Starbucks Corp is banking on gift card strategy to boost business volume this holiday season. The American Coffee company is expecting a record number of gift-card purchases on Christmas Eve. The gift-card business is propelling more traffic and loyalty to Starbucks cafes.
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Samsung announces the new Galaxy A9 with 6 inch display
Samsung has announced the new high-end smartphone in the Galaxy A lineup, called the Galaxy A9. The new smartphone was announced this week in the Galaxy A Party event in China after its specifications and design were leaked for several times in the past few weeks.
Credit Suisse gets nod for Irish branch
Credit Suisse has received regulatory approval for opening its new branch in Ireland. The Swiss bank is setting up a new branch in Dublin as part of its cost reduction exercise. Credit Suisse is restructuring its securities trading and prime brokerage operations. Credit Suisse is in the process of meeting capital requirements and improving shareholder returns.
Mexico's Pemex to slash down jobs in 2016
Mexico oil giant Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) is planning to trim its headcount in 2016. The State-run company has suffered a record loss, while its production is declining to 25-year low. Pemex has taken up a restructuring exercise to bring back profitability to the company.
The world’s first true hoverboard is now available to pre-order for $20K
An aerospace company Arca Space Corporation has unveiled a hoverboard than can actually fly. The hoverboard, called ArcaBoard, is a rectangle fan-powered board that can lift a person off the ground by almost a foot.
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Super Bowl 50 in 2016 will be star packed once again, as Bruno Mars, Beyonce and Coldplay are expected to grace the occassion
Golden Globe Nominees for 2016 finally announced. Nominees for the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards was finally released Thursday morning. Among the nominees for TV's most recognized program, Starz's Outlander earned three nods, along with FX's Cargo, USA Network's Mr.
Bill Cosby Defends Himself Against His Accusers. Bill Cosby gets back to his 7 accusers and countersues for oral defamation, alleging that the sexual assault accusations are mere plot to malign his reputation and "extract for financial gains.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo can now be updated to Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update via XDA developers ROM. The unofficial build brings a remarkable expansion in features of Marshmallow. More details here.
T-Mobile is slated to roll out the official Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to 13 devices early next year. This includes Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy S5, LG G4, G3, G Stylo, HTC One M9 and One M8. More details here.
Sony Xperia Z3 smartphones that have not been updated yet can now install the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update. The custom ROM, eXistenZ, brings security patches against Stagefright threat and a host of improvements in the device's software
LG G4's that are not yet updated with Android 6.0 Marshmallow can now install a custom ROM based on the official build using CyanogenMod 13. The build brings native CM tweaks and customizations on top of Google's original features for the build.
