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Evernote Raises $70M Ahead of IPO as Public Fever Heightens
IPOs seem to be the “in” thing these days. But aside from going public, these companies are also busy with other matters to improve their offerings, making investors’ interest worthwhile. Lets take a look at some recent happenings for companies aiming to go public or have recently gone public. Evernote Evernote, the company that helps ...
More Products Dropped to Make Way for Windows 8, Nokia Tablet Expected
According to the latest report from Net Applications, among Microsoft’s line of operating systems, Windows XP is still the most used OS in the end of April, though the software giant already announced that they would stop releasing support and updates for the said OS. But a report from StatCounter shows that more people are ...
Are You Ready For The Next Galaxy?
Today’s mobile news roundup features more speculation about the Galaxy S3 expected to launch today, Apple and Samsung asked to lower patent dispute, Ericsson gaining traction in South Korea, a cool Mother’s Day surprise from Sprint and more. Samsung Galaxy SIII today Today’s the day that Samsung will be unveiling their next Galaxy device, dubbed ...
Harvard and MIT Team Up to Offer Free Online Education
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced a $60 million joint initiative to offer free, online, college-level courses known as edX. “edX will support Harvard and MIT faculty in conducting research on teaching and learning on campus through tools that enrich classroom and laboratory experiences,” according to MIT’s site. “At the same time, ...
Hulu to Adopt Authentication Model: No More Free Content?
If you’re one of the many people who enjoy watching their favorite show on Hulu via net streaming for free, you may soon find yourself pissed when the service is no longer free. A report from the New York Post states that Hulu will soon be adopting a authentication model wherein users would have to ...
Google Introduces New Gmail Labs Graduates as they Face a Lawsuit for Racism
Google announced that there are three new graduates from Gmail Labs, and they’re not people, but new features and tools to make our online lives a little bit easier. The Gmail Labs Graduates Automatic Message Translation, Smart Mute and Title Tweaks, these are the newly grads from Gmail Labs. Automatic Message Translation, as the name ...
Nokia Files Patent Suits Against HTC, RIM and Viewsonic
Nokia filed patent claims against a number of companies in the US and Germany. The Finnish phone maker claims that the companies, HTC, RIM and Viewsonic, infringed a number of their patents. “Nokia is a leader in many technologies needed for great mobile products,” said Louise Pentland, chief legal officer at Nokia. “We have already ...
Nokia to Sell the Well-Appointed 808 PureView this Month
Today’s mobile news roundup features Nokia’s plans to start selling PureView by May, Barnes & Noble’s plans to incorporate NFC in stores, another New York city that gets free AT&T WiFi and more. Nokia PureView available in May 2012 At the Mobile World Congress last February, Nokia unveiled the 808 PureView, which features a large, ...
RIM CEO Rocks BlackBerry World 2012, Demos New Prototype
BlackBerry World 2012 is in full swing at the Orlando World Center Marriott, Florida. The three-day conference opened today and will run through Thursday, May 3. Though Research in Motion already announced that they won’t be unveiling any new devices during the event, people are still curious as to what RIM had prepared for the ...
Webby Awardee Pinterest Still Plagued By Spammers and Scammers
Pinterest was a big winner at the Webby Awards, taking the medal for best social media app, as well as the people’s voice award for best functioning visual design by the The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. The awards just shows how much people love and use Pinterest, but is that really a good ...
