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New Money Man for Groupon Amidst Rampant Chargebacks
Groupon announced that KPMG’s audit partner, Brian Stevens, will replace Joel Del Preto as Chied Accounting Officer and will report directly to Chief Financial Officer JasonChild. As for Del Preto, he will continue to operate in his role as VP and Global Controller, reporting to Stevens. Back in April, Groupon hired accounting firm KPMG, in addition to their ...
Will Apple Need Celebrities Instead of Tim Cook to Introduce the iPhone 5?
Once again, all eyes will be on Apple on the 12th of September. We’re looking at two things at this week’s event: 1) the launch of the iPhone 5, and 2) Tim Cook. The late Steve Jobs used to take center stage in all major Apple events, but that changed last year when Cook took ...
Remember 9/11 with These iPhone Apps
Tomorrow will mark the 11th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attack in the United States. Eleven years ago, four airplanes were taken over by terrorists. The first plane hit the World Trade Center’s North Tower at 8:46 AM, the South Tower at 9:03 AM, the Pentagon at 9:37 AM and the fourth plane, which ...
Will the New iPhone Have Fingerprint Scanning Tech?
Today’s mobile news roundup features: Apple’s AuthenTec acquisition; Alibaba taking on Android; Toys ‘R’ Us’ new tablet; and Valve’s augmented reality glasses Apple to finalize AuthenTec acquisition Apple is set to finalize their AuthenTec acquisition, a company that specializes in fingerprint scanning security. According to reports, the $365 million acquisition will go down next month, ...
How Hot Is OpenStack Right Now?
Back in April, VMware then CEO Paul Maritz considered OpenStack as a considerable competitor in the cloud with regards to infrastructure and management. So news of VMware joining OpenStack came as a surprise. But was it really that surprising? First off, let’s look at what OpenStack is all about. According to SiliconANGLE’s Tavis J. Hampton, ...
Kindle Fire HD vs. iPad and the B&N Nook (and More)
Amazon just unveiled their new line up of Kindle Fire tablets and as with any game-changing product (see here for a full review), we like to compare it to existing, and sometimes rumored devices. Today we’re looking at how Amazon’s Kindle Fires stack up to the reigning champion, the iPad, as well as the first ...
Meet Amazon’s New Kindle Tablets [REVIEW]
Amazon introduced a new line of Kindles yesterday, all likely to rock the tablet market, as they’re priced unbelievably lower than competitors’ prices. The online retailer unveiled two new e-readers and three new tablets. E-readers . Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Paperwhite 3G are the same, except the 3G version allows you to access the internet ...
Would You Be Interested In An iPhone That Transforms Into An iPad?
Apple already sent out press invites earlier this week for their upcoming event next Wednesday, September 12, to be held at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, where everyone is expecting to see the new iPhone. The press invite is quite simple: it has the words “It’s almost here.” with the big number ...
Amazon’s New Kindles Priced Cheaper Than Competitors
Today’s mobile news roundup features: Amazon’s new range of Kindles; Nokia to start selling new phones by November; E-book pricing settlement; and Samsung parts snubbed for soon-to-be announced iPhones. Amazon introduced HD tablet $200 cheaper than iPad Amazon held an event yesterday in Santa Monica, California where they unveiled their new line of Kindles. They’ve ...
LinkedIn Goes After Brands with “Timeline” Design, Mobile Update
Social networking site, LinkedIn, unveiled a new look for Company Pages today, which probably won’t make Facebook too happy. The revamped LinkedIn company pages resembles Facebook’s Timeline. Anyway, what does the new LinkedIn offer? For LinkedIn members, the revised company pages make it easier to find what they are looking for, such as company news ...
