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FitBit Has A Surprising And High Profile New Fan
FItBit’s range of smart fitness products has catapulted the company onto bigger and better avenues over the last year or so, the new breed of small, light yet powerful wearable pieces of tech has captured the imagination. It now looks as if the company has another fan that is rather…
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Rovio to Cut Over a Third of the Workforce
Why is it, when I think of Rovio and cutbacks, I imagine the big bosses sitting on their perch and throwing stuffed birds at the workforce to determine who leaves? Just me? Okay! The studio of the massive mobile gaming hit, Angry Birds, has announced their huge cut of 260…
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Get Ready for a Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge Discount
If you were looking to buy a Samsung Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge, you might consider waiting until next month. Samsung may be dropping their prices for the latest flashgrips soon, so hang in there for a month and get it at a discount. All facts point to the company…
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In Profit and Mobile Gaming, Could Nintendo Be Back?
Nintendo recently announced their first year in profit in four years, celebrating the continued success of the Wii U and the 3DS. But does the future look as bright as the present for Nintendo? Launched alongside one of their trademark games for the Wii U, Super Smash Bros Melee, Nintendo…
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Nintendo Makes First Profit in 4 Years
For the first time since 2011, Nintendo has recorded a profit. From business year April 1st 2014 to March 31st 2015, the company revealed a $4.6 billion revenue with an operating profit of £207 million. That’s not an ideal profit margin, but a profit is a profit at the end…
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YouTube Plans to Introduce a New Paid Subscription Service
There have been rumours of YouTube working on introducing a new paid subscription service for some time now, but there hasn’t been anything concrete until now. The streaming service looks to add a monthly subscription that would allow users to watch videos without ads, having the revenue split between YouTube…
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Super Smash Bros Reach 1.5 Million Sales, Amiibo Sitting at 3.5 Million
For those of you who thought Nintendo stopped making profits, prepare to be amazed. Wii U’s mega hit, Super Smash Bros, is making a lot of buzz in the United States with a sales figure of 1.5 million. The rate is based on worldwide sales of the Wii U, but…
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Apple Posts Largest Quarterly Profit of Any Company in History
Apple has posted its Q1 earnings and, as expected, they’re big. But what wasn’t expected, was just how big. Their earnings over the past 3 months were the largest of any company ever. Apple made $18 Billion, largely thanks to an incredible 74.5 million iPhones sold. That number is the…
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Mario Kart 8 Can’t Save Nintendo from $97 Million Loss
It’s sad news for Nintendo as they agree that they have made a huge loss. They state that their loss was due to the fact that the WiiU just didn’t have enough big titles at launch and quite frankly, it still doesn’t have enough big titles. Nintendo said: “The operating…
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Guitar Hero Said to Have Made More Money for Aerosmith than Their Albums’ Sales
The popular American rock band, Aerosmith, also referred to as “The Bad Boys from Boston” and “America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band”, have apparently sold over 150 million albums, estimating each band member’s fortune at over $100 million. However, the most interesting news is that from 2008 onwards, the majority…
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Gowex Provides Free WiFi and a 90% False Report
Residents of San Francisco and New York are well aware of a free WiFi option offered in particular areas, with this service being run by a lesser known company named Gowex. Based out of Madrid, this provider has recently admitted in their reports to have doctored their accounts heavily over the last four…
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Pirate Websites Generate $227 Million A Year From Ad Revenue
Reports show that pirate websites make a fortune out of advertising. The Digital Citizens Alliance is said to have released a detailed report emphasising how much piracy websites are making in ad revenue. The report is named “Good Money Gone Bad: Digital Thieves and the Hijacking of the Online Ad…
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Can Bitcoin Be Taxed? The IRS Seems Clueless
How do we define Bitcoin? Is it a commodity, an asset, a currency? It seems that opinions are different everywhere you look. For example, a federal judge considers Bitcoin as a currency, while the Internal Revenue Service has not decided upon adopting it as an actual currency. “The IRS is…
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Artists Can Sell Merchandise For Free On Spotify
A lot of competition exists between music streaming services, given the fact that the market is being populated by a wide variety of services. Spotify has established itself as a major player in this particular market, it boasts over 24 million users and continues to grow. In a bid to…
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