Kirby’s KEX first-quarter revenue fell 1% from last year. The decline was driven by anemic demand for United’s pressure pumping units, tempered by solid inland trends and improvement in coastal operations. The marine transportation business (75% of first-quarter sales) saw revenue increase 25%, thanks to persistent petrochemical and crude oil shipment demand, which is supporting…
Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) has finally unveiled the new version of iTunes Extras clubbed with a long awaited support for the Apple TV. Through iTunes Extra users will be able to activate those extra features on a DVD or Blu-ray like behind the scenes commentary and deleted scenes. Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) has brought back…
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) has began launching the Drive 2.0 according to thousands of people online who are noticing the difference. Google Drive 2.0 was announced in the midst of the Google IO activity. The new and improved Google Drive brings forth a much more user-friendly interface, simulating that of a regular desktop file manager. Meanwhile,…
In an interesting development, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) has looked towards Emerging Markets with New Ad Efforts. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) user growth is slowing in North America, though it continues to grow by leaps and bounds in emerging markets. For example, the number of active Facebook users from such countries has grown from 8…
3D smartphones of Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) will soon become the “brains and eyes” of NASA robots aboard International Space Station. The space agency will send these smartphones in a cargo spacecraft that will launch on Friday, July 11. NASA said it will use Google’s 3D sensing technology to beef up its SPHERES (Synchronized Position…
Twitter Inc (NASDAQ TWTR) revealed yesterday that the Germany’s 7-1 victory over hosts Brazil was tweeted about a huge 35.6 million times. This makes Germany vs Brazil as the most discussed sports game on Twitter since Twitter’s launch. This Germany Brazil match has doubled the tally secured by the previous most tweeted Soccer game, the…
