On Saturday, Nissan announced that it will be expanding its recall to another 52.000 vehicles that are equipped with faulty passenger air bags. This recall is supposedly linked to faulty Takata parts. According to the company's official statement, these airbags may explode with too much force and produce shards of metal in the passenger's compartment. Similar to Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor … [Read more...]
Oracle’s Upgraded Cloud Platform to Rival Amazon’s Pricing, Says Ellison
Over 60.000 people are attending OpenWorld and seven million viewers are expected to tune in online to view presentations. Larry Ellison, Oracle's CTO and executive chairman, has made it possible for the company to become the industry's largest cloud computing service, in spite of the fact that, years ago, he was famously laughed at for the mere notion of cloud computing. "We couldn't just be a … [Read more...]
Google Acquires the Polling Start-up “Polar”
Google.inc has made multiple acquisitions this year. Their latest purchase was a mobile and desktop polling company called Polar. They made the acquisition in a bid to enhance the publishers' and brands' user engagement. Now that the details of the deal have been finalized, employees of the start-up will move to Google where they will continue their work. The final goal is to increase user … [Read more...]
Can Apple Turn Wearable Tech into Lifestyle Choice?
Apple is without a doubt the world's most watched consumer electronics maker. However, since Tim Cook took over the company from Steve Jobs, he hasn't taken it to new markets beyond those established by his predecessor. Judging by Apple's sale cycle until now, we can say for certain that the iPhone 6 will be unveiled this week, but what about other devices? At the moment, iPhones handsets still … [Read more...]
Apple iWatch Will be the Most Expensive Smart-watch
In a few days time, Apple will probably be announcing its highly anticipated iPhone 6, as well as its new iWatch smart-watch. According to reports, the upcoming iWatch will become the most expensive smart-watch on the market, with a price tag of 400$. Apple has always been famous for its high price range and premium product lines for laptops, tablets and laptops, but nobody was expecting a 400$ … [Read more...]
Microsoft Requests Users to Uninstall Update due to Blue Screens (of Death)
Last week, Microsoft released a security update for windows users. After a while the company quietly asked its clients to uninstall it, because it was causing an error referred to as "The Blue Screen of Death" error. Microsoft was forced to make this decision after hundreds of complaints were sent to the company. It it, clients complained about the same problem: the infamous Blue Screen of Death … [Read more...]
Tech Specialists Suggest that Siri Might be Coming to Macbook and Macs
Siri is Apple’s beloved digital voice assistant. Recent news, and Apple’s new patent suggests that it might be coming to MacBook this Fall. In other news, Microsoft also plans to introduce Cortana on Windows 9 in the future. Apple continues to push the limits of modern technology, and it is looking for ways to push its digital voice assistant on its customer base. Siri was first introduced on … [Read more...]
New Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, Cancels McLaren and Lays-off 18.000 Employees
It may be too soon to know how the new Corp. CEO Satya Nadella will perform in the new position, or how the company will fare in the future, however, we have already seen fireworks from the new CEO. In the meantime, former CEO Steve Ballmer is having fun at the Los Angeles Clippers. There have been a few decisions from Mr. Nadella that sparkled a few discussions. Let's take a look at the three, … [Read more...]
Tech Earnings Increase and Take Center Stage Next Week
Reuters reports that earnings from U.S. technology companies will take center stage next week, and possibly give investors new opportunities to invest in this sector. Yahoo has already announced that it will be acquiring the Israel-based start-up company, RayZ, eBay.inc is set to report next week, and so is Google Inc., on Thursday. It is actually surprising to hear that the tech sector has the … [Read more...]
