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Nokia Stikes A Deal With Oracle for Mobile Maps
Today’s mobile news roundup: Nokia and Oracle partnership for Maps; more faults found on the iPhone 5; and Android killer code could also affect SIM. Nokia and Oracle partnership for Maps Nokia is getting ready to announce a deal with Oracle at the OracleWorld conference in San Francisco that would give Oracle customers access to ...
Apple CEO Apologizes For Maps Kerfuffle, Recommends Google Maps
Apple has been under fire since they released the iOS 6 which features a new version of Maps. Everything seems well with iOS 6 except for the Maps as users noticed that there were a lot of misplaced towns, cities and businesses, aside from the many errors that occurred when using the new mapping system. ...
ICM Launches Search.xxx for All Your Porn Needs
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) granted the ICM Registry sole control of the .xxx domain which gave an opportunity for brands, celebrities, organizations etc. to either secure a .xxx domain if they are porn-related or to make sure that their name won’t be used by porn sites or other malicious individuals ...
Facebook Gifts Bring Good Karma to their Mobile Strategy
Since Facebook went public, the company has been seeking the best ways to monetize particularly for the mobile market. Facebook is aware that a lot of their users are now choosing to login to the social network via their smartphones or tablets, and they haven’t cracked the mobile ad market yet. Advertising is currently Facebook’s ...
Sony Invests $645M In Olympus, Eyes Medical Field for Growth
Sony and Olympus announced an agreement that would benefit both parties. Sony will be investing $645 million in Olympus, which would in turn make them the biggest shareholder in the company. Olympus currently holds about 70 percent of world’s market for medical endoscopes and Sony’s investment could help them jumpstart their efforts in the medical ...
RIM Delivers Better Quarter Report Than Expected
Today’s mobile news roundup: RIM delivers better than expected quarterly report; Google’s new Field Trip app; and Sony announces unlocked Xperia acro S. RIM delivers better than expected quarterly report Research in Motion surprised analysts with their second quarter report which showed a loss of only $235 million – about half of what analysts expected. ...
Breaking Analysis: Yahoo! Can Be Saved!
New Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer has big plans for her new job, recently unveiling plans for the company’s future. The plans sounded good but broad, and the fact that she did not give any details as to how those plans will be put into play is suspect of an ailing company. AllThingsD stated that Mayer ...
Symantec Source Code Released in Pirate Bay
On Tuesday, Antisec posted Symantec’s Norton Utilities 2006 source code on Pirate Bay with an accompanying note stating: “As you all see its fully 7z packed content, whats in it!? The loosely Source Code of Norton Utilities 2006 made by one of the worse security vendors on planet earth, Symantec! Also as many of you ...
Embark for iPhone 5 Sees Success as an Apple Maps Aid
If you’re an iPhone 5 user or your device’s iOS has been upgraded to iOS 6, and aren’t too pleased with Apple’s new Maps, you can try the apps found here. On the list is a public transit app called Embark, which was quick to update for iOS 6 support. Embark delivers some of the most accurate, ...
NZ Prime Minister Apologizes To Dotcom For Spying
On September 24th, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key announced that he had requested an inquiry by the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security regarding the Megaupload raid that happened in January because of “unlawful interception of communications of certain individuals by the Government Communications Security Bureau.” The GCSB is New Zealand’s electronic intelligence-gathering agency, and ...
