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Swiss central bank admits planning for end of single currency as pressure on member states builds
Policymakers and firms across Europe are making preparations to cope with a break-up of the single currency, with the president of the Swiss central bank yesterday becoming the latest senior figure to admit to contingency plans for a “collapse” of the eurozone.-“We must be prepared just in case the currency union collapses, although I don’t...Read Full Story
As per the NYTimes, Facebook Inc. is possibly planning to develop their own smartphone. The article of NYTimes says that Facebook has already employed more than 6 ex-Apple engineers, which have worked on iPad and iPhone.
Before you become very much excited, this news has flooded the web before. The most former attempt was a partnership with HTC that is presently still active. But, past year, HTC launched 2 Android phones titled Status and Salsa that had “deep” Facebook integration. Unluckily...Read Full Story
Quote Unquote Amazon.com has promised to make a paid app free every day in the Amazon Appstore, and today's app is Quote Unquote .Quote Unquote is available as a free app in Google Play - but it's not really free, more on that later; it is normally priced at $0.99 in the Amazon Appstore. As we've noted before, there are sometimes differences in pricing between the two marketplaces. Amazon.com WidgetsQuote Unquote is described as follows:Quote Unquote, a word game for your Android device, is...Read Full Story
Amazon.com has promised to make a paid app free every day in the Amazon Appstore, and today's app is My Sketch.My Sketch is priced at $1.80 in Google Play; it is normally priced at $0.99 in the Amazon Appstore. As we've noted before, there are sometimes differences in pricing between the two marketplaces.My Sketch is described as follows:Transform your photos into beautiful, realistic sketches with My Sketch. Create unlimited high-resolution sketches from the photos taken by your Android's...Read Full Story
CTV.caGerman Court Rules On Microsoft Suits Vs MotorolaWall Street JournalBy Harriet Torry Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES FRANKFURT (Dow Jones)--A German court Thursday ruled Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. infringed a Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) SMS messaging patent, but dismissed separate claims by Microsoft over a technology patent.Motorola Devices Infringe on Microsoft Patent, Munich Court SaysPC MagazineMotorola Mobility Has Infringed Microsoft Patent, Says Munich CourtPCWorldMicrosoft legal win over...Read Full Story
Financial planning group Count chairman Barry Lambert has hit out at rival BT Financial Group, accusing the firm of unsporting behaviour over poaching former Count employees, according to The Australian Financial Review. According to the newspaper, Westpac ...
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It’s been a tough couple of months for two former leaders of one of the largest associations of financial advisers. Last week, a federal grand jury indicted a former chairman of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors for ...
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