Sounds scary, isn’t it? The new Gmail look sucks and can prove detrimental to your business; probably a hyperbole for many, but the new look has quite a lot of potential in it to degrade the productivity of businesses which dispatch countless emails each day. Is it Facebook phobia or Google’s own failed social ventures of the past? Or are they just trying to mimic the Wall Street model and trying to enforce things not in public interest? Not sure, what’s the driving force behind the awful new look Gmail, but they’re trying too hard to be a ‘social’ application and losing it on the grounds of ease and usability.
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Sony offers to check 'smoking' TV models
Sony is to offer free safety checks on various television models after quite a few sets started smoking. The firm advised that a part used in 8 different editions of its Bravia televisions might be defective and could, in infrequent cases, overheat.
Abu Dhabi to launch first satellite next month
Abu Dhabi’s YahSat will send two hybrid satellites into the orbit in this year, which will serve the military as well as civilian and commercial purposes. The first satellite Y1A is scheduled to be launched by the end of March, an official said.
Vodafone network 'hijacked' by Egypt
Cell phone firm Vodafone has accused the Egyptian authorities of making use of its network to transmit unattributed texts supporting the federal government. Vodafone was told to call off services past week when disputes against President Hosni Mubarak began.
Cuba launches online encyclopaedia similar to Wikipedia
Government of Cuba is all set to launch its own online encyclopaedia, alike to Wikipedia, using the objective of presenting its vision of the globe and history. The new Spanish language web site will be officially launched later on Tuesday nevertheless it has already been up and running with almost 20,000 entries on ecured.cu. The web site says the goal would be to spread understanding without a profit motive.
Information will actually be permitted by using the administrators' permission however it is not clear who truly runs the internet site. Established in 2001 in Cuba's long-term ideological opponent, America, Wikipedia is really a multilingual, free-content encyclopaedia.
Social media revenue to hit $10bn in 2011
Global earnings from social media websites like Facebook are on way to make $10 billion this year. That is up forty one percent from year 2010, based on the technology research company Gartner. These numbers are set to go off in the upcoming few years, estimated to grow by fifty percent forthcoming year and almost triple to $29 billion by year 2015.
Rolls-Royce introduces electric car at Geneva motor show
Rolls-Royce has unveiled an electric Phantom at the Geneva motor show. It's a one-off, an attempt to both test and change consumer habits rather than test of technology, according to the carmaker's boss. "It is often a market research project," CEO Torsten Muller-Otvos told Business Today.
Groupon explores into China amid strong competition
Daily-discount website Groupon has started functioning in China, taking its e-commerce platform to the world's biggest internet market. The site will likely be called GaoPeng.com in China and is a partnership between Chinese internet giant Tencent and Groupon.
Huawei waits for White House review before selling unit
Huawei, a Chinese telecom equipment maker, will wait for the result of a US Presidential review before selling one of their latest acquisitions. Huawei bought US server firm 3Leaf in May 2010; however the purchase raised security concerns.
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