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Google Users Will Get More Personalized Results in Searches
Google will be implementing some changes into its internet search queries — your own personalized Google+ postings. Google will be adding your Google+ social media posts to your personal internet Google search results. The results will pop up photos, links and comments that you have already previously posted and shared on your or your friend’s Google+ page.
The personalized social media...
Game Group Risks Bank Breach With Poor Profits
Stock shares of the video game company Game Group fell when it issued a warning that its profits were still on the decline. It admits it might be in trouble with its bank loans.
This was declared and commented up on by CEO Ian Shepherd, who admitted he was “angry” the company had to announce another poor quarter. He insistent that Game Group was still in good shape and that it was in position...
Automobile Battery System Joint Venture Announced
At the Detroit Motor Show, SK Innovation announced on January 10th its intention to team up with Continental AG. The purpose of the joint venture is to manufacture lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles worldwide, in a forward thinking move to become a part of the growing demand for cars increasingly dependent on battery systems.
The South Korean company stated it would have a 51 percent share...
Microsoft Plays Hardball in China
Microsoft is getting hard nosed with retailers in China.
The American company alleges they have proof that Shanghi Gome, a division of one of China’s largest electronics and appliance chains, as well as mega computer mall Beijing Chaoyang Buynow have installed pirated copies of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office on machines they have sold. As a result, Microsoft has filed lawsuits against...
Kindle Fire and iPad 2: Is one Better than the other?
Amazon Kindle Fire and iPad 2 are devices that are currently in a head to head match in the tablet world. Although both are eBook readers that can run apps, play music and show movies, their similarities ends there. Each is unique in its own way that it would be unfair to consider one as better than the other.
The Amazon Kindle Fire is a 7-inch, 14.6 oz. tablet priced at $199. For its cost it offers...
HP Envy 14 Spectre Unleashed – Should MacBook Air be Afraid?
The HP Envy 14 Spectre is the newest addition to Hewlett-Packard’s line of Envy laptops. The new 14-inch laptop was revealed at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada and is an ultra-powerful, thin and ultra-portable machine. It has two 128GB solid state drives, Beats audio sound, an LED lighted keyboard and several standard external ports.
The display, palm-rest and the lid...
Sesame Street Goes Interactive with Microsoft’s Kinect
As children’s technology skills become more advanced, the world will need to come up with new ways to entertain and educate them. One company has moved to the forefront of educational technology. Microsoft announced a unique partnership with Sesame Street at the Consumer Electronics Show to have Sesame’s programming work in conjunction with Kinect devices. Kinect’s controller tracks motion and...
