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Instagram Reaches 27 Million Users And announces Android App

Instagram Reaches 27 Million Users And announces Android App

Mo Choudhury March 12, 2012 0

  Instagram, the popular iOS photo app, announced it has surpassed 27 million registered users today at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive conference in Austin, Texas. Apple had proclaimed it the App of

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Samsung to spin off LCD business in favor of OLED displays

Samsung to spin off LCD business in favor of OLED displays

Mo Choudhury February 20, 2012 0

Samsung Electronics,  the world’s largest maker of flat panels, said it is taking the official steps to spin off its unprofitable liquid-crystal-display or LCD manufacturing business into a separate firm—Samsung Display Company—as worldwide demand

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Thousands Rally against big brother Anti-Piracy agreement ACTA

Thousands Rally against big brother Anti-Piracy agreement ACTA

Mo Choudhury February 11, 2012 2

Tens of thousands of people marched in  coordinated protests in more than a dozen European cities Saturday against a controversial anti-online piracy trader agreement that  could limit Internet freedom.  Significant marches were held in

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Samsung Galaxy Note LTE up for pre-order from AT&T

Samsung Galaxy Note LTE up for pre-order from AT&T

Mo Choudhury February 6, 2012 3

The Samsung Galaxy Note  is scheduled to be released for American consumers on February 19th. However, as expected, you can now pre-order the  5.3-inch smartphone-tablet hybrid online at AT&T. The Galaxy Note will be priced at

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You can now Demo Sony PlayStation Vita at GameStop

You can now Demo Sony PlayStation Vita at GameStop

Mo Choudhury February 5, 2012 0

  Sony‘s brand new portable gaming system –the PlayStation Vita is set to launch  on February 22nd in North America. The PS Vita sports a five-inch OLED multitouch screen, front and rear touch pads,

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The Facebook Billionaires and Millionaires

The Facebook Billionaires and Millionaires

Mo Choudhury February 3, 2012 1

  Facebook announced its $5 billion public offering Wednesday afternoon, which is expected to value the whole company at $75 billion to $100 billion.It is the largest internet IPO to date.  Of course, the

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The sheer dominance of Apple; now set to be the largest company in the world

The sheer dominance of Apple; now set to be the largest company in the world

Mo Choudhury January 25, 2012 0

Apple just had another monster quarter. In fact it had such a big quarter that the  soaring stock price in after-hours trading will result in it being the biggest,  most valuable company in the

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Blackberry maker RIM’s Co-CEOs  Reign of error at an end as investors get their wish

Blackberry maker RIM’s Co-CEOs Reign of error at an end as investors get their wish

Mo Choudhury January 23, 2012 0

The maker of the once ubiquitous BlackBerry— Research In Motion, has just announced that it is getting a change in leadership.  The once-iconic company had been led by co-founder Mike Lazaridis and early investor

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Filesonic.com shuts down filesharing as a result of Fed crackdown on Megaupload

Filesonic.com shuts down filesharing as a result of Fed crackdown on Megaupload

Mo Choudhury January 22, 2012 0

In the wake of the massive Justice Department crackdown on online file-sharing website Megaupload.com,  another top file-sharing site- Filesonic.com, has also bitten the dust. In what looks like a defensive maneuver on the part

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AT&T to charge more money for data plans

AT&T to charge more money for data plans

Mo Choudhury January 19, 2012 0

  AT&T has just announced that it plans to increase the size and prices of data plans for smartphone and tablet users starting Sunday, January 22nd.  So, customers will be paying more for their data plans

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