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Verizon dumps annual contracts; Here's how to save money with your phone bills

The nation’s largest wireless company is ditching its two-year service contracts, offering a new system that allows customers to buy phones upfront or pay for it through a two-year monthly program. This brings plenty of benefits, especially when it comes to saving more money for a phone.

Aug 12, 2015 10:50 PM EDT


Brands will surely get noticed at 2016 Olympics in 7 new ways

It is still a year before the 2016 Summer Olympic Game to be held in Rio de Janeiro, but different marketers of all sorts began the countdown. David Berkowitz, CMO of MYR said that his firm has released a report from Marketer's Road to the Olympics emphasizing the different marketing strategies to showcase brands.

Aug 12, 2015 10:47 PM EDT


Traders and hackers earned $100M on stocks from stealing news

Two hackers and a group of traders had earned $100M illegal profit on the stock market taking advantage of 80,000 cracked advance press releases from three online news websites for five years.

Aug 12, 2015 10:24 PM EDT


Warren Buffett buys aerospace supplier - his biggest acquisition ever

Warren Buffett makes his biggest acquisition ever, buying aerospace supplier Precision Castparts for $37.2 billion, including its debt. Buffett says the company's CEO Mark Donegan made quite an impression during their first meeting, prompting him to make an offer.

Aug 11, 2015 11:29 PM EDT


Adobe joins tech industry move to offer better parental leave benefits

Adobe Systems, Inc. made significant changes to their parental leave policy to offer better work-life balance to employees.

Aug 11, 2015 11:17 PM EDT


Night navigation with Google Maps now made easier, safer

Google has added a new feature called 'Night Mode' that enables users to navigate through the routes during the night time without suffering from eye strain or temporary blindness due to a phone's bright light.

Aug 11, 2015 4:24 AM EDT


Google forms a conglomerate with Alphabet as the umbrella company

Google will be replaced by Alphabet Inc. as its new corporate name. CEO Larry Page and President Sergey Brin will still head the corporation. Sundar Pichai was promoted as the new Google CEO which will focus on its internet services.

Aug 11, 2015 4:22 AM EDT


Verizon Wireless dumps annual smartphone subscription, offers new affordable rate plans

Verizon Wireless replaces annual smartphone subscription with new affordable rate plans as one of the Verizon spokesperson confirmed it will no longer offer contracts and device subsidies.

Aug 11, 2015 1:37 AM EDT


Prayas Analytics helps retailers boost sales using in-store security camera

Prayas Analytics is a software installed in security cameras. It helps analyze sales transactions inside a store.

Aug 10, 2015 10:52 PM EDT


Rise of the Fallen Titan: Nokia plans for a return to mobile

Nokia declares preparations for its comeback into the mobile business. Reuters reported that Nokia is once again hiring employees with the goal of getting back into the mobile world.

Aug 10, 2015 10:45 PM EDT


IMend phone repair in West Sussex grows 35% customers every month

IMend founder Keir McConomy told a report that the first U.K. on-call phone repair service is growing 35% customers monthly.

Aug 10, 2015 1:40 AM EDT


Foxconn Technology Group signed a $5B MOU in India to build manufacturing, R&D hub and a smart city

Foxconn is investing $5B in India for its expansion on manufacturing and R&D. The deal also include the development of a smart city.

Aug 10, 2015 1:33 AM EDT


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