IDG News Service-Facebook is rethinking the way it stores data to cope with the seven petabytes of new photos the social network's users upload every month. As the number of photos grows,Facebook needs to find cheaper,less power-hungry ...
Tags: Facebook, 'cold Storage', Data, social network
At the Ceatec electronics fair, Japanese display manufacturer Futaba Corp. has shown the prototype of a wristwatch equipped with a flexible OLED display. The screen, with a diagonal of 3.5", has a rather unusual aspect ratio of 256 x 64 ...
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Gap Inc. announced that customers in Japan can now shop Gap and Banana Republic products online through its new Japanese e-commerce sites. The sites offer Gap, GapKids, babyGap and Banana Republic products. "We're excited to continue ...
Tags: Gap, e-commerce sites, global online expansion, clothing
Mango, Spain's most international fashion brand, is putting Mango Street into operation, a community created by fans of Mango in which they can upload their own photos of outfits that feature at least one garment from the brand's current ...
Tags: fashion brand, Mango, garment, Apparel
Facebook has passed one billion monthly users, the company has announced. "This morning, there are more than one billion people using Facebook actively each month. If you're reading this: thank you for giving me and my little team the ...
As it continues to face post-IPO monetisation challenges,Facebook has now taken the step to allow ordinary users the opportunity of paying to promote their own posts on the social networking site. Similar to a scheme launched in May that ...
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Tablet2Cases.com,the Internet's definitive resource on tablet cases,today announces the release of the Free Cases Daily app for Facebook.That's right:Tablet2Cases will be giving away one of the hundreds of tablet&iPad cases on stock for ...
Tags: Tablet2Cases, tablet cases, Free Cases Daily app, Facebook
The Bombay Company, a leader in globally-inspired, classic furniture and home decor, unveils a new commerce site. The site will offer a range of Bombay's signature pieces, including furniture, decor, gifts, wall decor, lighting, bedding ...
Tags: classic furniture, home decor, commerce site, furniture, decor, gifts
Google's new Field Trip smartphone application offers users facts,photos and deals within their immediate proximity.The app is a free download from the Google Play store and is coming to iOS and international users soon. Google hosted ...
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UK-Every October,London dawns the colour pink.From pins and ribbons,to billboards and taxicabs-pink can be seen all over the city.It's all part of an international campaign to raise awareness of breast cancer,those affected by it,and the ...
Tags: UK, breast cancer, charity, white light
It's that time of year again when we all start thinking about costumes!Coquette's creative team was in the studio shooting their 2013 Masquerade collection with an assortment of costumes and their fabulous models. Shooting with former ...
WAC Lighting was honored recently by The Electrical Distributor(tED),the official publication of the National Association of Electrical Distributors,with a 2012 Best of the Best Marketing Excellence Award for its Custom Display Program in ...
Oxxford Clothes, the iconic bespoke suit maker in Chicago, IL announces the launch of the new Oxxford iPhone/iPad app called OXXAssist. The application was designed to be a sales tool for their wholesale customers to assist them in ...
Tags: Oxxford Clothes, Don Deisch, apparel, menswear, textile
Nike Chicago will reopen its doors,inviting Chicagoans into a newly remodeled,expanded retail space that reflects Nike's multi-category store concept.Former Chicago White Sox player and multi-sport legend Bo Jackson,who helped open Nike's ...
Tags: Nike, flagship, multi-category store, andlogos
On the smart-phone battleground, much attention has been paid recently to the quality of the free navigation app--Apple Maps--that comes with the new iPhone 5 (also part of the iOS 6 upgrade available for some other Apple devices). But ...
Tags: Smart-Phone Navigation, Google Maps navigation, Apple Maps