In August
Facebook introduced its new native app for iOS, with drastic improvements over previously offered the client. Since then speculated launching an Android equivalent and the apparent order of Mark Zuckerberg for their employees to use smartphones with that OS.
During the weekend came from images that confirmed the rumors reported in recent months. Facebook offices in Menlo Park were hung with posters inviting workers to leave their iPhones and adopt Android as the primary operating system. The program was named “Droidfooding” .
social network intention is that all employees use Facebook for Android and help improve the quality of the app . This feature “Shake Rage”, a new tool for reporting bugs. According to TechCrunch the utility is activated by shaking the phone, recording the state of the application and sending it to the engineers responsible for failures end.
But whence comes this renewed appreciation of Facebook to Android? Just see the posters to understand. Considering IDC projections, by 2016 the distribution of smartphones with Google’s OS double the iPhone . The social network is not to stagnate with a mediocre app platform mobile software used in the world.
now the “Droidfooding” bet on the willingness of employees to switch to Android. Must see if in the months keeps this tone or becomes more rigorous.
Way, Picture | Mashable | TechCrunch.
What rumored for a long time finally came true: Google started the restructuring of Motorola Mobility. Executives at the company acquired 12,500 million announced the dismissal of 4 000 workers . But this was not the only drastic measure because it also defined the closure of one third of its 94 offices.
Henceforth the company is dedicated to the development of devices and WIN few will leave the low-end . According to Dennis Woodside, CEO of Motorola, the company will focus on smartphones with long battery life and better sensors photo. Also working on new detection technologies and launch new voice campaigns. Restructuring of Motorola Mobility saw it coming, because the economic losses of the company were growing. According to the Google numbers in the second quarter, Motorola Mobility had operating losses of 233 million. Employees affected by layoffs and retirement packages will be relocated to other companies. It is clear that, by themselves,
layoffs will not solve the problems of Motorola Mobility . Google should work hard to relocate the company on track. Exclusive dedication to high-end smartphones is a change that has great potential, especially if you think in future Nexus devices. Track | Venture Beat.
Nokia’s last years were to forget. The Finnish company was clearly outperformed by the competition and the transition to Windows Phone has not yet expected business results. For this reason the high domes decided to enter the restructuring phase.
One of the measures taken by the Europeans will the dismissal of 10 000 workers , to be completed in late 2013. One of the divisions affected by the measure will “Devices and Services”, but not the only one. Nokia facilities in Canada and Germany closed and so will the manufacturing plant in Salo, Finland.
The Finnish company also announced changes to your computer leadership , with three top executives leaving their posts. To replace Juha Putkiranta arrive as executive vice president of operations, Timo Toikkanen as executive vice president of mobile phones, Chris Weber as executive vice president of sales and marketing, Tuula Rytila as senior vice president and chief marketing officer and Susan Sheehan as senior vice president of communications.
But not all changes dirigentials and dismissals. Nokia Vertu formalized sales , the subsidiary responsible for making luxury phones. The company will be given to a private group called TEQ VI and the transaction is completed during the second half of the year. The details of the negotiation will be kept confidential but we know that the Finns keep 10 percent of the company.
Finally we should mention that Nokia will buy Scalado , a firm known for its image editing software. The intent of the Finns would use its technology for application in future Lumia range devices. The details of this acquisition will also be kept secret by the parties involved.
Hewlett Packard This is far from what is considered “ideal”, which is why its top executives plan strategies to get the bump in the company you are. And in the last few hours there were several reports that mention a word that nobody wants to hear: restructuring.
According to a Business Insider report , executives from HP ( led by the CEO, Meg Whitman) are planning a major wave of layoffs. Some media even dared to put figures to speculation: informants Bloomberg say they are being targeted 25,000 jobs , while For All Things Digital will be 30 000.
The sources for the various reports are compiled in the American corporation and ensure that the decision will be made official on Wednesday, during the presentation of earnings report . The main sector affected by the downsizing would be the business services group, which dispense up to 15 thousand workers.
other hand, would offer voluntary retirement packages to 5 000 longtime employees. To put into perspective the information should be mentioned that currently has a Hewlett Packard workforce encompasses approximately 320 000 people .
should be noted that the restructuring plan not limited to dismissal, but also have moved to “cut and reinvestment.” We look forward to announcements of HP and keep abreast of the most important.
Track | Business Insider | Bloomberg | All Things Digital.
Days ago we told you about a report by Japanese newspaper Nikkei in which Sony released the plan to lay off 10 thousand employees. At first it was a rumor, but unfortunately the Japanese corporation confirmed the news with the introduction of their new restructuring strategy .
Kazuo Hirai, CEO of the company, was responsible for raising awareness of the project “One Sony” through which the firm will try to get back on track economically viable. According to CEO, the company will spend the coming months to strengthen its main business (digital photography, console and mobile) and television sales recover. On the executive said the layoffs will take place before the end of fiscal year 2012. The cuts will affect workers encompassed both at headquarters and in subsidiaries and sales organizations. According to Hirai’s measure aims to “improve operational efficiency,” although
will cost $ 925 million the company . Continuing with plans for “One Sony”, the Japanese corporation is betting on the interchangeable lens camera to strengthen its presence in the digital photography market. Sony hopes that this segment can grow quickly in a market increasingly overwhelmed by smartphones and become a stable point to generate profits. Meanwhile, the company’s mobile devices (phones, tablets and Vaio)
be included under the management of Sony Mobile . In terms of gameplay, Hirai announced that the company will expand the number of downloadable titles for their consoles and the number of devices compatible with PlayStation Suite. Other sensitive points of Sony’s strategy is the TV market. This segment has generated losses for 8 consecutive years but it seems that the Japanese continue to try to make it viable. Hirai said the company
continue betting on the LCD , but explore other technologies such as OLED and LED Crystal. Sony’s CEO is optimistic that the division responsible for creating the HDTV will generate profits in 2013.
Track | Sony | Reuters | Bloomberg.
Days ago we told you about a report by Japanese newspaper Nikkei in which Sony released the plan to lay off 10 thousand employees. At first it was a rumor, but unfortunately the Japanese corporation confirmed the news with the introduction of their new restructuring strategy .
Kazuo Hirai, CEO of the company, was responsible for raising awareness of the project “One Sony” through which the firm will try to get back on track economically viable. According to CEO, the company will spend the coming months to strengthen its main business (digital photography, console and mobile) and television sales recover. On the executive said the layoffs will take place before the end of fiscal year 2012. The cuts will affect workers encompassed both at headquarters and in subsidiaries and sales organizations. According to Hirai’s measure aims to “improve operational efficiency,” although
will cost $ 925 million the company . Continuing with plans for “One Sony”, the Japanese corporation is betting on the interchangeable lens camera to strengthen its presence in the digital photography market. Sony hopes that this segment can grow quickly in a market increasingly overwhelmed by smartphones and become a stable point to generate profits. Meanwhile, the company’s mobile devices (phones, tablets and Vaio)
be included under the management of Sony Mobile . In terms of gameplay, Hirai announced that the company will expand the number of downloadable titles for their consoles and the number of devices compatible with PlayStation Suite. Other sensitive points of Sony’s strategy is the TV market. This segment has generated losses for 8 consecutive years but it seems that the Japanese continue to try to make it viable. Hirai said the company
continue betting on the LCD , but explore other technologies such as OLED and LED Crystal. Sony’s CEO is optimistic that the division responsible for creating the HDTV will generate profits in 2013.
Track | Sony | Reuters | Bloomberg.
Megaupload closures resulted in not only the happiness of but also RIAA imprisonment of at least four employees of the site , including its founder. The popular website workers were arrested in New Zealand through a joint effort between police and OFCANZ, the agency financial crime and organized in that country.
The four arrested were identified as Kim Dotcom (the founder of Megaupload.com) Bram van der Kolk, Batata and Mathias Finn Ortman . The multiple charges brought against these individuals include racketeering, conspiracy to commit copyright violation and conspiracy to commit money laundering, among others.
Class Counsel requested that the prisoners were released on bail, but the representatives of the U.S. authorities rejected the proposal. This means that employees must pass Megaupload weekend in jail, and that the next hearing to discuss the bail out was scheduled for Monday.
What will happen with the founder of Megaupload and its partners is still a mystery. Lawyers representing the U.S. government want to extradite detainees to be tried for the crimes they are accused, which could result in sentences of 5 to 20 years in prison.
Note that the Justice Department accused the United States 7 Megaupload employees for their participation in the international distribution of pirated material, an activity that apparently cost him 500 million dollars to its authors.
Way | The New Zealand Herald.
In recent years, Wikipedia has become a fundamental tool to any Internet user. The Free Encyclopedia site is visited by millions of people who wish to clarify doubts about certain issues, and how good the platform is that they are the same users who can enrich it.
However all is not rosy for the page co-founded by Jimmy Wales. The president emeritus of the Wikimedia Foundation confirmed that there are fewer people that work in the writing, editing and expansion of the items available. “There is a crisis, but a factor to take into account” he said.
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Wikipedia remains one of the most visited websites in the world (ranking fifth in the current and the first without corporate support), and the staff of collaborators is made up of about 90 000 people from all over the world.
While this number is not low, Wales said it strongly decreases with each passing month. But that’s not all because the free encyclopedia makers believe that the profile of employees has stalled in a very small Internet , so they must implement new tools to attract more participants .
measures to implement, as representatives of the Wikimedia Foundation, is the improved panel editing. The utilities available are simplified so that readers are more comfortable and can enrich the texts in a much more simple.
When a corporation is always in the spotlight is obvious that the scandals will be part of their daily life . Google is the best case to illustrate this situation. The signing of the form always surprised products generally well received, but is always connected to the controversies .
Recently it was learned that the people of Mountain View
just be sued for eBay and PayPal for the “theft” of employees, project ideas and secrets . It seems that the launch of Google Wallet service was the trigger of this complaint, which is the apparent support
betrayal by two executives who switched sides after a hefty sum .
Perhaps the names of Osama Bedier Stephanie Tilenius and do not be too familiar, but are two important workers who were employed at eBay and PayPal, respectively . From one day to the other, both decided to leave their businesses to begin a new stage working on Google . Apparently during his stay with Larry Page aired some secrets related to A new mobile payment platform they were working together his previous employers, and from Mountain View took the opportunity to beat the hand with a service that eventually became Google Wallet .
We’ll see how it goes this conflict. At the moment it is unknown what the possible amount of compensation that executives could give Google to eBay and PayPal, but it will not be too serious a problem as we all know in Mountain View are nothing pockets skinny .
Track | The Atlantic Wire.
The world of technology always gives us some ridiculous news and special entertain us enough to laugh a while . A few hours ago it became known that Dell two employees were detained by police in a confusing episode , after a publicity stunt that did not work as expected.
The incident occurred on campus HQ U.S. firm in Texas , where two men dressed entirely in black and using masks with skulls were reported by people who saw them enter “so suspicious and carrying metal elements “to one of the facilities . But what was intended as a joke / promotion ended in the least expected.
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The suspects in question were two employees of Dell, who had planned to enter the building of the company to surprise your colleagues and promote a new gadget (unspecified) that would connect the tablet Streak 7 to a Harley Davidson .
But it seems that workers (very little training in marketing and advertising campaigns) had not foreseen the panic that could be generated by entering dressed that way. But worst of all is that, according to police reports, men entered the building and began shouting “Go all to the lobby!” … a situation worthy of a film of kidnappers.
Finally
Dell employees were arrested on charges of “interference in public activities and conduct out of place” . The truth that was a ridiculous situation, and we are still left wondering what it will addressed the particular gadget that they wanted to present .
hard to imagine a group of leather-clad motorcyclists complaining about the lack of compatibility between a tablet and choppers .
Sources | KXAN | Engadget.
