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Google has acquired Like.com for an undisclosed amount and the deal was announced on the Homepage of Like.com. Like brings the visual search element in shopping which hopefully will complement Google Images or Google Shopping. “We were the first to bring visual search to shopping, the first to build an automated cross-matching system for clothing, and more, We didn’t stop there, and we don’t have plans to stop now. We see joining Google as a way to supercharge our vision and supercharge our passion. This is something we are really excited about” – Munjal Shah(CEO & Co-Founder) Like lets users [...]

Apple today unveiled a new Mac Pro line with up to 12 processing cores and up to 50 percent greater performance than the previous generation. It features the latest quad-core and 6-core Intel Xeon processors, all-new ATI graphics and the option for up to four 512GB solid state drives (SSD). “The new Mac Pro is the most powerful and configurable Mac we’ve ever made,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With up to 12 cores, the new Mac Pro outperforms our previous top-of-the-line system by up to 50 percent, and with over a billion possible [...]

  Nokia in its latest official blog has come out strongly in support of buttons on phones which it says are more practical in day to day usage than Touch interface on phones like the iPhone from Apple. Nokia is making a bold point to Apple and this is not the first time its doing so. Nokia has been active in the online space ever since Iphone 4 issue surfaced. Earlier it had released a statement that Nokia’s phones could be held in whichever way a user liked instead of a certain way for iPhone 4. In its latest post, [...]

Google street view is into yet another controversy after it was criticised in Europe for sniffing out private data which Google later denied. Now, an investigation by Consumer Watchdog’s InsideGoogle.com has found that Google’s WiSpy snooping from its Street View camera cars could have sucked up and recorded communications from members of Congress, some of whom are involved in national security issues. This is a much serious issue than the Europe one as it is  concerned with the National intertests of a country. To determine the extent of risk, Consumer Watchdog “sniffed” some Congress members’ networks to see if they [...]

Do you think Social media will do any good for our society? Was our industrial or traditional media not good enough to carry the news and messages that you would like to read every day? Since our generation has recently accepted social media and are very actively participating in each activity virtually, it may not be the right time to compare between the two media i.e. social media and traditional media. We need to give little more time to the social media to reveal its true behavior. That’s when we would be able to give a proper answer to that [...]

Revelations by the Financial Times last week that Google has obtained a patent for technology to help it identify “inadequate content” on the web has sent waves amongst industry experts working in the content on demand sector. Many commentators are now hinting that the disruptors will become disrupted by the world’s largest web player. Salvatore Esposito, CEO of GoAdv, comments: “A move by Google to either sell or give away its “inadequate content” data to online publishers would certainly open up competition in the content on demand sector”. The leading US players are currently positioning themselves as the market starts [...]

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Starting out early is really wonderful as it makes you a ‘star’ among crowd, and it means you are obtaining the benefits that world offers much earlier. Being young entrepreneur, however, may be devastating if you do not keep a bull’s eye on the finances.  Personal money management may seem to be an intimidating job for adults, but if you think seriously, money will not only play an important role in life, but will also have an impact on the route of both your upcoming and existing ventures. Here Are Some Great Tips for You to Avoid Premature Bankruptcy Develop [...]