Archive for February, 2012

New Google Seaview to map the Great Barrier Reef

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

Google’s map of the Earth could hardly be complete without a map of the oceans. Google’s newest edition to the world map is being described as “Streetview” for the sea – imagine Streetview but as a 3D virtual tour of the sea. (more…)

Olympus to be indicted as corporation

Monday, February 20th, 2012

According to a Kyodo news agency report on Sunday, Japanese prosecutors are considering indicting Olympus Corp as a company. Last Monday the company, who is allegedly involved in a $1.7 billion scandal to falsify its financial reports to conceal huge investment losses, forecast a $410 million full-year loss due largely to its ailing camera operations. (more…)

Facebook set for biggest internet IPO in history

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Facebook set for biggest internet IPO in historyRecent news of Facebook’s much-talked-about initial public offering has everyone speculating and digging into the details. The eight-year-old social networking giant intends to raise $5 billion in initial funding which would be the largest internet IPO in history. (more…)