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By now, almost all of you know of massive Cambridge Analytic scandal, that Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) was accused of in the early months of the year. The blame was huge, and damages were severe on Facebook to an extent even Mark Zuckerberg had to testify himself in front of the Senate. Almost everyone was dead sure about the hefty...

At the end of last year, small businesses received a bit of a wake-up call from HMRC. Specifically, it was reported that HMRC collected an additional £474million in corporate tax as a result of investigations into SMEs during the 2016/17 tax year.This represented a 5% YoY increase and was seen by many as a warning that the tax man...

We’ve all seen (and sometimes been ourselves) the frantic shopper running into a department store on December 24th – willing to grab anything simply so a loved one has a present to unwrap on Christmas Day. However, it could well be that this last-minute dash could become less seen this year, and increasingly so over time.As reported in an...

Along with the time the human life is evolving, connectivity groomed itself into a powerful medium to keep the world intact. Man being a social animal, in this digital world cannot afford losing connectivity even for a second. As connectivity is vital, a person now has become a digital consumer connected worldwide. This is evident in the Q3 2015...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is known to make enough of buzz before launching its devices to create the much-needed hype in the market about the product. For years, tech enthusiasts and Apple fans have been talking about the most awaited Apple Smartwatch. Since the launch of crowdfunded Pebble Smartwatch, the rumors about Apple Smartwatch has been flowing through many different...

More than 25% of the people walking this planet will be smartphone owners next year. Besides that, the total number of active smartphones in the world are expected to cross the 2 billion figure mark in 2016, predicts eMarketer.We all know that smartphones are becoming more popular all over the world. An increasing number of those who must use...

The impact of the Internet on the world platform has been sensational. In the present scenario about 3 billion people are connected to the Internet that is approximately one third of the total population of the world and by 2020, the number of devices connected to Internet is expected to rise to 26 billion. Amidst this rising internet population...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is leaving no stone unturned in it effort to rapidly promote its Windows Phone OS. Although the global market share of Windows Phone still languishes at just 2.5%, the Windows Phone 8.1 OS is showing promising signs of growth. Several large and small OEM vendors, including HTC Corp (TPE:2498), Micromax and Prestigo, have recently launched few smartphone...

Across the five largest European markets 17% of smartphone buyers made the switch from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone to Galaxy S5. However, the marketing strategies of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (KRX:005930) have somehow failed to make Galaxy S5 the largest selling smartphone in Britain. The device still lacks behind Apple iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C, claims Kantar Worldpanel Comtech in its latest Smartphone Sales...

Smartphone market, since its inception, has always witnessed an upsurge growth. The fragmentation in the market share may vary but the smartphone sales have not gone down. The global smartphone market is estimated to reach an astounding 1.75 billion in 2014 with Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android holding almost 80% of market share. Mobile operating systems like iOS and Windows Phone 8...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) will close the acquisition of Nokia Corporation. (ADR)(NYSE:NOK) devices and services on April 25,2014. There are strong indications that Nokia will be re-branded as Microsoft Mobile, as its market share of Windows 8 powered devices stands at 93.5%. This effectively means that Microsoft will gain 93.5% of the Windows Phone device market after the deal closes. According to an...

Global Smartphone market has been growing leaps and bounds since one year. In 2014, it's estimated that nearly 1.75 billion mobile users would be on smartphone and India, China and the U.S., combined, will be holding the lion's share. The growth is largely dominated by Android but despite of enjoying the highest brand aspiration in emerging markets Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is yet...

UHNW – Ultra High Net Wealth means possession of wealth by individuals more than $10 million in excess according to Wikipedia. This is important because the density of the wealth generated in the world is concentrated around these individuals. According to the report by Wealth-X there are 199,235 such people who control most of the business in the world....

Finally, the covers are off and all speculations, rumors and projections are either dead or transformed into reality; Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) has announced two new variants of revolutionary iPhone – iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. We have already addressed the tech specifications of both the new entrants that have left us in lurch only to scratch our heads.So, the...

The battle for smartphone supremacy takes another new turn. According to Kantar Worldpanel Com Tech's sales data for the three months to July 2013, Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) Windows operated smartphones recorded a sales share of 8.2% across the five major European markets - its highest ever - emerging as a key player in the smartphone race.Interestingly, the growth in the...

The roll-out of fast new 4G cell phones in London this July could leave millions of Brits without television broadcast service, says Mail Online. The potential problem stems from the 4G signal, which is very close in frequency to the signal used for Britain's Freeview television broadcasting. Unlike television in the United States, viewers in the United Kingdom have...