Companies News
Nokia Lumia 900 Price and Release Date Hinted
Reports have indicated that the upcoming Nokia Lumia 900 will be offered in the market at a price tag of around $100 with a service contract of two years. The report on the possible price of the device was supposedly a part of an AT&T (NYSE:T) road map that was leaked recently.
Zynga Hires EA Former EVP, Barry Cottle
Zynga has already employed several senior leaders from its close competitor Electronic Arts. This goes on with one of its biggest hires so far in the person of Barry Cottle, Executive Vice President of EA Interactive. Cottle is known for his many accomplishments. The biggest ones include its acquisition of social game developer Playfish, mobile [...]
IPad 3 to Enter the Tablet Market by February or March
Even as reports have speculated on the possibility that the iPad 3 will enter the tablet market by February or March, some industry watchers have focused on the design of the upcoming tablet from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Since earlier reports have hinted at a better resolution along with a bigger battery, speculations have risen on the thickness of the iPad 3 when it will be released with these supposed features.
Shopping
Droid Razr Maxx Price and Availability Have Been Revealed
Everyone knows that Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX is coming very soon. But, no official announcement was ever made about its availability and price until Verizon did the past few days. Rumor has it that the highly anticipated device will be available beginning the 26th of January at a price of $299.99 with a contract of 2 years.
Motorola Droid Razr Maxx Available Through Verizon
An announcement by Verizon revealed that the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx will enter the market by January 26. Consumers can purchase the most recent smartphone variation of Motorola (NYSE:MMI) at the Verizon (NYSE:VZ) retail outlets and online. The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx will have a price tag that is $100 higher than that of the original Droid Razr at around $300 with the two-year service contract.
Samsung Series 5 Ultra Introduced by Samsung
The Samsung Series 5 Ultra is a reasonably-priced ultrabook for consumers who may find the price tag of the Series 9 ultrabook from Samsung quite prohibitive. The Series 9 was initially introduced by Samsung last year, however it was more expensive compared to the MacBook Air of Apple and another version of the device is set to be offered for 2012.
Sprint White Samsung Galaxy II Will Be Available Very Soon
The Samsung Galaxy SII with its many versions proved to be a successful device and the Epic Touch 4G, its Sprint version, was applauded as 2011′s best new 4G mobile handset at the 4G World Conference and Expo. Despite the big hit of the original Epic Touch 4G in black, Samsung and Sprint tried to release a white model of the handset by Christmas 2011.
Investing
2012 America the Beautiful Quarters New Designs Revealed
The United States announced the designs for the America the Beautiful Quarters due to be released in 2012, which will be on the reverse side of each of these coins. George Washington remains on the obverse side, John Flanagan Prepared this portrait.
The Star Spangled Banner 2012 Commemorative Coins Revealed
The US Mint revealed the designs of the star spangled banner Commemorative Coins which will be released next year. The Commemorative Coin Act, allows the bureau to produce and release a maximum of 100,000 pieces of $5 gold coins and half million pieces $1 silver coins to honor the bicentennial of the national anthem’s inscription. The Act specifies that the design symbolize the 1812 War most especially Baltimore Battle.
The Elevation Group Brings to Light New Green Investment Opportunities
The Elevation Group, a project that started a year ago, has a new agenda for 2012. According to Mike Dillard the founder of this project, the purpose of the Elevation Group is to provide ordinary people, with the right contacts and knowledge to achieve extra wealth, in a brave new way of investing.
Silver and Gold Bullion Sweepstakes Organized by EBay
As interest in gold started to increase last April, the volume of gold sold through eBay also (NASDAQ:EBAY) increased. The gold that was sold through the website was not limited to gold bullion since listings also included computer memory along with dental scrap.
Business
Latest Atom Processor Featured on the HP Mini 1104
The latest netbook offering of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) was introduced recently by the company. The upcoming HP Mini 1104 will reportedly provide noteworthy enhancements on the performance of its applications and graphics using the latest Atom processor from Intel (NASDAQ:INTC).
IPad 3 Needs to Be Released Soon
The latest iPad is undoubtedly the top selling tablet at present. As such, many are wondering if Apple still has to release the iPad 3?
Almost every fan of Apple as well as anyone who is thinking of buying a tablet soon cannot get off their heads on the iPad 3. Will waiting for the iPad 3 be worth it? Will it offer great upgrades and features? Will it be a worthy purchase?
Sales of Kindle Fire Reach 5.5 Million
Recent reports have indicated that around 5.5 million units of the Amazon Kindle Fire were sold by Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) in the last quarter, making it the biggest competitor to the iPad of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in the US market.
Samsung Galaxy Note May Be Offered by Sprint
Latest reports have speculated on the possibility that the recently-unveiled Samsung Galaxy Note will also be offered by Sprint (NYSE:S ) and Verizon (NYSE:VZ). The reports have suggested that the two service providers will have their own variations of the device.
Health News
High Good Cholesterol Levels Decreases Danger of Strokes
Recent research has revealed that an increase in good cholesterol levels or the high density lipoproteins will facilitate the reduction of the danger of stroke and heart attack among diabetes patients. This was based on a recent study that reportedly came out on The American Journal of Cardiology recently.
Medicine for Diabetes and Cholesterol Levels Approved
US approval for a combination pill that is designed for people who suffer from high cholesterol levels and diabetes which will provide patients respite from spending too much for their medication.
Technology
Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G: A Super Phone Hybrid
During the Consumer Electronics Show, Samsung made an announcement of its semi-Galaxy S II and semi-Galaxy Nexus Smartphone. That device is now known as the Samsung Galaxy Blaze S 4G and it is considered as a superphone because of its possible specs.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus with Its ICS Is Worth Trying
Samsung Galaxy Nexus is the latest smartphone of Google. It is presently one of the best-selling smartphones. It comes with the newest Android OS version known as the Android 4.0 or the Ice Cream Sandwich. Samsung Galaxy Nexus is the third Nexus handset offered by Google. It posts several records as the most highly anticipated Android device ever and the first ever smartphone to have the best and latest platform of Android, the ICS. The device has a Super AMOLED high definition display that is 4.65″ in size.
