Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s Mark Zuckerberg is visiting India in continuation of his efforts to make an important mark in the emerging markets. India is the second biggest market for Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB). More than a 100 million people in India use Facebook. But Zuckerberg’s interest is not limited to increasing Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) users anymore. After launching internet.org, a joint effort by famous companies to bring the whole world on Internet, Facebook’s founder is trying to make internet an easy and accessible facility all around the world. Discussing Zuckerberg’s visit to India and the effort of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) to bring…
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has issued another event invite to the press. The next big event of Apple is slated to take place on 16th October. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is likely to revamp its tablet line and we may see updated versions of new iPads and a new iPad Air. Bloomberg’s Olivia Sterns reported on this and said that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s new iPads are expected on the new event. So far, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iPad sales are suffering. As the holiday season inches near, the company is trying to give everything it has in its box to get massive thrust in…
In a program on Bloomberg, Nick Bilton talked about his latest book “Hatching Twitter” and explained the process, dynamics of Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) and the company’s internal conflicts. Bilton said that it was like a reality TV show while writing this book because a lot more keeps on happening in Twitter. Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR)’s internal rifts are not a secret anymore. Many experts and analysts keep labeling Twitter as an unstable company. Bilton said that many early founders were forced to leave Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR). Dick Costolo is apparently in complete control of the leadership board but still, nothing can…
In a program on Bloomberg, Personal Capital Chief Executive Officer, Bill Harris, talked about eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY)’s Paypal and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s payment system. Harris said Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has introduced a great payment feature in its iPhone 6 but it will take a very long time to show results. He said that there is still a big difference between eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY)’s PayPal and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s payment system. “[…] Remember, they are really in two different businesses. PayPal is in online payments, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Pay is for offline payments, in other words, at the point of sales.”…
In a program on Bloomberg, Cully Davis, co-head of growth equity capital markets at Credit Suisse, talked about Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA)’s IPO in the US and its effects on the tech market. Davis thinks that the there was an overall pause in the tech markets before the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA)’s IPO. Companies wanted to wait and see the tentative shift of market after Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA)’s IPO in the US. This pause started in the summer and still effecting the market, according to Davis. “There is definitely a little bit of a pause in…
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has announced that its Media Lab is creating a new Laboratory for Social Machines (LSM) for researches regarding new data streams, societal patterns, data visualization and informational mining. The new lab will be created with the help from Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), which has promised an investment of $10 million over the next five years for the new lab. The research projects in the new lab will also be fixated around Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR)’s data stream. Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) will give special access to its database of tweets. The lab will have access rights on tweet archives,…
BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) is bragging about its sales and popularity regarding its newly launched Blackberry Passport on every platform. In a blog post, BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) mentioned the popularity and anticipation regarding Passport in India and quoted some mainstream Indian newspapers which are giving good reviews to Blackberry. Emerging markets have always been a good ground for Blackberry phones as the executive class, although very limited, choose BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) phones as their device for work and general usage. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY)’s post talked about a famous advertising campaign, Blackberry Boys launched by Vodafone India in the early days of…
Detroit filed largest municipal bankruptcy in the history of US in 2013. Since then, the retail business and local industry is on the fall. Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) is also reportedly shutting down its operations in Detroit, according to an article on Bloomberg. The company has taken this decision to deplete its market share in order to make itself eligible for its merger with Time Warner Cable Inc (TWC). Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) will lose 2.5 million customers in Detroit and adjoining areas. Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) will get a huge boost in New York and Los Angeles after this step. The source…
In a program on The Street, Jonathan Marino said that salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE:CRM) stock is not able to impress the investors as the company is suffering with its overall growth and market penetration. He said that the company’s stock went up just by 3% so far this year. This shows that salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE:CRM) is unable to make profits and the company might miss the analysts’ expectations in the quarter. Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL)’s Cloud services are already depleting Salesforce’s market base. Marino said that Salesforce CEO and Chairman Marc Benioff dumped stock worth of millions of dollars recently. This also…
Experts in the wireless industry are premeditating the problems and challenges that are likely to be posed by the upcoming 5G wireless technology. Although the technology is far from general availability, many companies are preparing their devices, mobiles and computers to incorporate the future technology which can change the course of the technology markets. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is one of those companies which are preparing an even ground in the wireless industry for a smooth transition to 5G technology. In an article, Vice President of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)’s Mobile and Communications Group, Asha Keddy, said that 5G technology will not…
Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) teased some surprises for mobile app developers in its announcement regarding Flight Conference for mobile developers which is slated to take place on October 22. But an article on The Information has disclosed at least one of the surprises of Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) and claimed that Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) will launch a new mobile development platform for developers in the Flight conference. The new platform will be named as Twitter Fabric and it will facilitate the developers to make use of APIs, apps, integration options and features of Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) with other platforms more easily. If…
After 13 years, Garth Brooks has decided to make a comeback in the music industry. He has announced the launch of its new album,but above all, Brooks is coming with a brand new digital music service to tackle famous music services like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iTunes. Brooks service is named as GhostTunes. Discussing this new service in a program on Fox Business, GhostTunes CEO Randy Bernard said that GhostTunes will make a difference in the market and it is already getting a lot of fame in the fan base. He said that Brooks does not hate other famous services, but…