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…)
Archive for February, 2012
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
Recent 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…)