Taxi app Gett launches a new service called "Gett Courier" to up its game among competition. The new service promises to deliver packages across London within an hour, by an excellent team of delivery boys and girls who have undergone an intense study of the streets and by-lanes of London.
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Lower Inventory, Higher Demand: Phoenix Real Estate Eyeing A Boom In 2016
Prices usually fall amid plenty of inventories. But 2016 appears as a booming year for Phoenix Real Estate due to increased demands from the buyers. Lack of new construction during the last seven years and soaring up house rents are the contributing factors for the rise in demand. Reduction of inventory in 2015 by 5.5% coupled with increased sells in recent days, accelerate the booming for Phoenix.
HSBC Biometrics Prevent Hackers and Identity Theft
This summer HSBC will allow 15 million customers to use the biometric system where account owners can access their accounts online through their fingerprints or voice. This scheme would make hackers and identity thefts difficult to mimic the real owners.
Apple to Increase Investments in India to Pick Up Slow Sales in China
Apple Inc is planning to increase investment in India. The company recently indicated that it is eyeing the second largest market in the world for long-term investment opportunities.
Salesforce acquires technology startup PredictionIO
Salesforce has been on acquisition spree and latest PredictionIO is the 36th acquisition for it. Salesforce will further enhance technology applications range in machine learning and big data analytics.
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Local smartphone manufacturer Ringing Bells, launched an affordable smartphone called the Freedom 251 on Wednesday. With immense support from the India government, it released the smartphone in attempt to connect every Indian.
Lumia 650 is the latest product from Microsoft that was launched on February 15. Though it is aimed at business-oriented users, the phone doesn't have the business-friendly Continuum feature which is deemed significant to its target market.
Apple Inc. offers second largest bond sale this year for its capital return plan. The Company has released its fifth multibillion dollar offering since 2013.
TimkenSteel Corp. hired finance and management consulting company PricewaterhouseCoopers to help explore financing options amid plunging commodity prices.
Malaysian government halts its recruitment of foreign workers particulary Bangladeshi. Protests from private and public sectors arise urging the government to give clarification about the agreement. The deputy prime minister confirmed that the registration of 1.5 million Bangladeshi workers does not mean that all of them could gain entry on the Southeast Asian country and be hired.
Apple and FBI want to resolve their feud over the decryption of the iPhone of the San Bernardino shooter but the giant tech company turned FBI's request. John McAfee, inventor of the McAfee software, offers assistance to solve the case.
Britain is losing its faith in the chancellor George Osborne as he is readying for the annual budget in the midst of global challenges facing the nation's economy. Poor economic conditions prevented the chancellor from achieving his election targets.
The renewed activity of football Premier League is bringing cheer to Leicester city. The flourishing economic activity in the far neglected city is reviving the hopes on rebalancing the UK economy. Economists suggest for enhanced economic activity in East Midlands for rebalancing Britain's economy.
Experts of African economy believe that the growing cocoa production will help the West African countries to recover from the flagging economic condition.
