Economy

Apple Store & Spaceship Campus: New Photos Reveal Site Being Prepped for HQ; What is Inside?

Apple Inc. is one of the largest employers in Northern California, but its employees are scattered around in an amalgam of office buildings.

Alibaba IPO Price Estimates: Biggest E-Commerce Company's Position in Latin America as IPO Set to Break Facebook's Record

The world's largest e-commerce company is reportedly set to make the biggest initial public offering in U.S. history. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., based in China, filed the paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, and it could raise up to $1 billion. According to CNN, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq are competing for Alibaba's presence on their exchange. Alibaba, said to be a mixture of Amazon.com, eBay, and Google rolled into one company, earned a net income of approximately $1.4 billion in 2013 on $5.6 billion in revenue courtesy of 231 million active buyers.

Angry Birds Game Online: App Creator Develops 'Angry Birds Playground' Education Program to Promote Learning

Finland is already known for having the highest quality of life in the world despite suffering through intense cold spells and lengthy periods of darkness.

Samsung vs. Apple: Galaxy S4 Maker to Pay iPhone 5S Company $119.6 Million for Copyright Infringement

It’s no secret that competitors Apple and Samsung have what seems to be a never ending battle of trying to “one up” the other.In the latest ‘battle’ between Apple and Samsung, it was Apple that accused Samsung of infringing several patents.

Nintendo Wii U Console Sales and News: PS4, Xbox One Dominating Nintendo's Next-Gen Console

The Nintendo Wii U has a cute name and design, but even they can't cover up the bloodbath the console is causing.

Fast Food Forward Workers From McDonald's, Burger King, and KFC Plan Massive Strike for Higher Wage

Workers are demanding $15 per hour. Fast food workers worldwide demanding more pay are ready to strike on May 15. Fast Food Forward, a group that represents U.

iPad Air and iPad Mini News: Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor Coming to Apple's Tablets

The iPad Air and iPad Mini with Retina Display are powerful devices. The iPad Air and iPad Mini with Retina Display are powerful devices. And yet they lack the signature feature of their small brother, the iPhone 5s.

Pulpo Media Announces New Digital Marketing Platform for Understanding, Reaching Acculturated Latinos

Pulpo Media, a digital Hispanic marketing agency, has announced a new data-driven platform to help companies better reach important segments of the Latino market. The platform, built on U.S. Census data and "terabytes" of proprietary data, is designed to help identify segments of the Latino population that conventional marketers might be missing.

2014 FIFA World Cup News: StubHub Shuts Down Brazil Site and Sports Tickets Sales After Web Attack

On Tuesday, StubHub, eBay's take on ticket sales, had to shut down its Brazil site due to a cyber attack on FIFA World Cup ticket sales.

Alibaba IPO Starts at US Securities and Exchange Commission: Valuation $250 Billion or More With Growth Potential in Domestic Market

Alibaba is playing their cards right China's e-commerce giant Alibaba has filed what may be the biggest tech IPO yet. On Tuesday, the Alibaba Group filed its registration documents to go public in the U.

Facebook Beats Twitter and Instagram for Most Popular Social Media Website Among Young Adults

Despite becoming less popular with teenagers, a recent study reveals that Facebook is still the dominant social media platform used by most young adults.

Office Depot to Close 400 Stores After Merger With OfficeMax

Even with increased sales, chain will shutter stores. Office Depot will close 400 stores, including 150 of them this year as the chain continues its merger with OfficeMax.

Oculus VR CEO Brenden Iribe Has Big Plans: Oculus in Age of Facebook at TechCrunch Disrupt NY

Ever since Facebook announced it was buying Oculus VR -- maker of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset -- some gamers and especially those who backed the company when it was on KickStarter have criticized the company. Oculus VR CEO Brendan Iribe sat down at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York to explain why he thinks the buyout was a good idea, and Latin Post Tech was there to hear it.

iPhone 5S 5C News: Apple Planning 'Enormous' Smartphone Event at Stores This Week

Company wants to boost iPhone sales. Apple is planning to hold a huge iPhone event this week in order to boost sales of its iPhone 5. On May 8, Apple will begin to contact upgrade-eligible iPhone users with older models of the phone to come into the store to update to the iPhone 5s or 5c.

Google Maps App for iOS and Android: Is Apple Maps in Trouble After Latest Update?

If you’re using a mapping application on your smartphone than chances are its Google Maps. If you use a mapping application on your smartphone, chances are it's Google Maps.

Colombians Launch Social Media Movement to Correct Misspellings of Country's Name

Imagine a spelling bee where the contestant is asked to spell the South American country Colombia and he or she spells "C-O-L-U-M-B-I-A." If you're not Colombian, it may seem like just a harmless mistake from a middle schooler. Now imagine a top executive at a major company or an A-list celebrity or professional athlete with millions of followers on social media who tweets about Colombia with a "u." How do Colombian affiliates, investors, Latino audience or fan base feel about that?

Oculus VR John Carmack Accused by ZeniMax After Facebook Acquisition: Developer Code, Technology IP and Headset Patent Create Controversy

Oculus maintains its innocence Oculus VR is embroiled in some controversy after the accusation of ZeniMax that Oculus Stole the VR Technology from Fallout and Elder Scrolls, ZeniMax's parent company.

Why You Should Remain Long on Apple (AAPL) Amid Buybacks, Stock Split: iPhone 6 Launch at WWDC, New iPad, RBC Raises Target Price

Apple has seen the most trading recently As the share of Apple stock continues to gain value, RBC Capital Markets has been signaled to again raise the price target on the iPhone maker for the second time in the same number of weeks.

Bill Gates Supports Microsoft Xbox Spinoff: Aims to Combine PC, Windows Phone 8 Platform Gaming, No Handheld Device Plans Yet

Microsoft is trying to develop a corporate strategy for gaming Rumors surrounding the probability that Microsoft will allow an Xbox spinoff have been going on for years.

Big Banks Including Credit Suisse Targeted for Illegal Tax Shelters: US Attorney General Eric Holder Says 'Too Big to Jail' Is Untrue

This could be the first time a major bank gets punished U. S. Attorney General Eric Holder warned big banks that they are not immune from potential criminal charges and other suits, saying in a video that no company is "too big to jail.