirmed that Facebook wants to actually host the content rather than just directing its users to the website via shared links. This would mean that instead of searching things on Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), you will just open Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) and find your news feeds filled with content of your interest. No need to click on link, means no need for Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)? Well, it seems flabbergasting to believe, but that is what Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is planning. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is investing…
Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR)’s little blue bird is on the rise, flying high. The end of 2014 proved to be good for the troubled social media giant. Although, user growth was a big disappointment for the company but still, investors are now hopeful that this year will bring some suitable prospects for Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR). In an article on Fool, Adam Levy said that Twitter’s biggest and only disappointment was its slow user growth. The company ended 2014 with only 288 million users. Even Instagram’s users are more than this (I know Twitter’s management gets offended by this comparison). Twitter Inc…
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s Youtube is the top video platform in the world. In 2006. Youtube claimed that the company has 65% of the overall internet video market and he was right about that. But today, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s Youtube share has plummeted to 56%, raising big red flags for the company. The problem may not be the decreasing share, as there are a plethora of competitors now and it is but natural that the share will be divided. The problem is the depleting difference in market share. Back in 2006, the company second to Youtube was having 17% of share.…
Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) has been facing hard times since month. It has been criticized over lack of focus at the top levels in management, declining product curve and user growth. An article on Tech Crunch said that the real problem with Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) is its failure to maintain a continuous product curve. The company has shown some signs of positive user growth and increasing revenues, but product curve is not impressive. Dick Costolo, the CEO of Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), after being lashed out by investors, took immediate steps and Twitter launched some new features. These features are good, according…
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) has been revamping its data center field since long. Recently, it has made some changes to famous Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) Blade server to make it more like a software-defined data center coupled with hardware dynamics to boost its efficiency. Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) has recently published a whitepaper and claimed that HP blade servers can increase the efficiency of data center by no less than 68%. Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) BladeSystem directly affects the cooling systems, efficiency and component costs of hardware in data centers. Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) is taking Cloud and data center business as two of its…
In a program on CNBC, John Blackledge, a famous Cowen Group investor said that Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s Instagram is bigger than Twitter. The primary reason of Instagram’s success is its user growth. More and more users, especially millennials are signing up for photo and video sharing website. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s Instagram is a great interface which makes user dwell into it. Its interactive design and huge engagement has now made it one of the top social media apps. The source said that Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s Instagram ended 2014 with 300 million users, which slashes Twitter users. Recently, a famous group…