Technology Sector
Google Moves into Head-On battle with Apple
Submitted by Antonio Carretero on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 02:05It has been revealed recently that Google has launched the mobile virtual network operator, known as MVNO in Spain. This has been done by them, by purchasing more capacity or networking from the available carriers. They shall also provide a special Google SIM to the users for operating the same.
Amazon Now Available In Spain
Submitted by Antonio Carretero on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 03:46Recent reports have revealed that the online shopping site Amazon has expanded its network, and shall now be available for the people of Spain as well. It was offering books in Catalan as well as Spanish, Basque and Galician as well, which had a minimum discount of 5% on it. There were also added features like free delivery included in these offers.
Amazon has now announced that the purchases can now be made in Spanish as well. There are going to be limited number of products available on this site for now. Those editions of books shall be made available by the end of the year.
Playence Coming Up With New Office in London, Madrid
Submitted by Antonio Carretero on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 03:15Playence will be moving towards London as it has announced about initiating a new office in the region and will be coming up with new labs in Madrid.
Playence has been involved in Marketing, Advertising, Media, Finance, eCommerce, Insurance, and Biotechnology. Offices in UK and Spain are about to open in October.
Playence CEO Sinuhe Arroyo stated that their heading towards UK was the first move to expand globally as it has been a significant economy and the technological advancement has been grounded in European markets.
Samsung’s New Products to Serve Europe Soon
Submitted by Antonio Carretero on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 04:51People can now enjoy some new, and more advanced products from Samsung to see the display at the Internationale Funkaustellung (IFA) in Berlin, but will officially open on Friday to serve the customers.
You can now get yourself served with an updated Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone and the Galaxy Tab 8.9 tablet, which Samsung has now newly introduced with much increased processor speeds and newly added feature of being able to connect to ‘Long-Term Evolution’ (LTE) networks that basically operates on three respective frequency bands in Europe.
Google to Launch Google TV in Europe
Submitted by Antonio Carretero on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 04:47With the advent in technology, Google is doing its bit to keep itself ahead in the competition. It has come to light that Google is all set to launch its online television service called Google TV. Its online TV services will be first launched in Europe and later on will be introduced to other countries.
Netflix Plans to Explore Spain, Britain
Submitted by Antonio Carretero on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 03:42Netflix is planning to establish itself in Spain and Britain in the first 6 months of 2012 and has plans to establish itself in various other European countries and Asia.
The Chief Executive of the Company, Reed Hastings reveals that previous year the Company had launched itself in Canada and in July it declared to explore 43 Latin American countries by the end of 2011.
Nintendo to Introduce Smarten Version of Wii in Europe
Submitted by Antonio Carretero on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 05:04A smarten version of Wii console will be launched in Europe by the end of this year, Nintendo announced this week.
The mutation in the popular console has modernized the existing device as the basic change was that the Wii will have buttons labeled more for horizontal placement instead of vertical.
However, the restructured Wii will not sustain the backwards compatibility and will not operate with GameCube games or hardware like the GameCube pad.
Apple, Samsung on Top in Western Europe Shipment Data
Submitted by Antonio Carretero on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 04:32Apple is announced as one of the five companies in the New PC shipment data for Western Europe which has registered growth in the second quarter.
Though the growth is not much, buy 0.5%, it is a considerable percentage when compared to other companies.
Regions’ PC shipment has declined 19% in the second quarter, and the biggest decline was witnessed by the Acer and that of 44.6% year after year. Even the shipping also reduced from 3.69 million a year ago to just 2.05 million units now.
Sony to Launch PSP for European Market
Submitted by Antonio Carretero on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 04:43Sony has reported that they are introducing a new PSP for European market for this holiday session. They have added that this new PSP is more advanced and attractive than the full version of PSP 3000.
It was revealed that this new PSP would be only available to the European Country but it would not be able to launch this product in the markets of America.
Sony has announced this news while revealing the new prices and an Infamous 2 bundle for the PlayStation 3 at Gamescom 2011 in Germany.
Vodafone Quarterly Service Reports Record Growth
Submitted by Antonio Carretero on Sat, 07/23/2011 - 02:20Vodafone Group Plc (VOD) is the world’s largest mobile phone company. And, its service revenue growth for the fiscal first quarter has also proved the same. The rise in sales was due to increases in sales of its phones, which could surf the web.
Due to the increase in the usage of smart-phones, data revenue has grown by 25%. It is expected that Vodafone in Newbury, England has sought to drive the data sales from other smart phone makers. The stock of it has risen by 2% amounting to 165.50 pence in the London trading.









