Facebook announced this morning that it has just purchased WhatsApp for $19 billion. WhatsApp, which has over 450 million users, is a popular messaging service that allows users to send texts, images and videos anywhere around the world for a one time payment of just 99 cents. According to sources, Facebook agreed to buy WhatsApp … Read more
Move over bitcoin, Amazon now has it’s own virtual currency which is now available to Android users. Appropriately named, Coins, Amazon has been working to develop their own type of currency which can be used to purchase items on the Amazon App store. Coins was first launched back in May of last year and was … Read more
The relationship between BlackBerry and T-Mobile has turned nasty after the phone company offered BlackBerry users a heavily discounted iPhone. The email promotion sent out by T-Mobile offered BlackBerry customers an iPhone 5s for just $500, saving them around $150. BlackBerry’s have definitely been a dying phone with users preferring Android and the iPhone however, … Read more
According to Sony, they are winning the console war, selling 5.3 million Playstation 4 units all around the world. “I am thrilled that so many customers around the globe have continued to select PS4 as the best place to play throughout and beyond the holiday season,” Sony CEO Andrew House said. “We are delighted that … Read more
Irrational Games, the gaming studio that created BioShock is shutting down announced co-founder, Ken Levine. BioShock became one of the most successful gaming franchises however Levine had announced the end of the company that created it. Levine’s decision was based on the fact that he wants to move over to a smaller more entrepreneurial company, … Read more
The media is buzzing today after reports claimed that Tesla has been meeting with Apple to discuss a possible takeover. The reports claimed that Apple’s chief of mergers and CEO, Tim Cook met with Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk last year to talk about a possible acquisition deal. “While a mega-deal has yet to emerge, such … Read more
It seems that every week we are hearing of more website hacks and security breaches and to put an end to all of this Google has acquired SlickLogin. An Israeli based startup, SlickLogin uses sounds to authenticate website logins instead of passwords. It works like this- when you visit a site an ultrasonic, silent sound … Read more
After the super popular game Flappy Birds was taken off the app store, Google and Apple have started rejecting wannabe app games with the word ‘flappy’ in the title. After the creator of Flappy Birds pulled the game from both the Apple and Google app stores, hundreds of developers have been tapping into the publicity … Read more
Kickstarter, a popular crowd funding site has been hacked leaving users emails and personal information at risk. Got a cool idea? Kickstarter has been helping people get funding for their tech start ups, small businesses, ideas and even movie productions. The site has become increasingly popular in the last few years and has been responsible … Read more
Microsoft Office is finally coming to the iPad. Rumours have been circulating that Microsoft Office for the iPad will be launched in the early half of 2014 before the latest version of Windows 8 platform. It is still not clear if Apple will offer Office as a subscription service or a program that be downloaded … Read more
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