Comedy it seems is bringing audiences in large numbers to Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) as the company recently announced four new exclusive stand-up comedy specials in a press release. Viewers on the territories where Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is available will have their bones tickled by Jim Jefferies, Bill Cosby, Bill Burr, and Chelsea Peretti, who join the diversified slate of original stand-up comedy specials. Jim Jeffries’ fans will be able to see him in ‘BARE’ at 12:01 a.m. Pacific on Friday, August 29, which will be exclusively premiered on Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX). Chelsea Peretti’s “One of the Greats,” will also be exclusively premiered on Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) at 12:01 a.m. Pacific…
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Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is the leader when it comes to enterprise SSD, even though other players like Samsung, Sandisk and Toshiba enjoy a considerably larger market share than Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) in the NAND flash market. All that seems to be changing now as the latest report from Trendforce on the sales of NAND Flash Manufacturers during the second quarter of 2014 points out. According to the report, the overall revenues of the branded players in the NAND flash market increased by an estimated 5.6% over the quarter to $ 7.65 billion. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) saw a decrease in both market share and revenues quarter on quarter in the NAND…
Both Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) are trying their best to reduce the dominance of Android and iOS in the smartphone OS market, but it seems they are not trying hard enough. The latest research report from IDC on smartphone shipments in the second quarter of 2014 show that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) have yet again lost considerable market share in smartphone OS market and have now been reduced to niche players. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Windows Phone saw its shipments decline from 8.2 million units in the second quarter of 2013 to 7.4 million units in the same period of 2014,…
The latest smartphone figures from IDC are out, proving that Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s Android and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iOS nearly make up the whole smartphone market, while other Mobile OS don’t even count. The figures also show that the total smartphone shipment in the world crossed the 300 million mark in a quarter for the first time, as vendors shipped 301.3 million smartphones in the second quarter of 2014. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s Android had the lion’s share among the smartphone OS, accounting for 255.3 million devices. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iOS took a far off second place, accounting for 35.2 million of those smartphones. The…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is increasingly focusing on retail these days as is evident from the recent job listings by the company. 9to5Mac, a website dedicated to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and its products recently published a story, highlighting that most of the recent job offerings at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) are for its marketing division. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) ‘s customers, especially iPhone users are most loyal to the brand, but it seems that the company wants to take up their loyalty one step further. The reason for this is, one of the job listings by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) reads ‘Program Manager — Loyalty, Global Retail Marketing’ and this job would focus on creating ‘learning and services strategies’…
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) had organized its first Google Cloud Platform Live earlier this year, in which thousands of developers participated both online and offline. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s Cloud team discussed the future development, as well as provided the first look at its Managed VMs and new development tools among other things. The success of the first Google Platform Live has influenced Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) in doing it all over again, as it will be having its second Google Cloud Platform Live on November 4, this year. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) announced this decision in its latest post on Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s Cloud Platform Blog. The second Google Cloud Platform Live…
Ever since the news of government snooping has been public, people are wary of how companies protect their data, especially those who do most of their work on cloud based applications. To build customers’ trust Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has now started providing information on how it protects data, the certifications that its services have obtained, and how it addresses security on the cloud; on four cloud trust centers. This was announced in one of the posts on Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Technet blog recently. The four trust centers from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) which will carry resources informing customers about how their data…
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s Dynamics CRM is being used in a variety of Industries, but its playing a crucial role in the Health industry as an increasing number of Health and Human Service (HHS) organizations are now using it for customer relationship management. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) revealed on its Dynamics blog that its Dynamics CRM is now being used by three Health and Human Service (HHS) organizations to overcome the challenges they face in dealing with patients and customers. The three HHS organizations are Our Kids of Miami-Dade/Monroe, the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) and the Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH). The Dynamics CRM solution being used by Our…
One of the major hurdles that Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) or for that matter any electric car maker faces is improving the amount of distance their car can go on a single charge. Contrary to popular opinion, it’s not just the batteries which determine how long a car can go on a single charge, but also the car’s weight. Conventionally steel or aluminium has been used to make a car’s body, which adds a lot of weight to the car, but now Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is toying with the idea of using carbon fiber for its cars, rather than aluminium. Reuters…
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) recently launched ‘Local Register’, a mobile point-of-sale service that combines a mobile app with a secure card reader, allowing small businesses to process digital transactions. As soon as people on the Street got the news, comparisons with Square Reader and PayPal Here started happening instantaneously as all these devices do nearly the same thing. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) not only launched Local Register, but also declared the transaction rates for its platform, which are low enough to pose a serious threat to Square and PayPal. Jon Steinberg, CEO, Daily Mail North America, discussed Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s Local Register and whether Square and PayPal can compete with…
There was some hullabaloo over Consumer Reports recent review of long-term usage of Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)’s Model S, in which the influential magazine said that the car has some minor issues. Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) and its CEO, Elon Musk, have shrugged of the review. Even Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)’s investors didn’t take the report seriously, as the company’s stock hasn’t had any significant negative impact after the review was released. Bretty Liu reported on the response from Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) and its CEO to the Consumer Reports’ review on Bloomberg today. “[…] Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)’s Chairman and CEO,…
If reports from Chinese media outlets are to be believed, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s much rumored iPhone 6 has enetered its final quality control stage, before the mass production of the device begins. MacRumors, a site dedicated to news and rumors concerning Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) products, revealed this in one of its posts. According to reports, Foxconn is manufacturing a limited number of these iPhone 6 at its Zhengzhou facility for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), so that it can be ensured that quality control standards are being implemented before the device can go for mass production at various facilities owned by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s supply partners.…