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Google Announces 407 MW Wind Energy Agreement For Lowa Data Center

April 23, 2014 By Silki Guha

Google founders believe human life advancements never have to be based on excessive deployment of earth’s valuable resources. This noble thought has been one of the major reasons why Google is always after the expansion of renewable energy. Google has recently signed a 407 MW wind power agreement to back up the additional power need of the Lowa data center. With too many tech projects currently in hand, no doubt the futuristic company is going to have a demand of a huge power supply in the future.

Sources believe Google is equally concerned about the growing need of power by its data centers and the increasing loss of earth’s most precious energy sources at the same time. The search engine pioneer never declines about many new future possibilities where it sees mankind having an unbelievable access to techno world, but not at the cost of man’s own future. This is why the organization continued investment in clean and renewable energy. The ultimate aim is to reduce carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emission. The initial investment of few years made by Google is definitely going to help the world be green and accomplish social advancements without compromising mother nature’s wellbeing.
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Facebook Launches Nearby Friends – What It Means For The Social Media Site?

April 18, 2014 By Silki Guha

With Facebook’s newly inaugurated opt-in feature called Nearby Friends, users will be able to locate how far or near their friends are. The new tool will be available to both Android and iOS consumers. After taking a quick look at the working mechanism of the new tool, it can be said that Facebook is trying new social apps to improve consumer experience. Maybe Facebook is trying new development initiatives that can make its user’s life more convenient.

Some analysts, however, believe it might be Facebook’s another strategy to increase the use of its social media platform. Facebook already has billions of users worldwide. Most of them belong to the group of people who love to socialize. If the social media site can’t offer them new opportunities to tempt their inclination for networking, its competitors are sitting tight to grasp the opportunity and knock it down.
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Yahoo Will Go Head to Head With YouTube

April 10, 2014 By Silki Guha

Yahoo soon will have another business division solely making profits from video streaming services. According to the sources, the newly recruited CEO, Marissa Mayer, has now set a prospective business expansion plan to excite the company investors and help Yahoo turn into an ambitious conglomerate. However, industry analysts believe this recent initiative is not any random go getter attitude of Yahoo. The company has been diligently following the business trend evolutions currently taking place in the market. Perhaps Yahoo also has been able to sense how prosperous the future of the video streaming industry is going to be in the next 5 years.
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Google Targets to Sell 330 Million Android TV Units By 2017

April 9, 2014 By Silki Guha

Google’s top engineers are now entirely focused on the upcoming – Android TV. According to the company’s fascinating latest announcement, the annual sale of the TV can be expected to reach approx 330 million units by the year 2017. Google had a not so great experience with its previous launch – Google TV. The user interface was quite complicated than a common consumer would like to use. So, does the new product looks promising to Google this time?

It’s not like that Google will be the solo player in this product segment; but this time Google’s research with regard to product innovation and development will surely not disappoint the consumers. Google claims that consumers will see a much simplified user platform highly compatible for day to day handling. The main product features will be VOIP, Google Play Movies, touchscreen, camera, YouTube and Hangouts. Additionally, representatives from the company said earlier that Google doesn’t want to be forced to follow the industry trend. Perhaps this is why Google has decided to develop the Android TV on its own this time.
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Filed Under: Google News Tagged With: Android, Android TV

Google is Going to Launch Its Own Wireless Mobile Network

April 4, 2014 By Silki Guha

Google’s unstoppable passion for product differentiation has made it plan again for a new joint venture. The tech expert is soon going to be a – mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). The company is rumoured to be providing mobile network connections to the consumers through which customers will be able to browse the web, make calls and send texts on their mobiles. To offer the new wireless network, Google is going to work in association with some of the 3G and 4G network providers currently operating in the U.S.

While it’s certainly a thrilling news for the customers, some already existing U.S. wireless companies might not take it as a friendly update. Everyone knows Google has always been highly successful in whatever it did. It seems like the company does an extensive research on project feasibility before it decides to expand its service. How Google is going to operate as far as providing a wireless mobile network is concerned?
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Filed Under: Google News

What Are Weibo’s IPO Prospectives?

March 28, 2014 By Silki Guha

A Twitter like company Weibo started its operation in 2009 in China. After making a huge initial success as a microblogging service provider there, the company now seeks funding for product, infrastructure, technical, sales and marketing developments. Plus, requirement of working capital will also be there. It goes without saying that only an IPO can help in raising the much required expansion fund. Seems like Weibo has planned this out already and filed a prospectus to raise $500 million through the U.S. initial public offering. So, what is Weibo’s IPO prospective? Is it going to be a less risky gaining opportunity for the investors?

Weibo’s past performance was quite mesmerizing. Despite the strict vigilance and law enforcements of China, the company was able to top the social networking industry. The service provider is very popular for its comprehensive and quick information distribution system, different advertising solutions and traffic generation expertise. As for profitability, the organization has also been able to boost its revenue in 2013, $188.3 million from $65.9 million in 2012. Its major subscribers ranges from – common Chinese citizens, celebrities, business enterprises, game developers and media outlets.
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Facebook Plans to Acquire Virtual Reality Glasses Oculus For $2 Billion

March 26, 2014 By Silki Guha

Analysts are stunned to hear Facebook’s recent acquisition plan. Seems a bit odd to know in the first hand that Facebook is going to acquire a developer of virtual reality technology – Oculus Rift. The question that strikes first is – how a social media company can possibly be benefitted from this new acquisition? Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed the $2 billion acquisition agreement that soon can be expected to alter social media site user’s experience. Zuckerberg doesn’t reveal anything clearly about that though.

Oculus Rift builds a headset. When users put it on, they enter an unexplainable computer generated virtual world. Users often describe it as a real life experience where they feel like they’re really present in the new environment and can sense the presence of others like them.
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Filed Under: Facebook News Tagged With: Facebook's Acquisition

Candy Crush Saga Developer King Digital Launches IPO: What Should Be an Ideal Investment Position?

March 26, 2014 By Silki Guha

The initial public offering of the game company King Digital Entertainment Plc didn’t have a very good opening. The shares plunged approx 15 percent soon after its debut on Wednesday. What could have possibly gone wrong? The company seemed to do quite well since the official launch of Facebook game “Candy Crash Saga” in 2012.

Diversity is indispensable for sustainability. No tech companies can live on one specific business idea nowadays. What has made King famous lately is its recent addition of Candy Cash Saga to its gaming library. Now, how long it expects to survive based on a handful of hit games on its plate? King needs to take peer pressure seriously. Before a rival company takes over its place, the mobile gaming company has to meticulously analyse its position in the market. The company has to understand its industry trend and the pattern of evolution. It has to be more observant in terms of identifying the key driving factors of the industry.
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Filed Under: news Tagged With: King Digital Entertainment

Apple’s iPhone 6 Is Rumoured to Have 5.7-inch Size Screen

March 22, 2014 By Silki Guha

Apple is on the verge of launching a large screen iPhone like other Android Smartphones. If the rumours have to be believed, the tech company is all set to release two different versions of the new age mobile. One model will come with a big 5.7-inch screen that people would see first time in a product of Apple. No question that the news is going to raise people’s expectations high. However, if Apple succeeds to deliver even better than its peers, it would definitely help the company rebuild the lost image of an incomparable industry player.

Apple Smartphone users will consider the upgrade of product design as an unbelievable iPhone revolution. Others, who have been ignoring it just because there are better options available, will now chase iPhone as well. Analysts believe the launch of the new iPhone will help Apple draw additional consumers, which in return can increase iPhone’s sale by at least 50 percent. However, the new arrival has to be something really compelling to be able to grab the nerve of gadget lovers.
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Filed Under: Apple News Tagged With: iPhone 6

Google’s New Android Wear Will Empower Wearables: Smartwatch Will Be the First

March 19, 2014 By Silki Guha

Google has transformed Android into an excellent Smartwatch friendly platform. Consumers will be able to use a much advanced technology as Google has announced a new feature pack version of its mobile operating system. It’ll be called Android Wear, especially made for the wearables.

The new version of the operating system soon be available in LG, Motorola, HTC and Samsung smartwatches. With this brand new launch from Google, technology loving people can expect to have a great range of product features. The most attractive one is its voice control system. This means, consumers will be able to control the main functions of the wrist watch through simple voice commands.
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Filed Under: Google News Tagged With: Android, Android Wear, Smartwatch

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