Apple used its recent media event to announce the long-awaited arrival of the retina-display iMac. The model will be officially known as the “iMac with Retina Display.” One of the main features of the event was the news that the flagship 27-inch iMac will now feature a high-resolution, high-DPI screen, which runs at 5120×2880. The…
Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) is a Mountain View, California based multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related products and services. The Internet giant has a variety of services including search engines, online advertising, cloud computing, and software. Google announced its substandard third quarter report on Thursday, October 16th, making this the fourth consecutive quarter in which…
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) may be planning a deal with Samsung to come up with a new smartphone, according to reports from The Korean Herald and The Korea Times (via 9to5Google). It seems that the social networking company has not retired its quest of launching a phone even after failing in its previous effort with…
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc (ALNY) revealed encouraging initial results from an ongoing phase II open-label extension study (n=27) on one of its most important pipeline candidates, patisiran (ALN-TTR02). The stock soared almost 19% following the announcement. Patisiran, one of the most advanced candidates at Alnylam, is a subcutaneously administrated ribo nucleic acid interference (RNAi) therapeutic being…
Digital rights advocacy group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is supporting privacy, free speech and innovation through a new email campaign opposing New York’s proposed BitLicense. The EFF has crafted a pre-written letter for supporters to sign and send to the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) and its leading supervisor, Superintendent Ben Lawsky….
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) is bringing the world of Star Trek closer to reality with its mind-blowing real-time translation tool that it intends to be used through Skype. To demonstrate the new Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) technology, Quest spoke to a Microsoft engineer. He spoke English while the engineer who worked on translation technology at…
