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Apple has long had a reputation amongst its investors for hoarding cash. In fact, the company has 137 billion in cash reserves. Some believe that Apple’s reluctance to distribute cash to their investors is a by product of the fact that they almost went bankrupt in the past. For... Read more
While the rollout of new products used to take top billing at Macworlds past, at this most recent Macworld, the spotlight belonged to the celebrities. Stars at the event included Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad, stars of the new film JOBS, and Fred Armisen, who has famously impersonated Steve... Read more
The Best Tax Software
Best SoftwareFinanceInternetNews February 18, 2013
The dreaded tax season is here once again, and some of you are already in a panic. Will you be paying in, or receiving a refund? Do you take your taxes to a professional? Perhaps, if you’re a math whiz or just more courageous than most, you might attempt... Read more
GoDaddy Buys M.Dot to Expand their Services
Internet February 17, 2013
GoDaddy is taking their web-hosting services to the next level by further expanding into mobile. GoDaddy currently manages approximately 54 million domains, and many of those customers have asked for help with mobile. Accordingly, they have just announced their acquisition of the startup M.dot. This acquisition is the first... Read more
Google Summer of Code 2013
DevelopmentInternet February 16, 2013
Applications will be accepted soon to Google’s Summer of Code program. College students around the world often use the summer break as time to find ways to bolster their resumes and gain real world experience. Google is once again providing students with this experience, through their Summer of Code... Read more
Microsoft has been unrelenting in its attacks on Google. Whether it is a product launch or a lawsuit, Microsoft doesn’t let go off any opportunity to attack the search engine giant. This time round, Microsoft has launched a whole new campaign against Google. Being touted as Gmail Reads Your... Read more
This Week’s Top 5 Trending Videos
Internet February 15, 2013
This week’s list of the top 5 trending videos is diverse to say the least. It features a girl enjoying her first train ride, YouTube stars covering songs by this year’s Grammy nominees and a person eating a pizza in one minute. You may wonder where are all the... Read more
Vine’s user rating has now been changed from 12 and up to 17 and up. When Vine, the video sharing iOS app, was released in the App Store at the end of last month, it quickly took root. Vine took over the number one free app spot in the... Read more
Facebook Launching Location Tracking App
InternetNewsSocial Media February 15, 2013
During the last three months of 2012, Facebook’s mobile daily users, for the first time ever, surpassed the site’s web daily users. To accommodate Facebook’s 680 million monthly active mobile app users, 2013 will be spent developing ways to entice even more mobile users, keep users active and interested,... Read more
Remember when Instagram made some changes to its Terms of Service? How can anyone forget the ruckus that followed and the resulting backpedalling of Instagram? What the average consumer may not realise, however, is that entities making changes on their TOS is not a totally rare occurrence. It does... Read more
Amazon Coins for Kindle
Internet February 14, 2013
To encourage more user activity and spending, Amazon announced Wednesday that it would be introducing a virtual currency called Amazon Coins. Kindle Fire users can expect some free coins this May, as Amazon gives away tens of millions of dollars worth of the coins during the launch of the... Read more
If you love music and have a Windows 8 Phone you are in luck. Spotify is now available on the Windows Phone 8 platform. The app was previously only available on iOS, Symbian, Android, and legacy Windows Phone users. Thanks to the change, it is now available on the... Read more
Micro-blogging social networking site Twitter has streamlined and revamped certain features and will soon allow old tweets to appear in current searches. The online social hub announced that it has updated its Android, iOS and mobile apps, to make it easier for users to find relevant content when on... Read more
New Microsoft Surface Pro Sells Out
Internet February 13, 2013
The online Microsoft Store was sold out of the 128GB Surface Pro within hours of going on sale Saturday. Since the release of the device, sell outs have been happening at other retailers, like Staples and Best Buy. The Surface Pro looks similar to, yet is an upgraded version... Read more
Free online learning platforms have enjoyed a boom in popularity in recent times. Also called massive open online courses (MOOCs), these programs are available to anyone who wishes to take them. The topics range from superheroes to fantasy and science fiction to math to technology to literature. MOOC providers,... Read more
WDTV Play Delivers Video Streaming For $69
InternetSoftware Reviews February 12, 2013
The team at Western Digital have been creating WD TV boxes for years. Both the WDTV Live and the WDTV Live Hub had their fair share of success. Now the company has dropped its traditional pricing by offering the WD TV Play for just $69. Despite the lower price... Read more
Facebook Temporarily Hijacks the Cyber World
Internet February 12, 2013
Facebook is the world’s most popular social networking site. Over the years it has expanded even more and today it ranks among the most visited websites in the world. With billions of registered users something is bound to go wrong at any time. In a recent event, Facebook temporally... Read more
New Google Input Tools Tear Down Language Barriers
Internet February 12, 2013
It’s been said, albeit jokingly, that the Internet has forced people to speak English. While it may be a funny thing to say, there is a grain of truth to that. In 2009, English topped the list of Internet languages, with Chinese not too far behind. Many factors come... Read more