Michael Jackson to be back on Pesi Ads.

• The Purchase, New York-based company on Thursday is announcing its deal with the estate of Michael Jackson to use the late pop star's image for its new global marketing push. 
• The duo first join hands back in 1983, did not disclose the terms of its deal with the singer's estate.
• The promotion is part of a global marketing blitz planned for the year ahead by Pepsi, which is looking to revive its brand and win back market share from The Coca-Cola Co. 
• Next week, Pepsi is also launching a TV ad featuring singer Nicki Minaj and announcing details of its partnership with Twitter to stream concerts online.

Michael Jackson to be back on Pesi Ads.

Nokia will continue it's partnership with Carl Zeiss, despite reporting losses.

• Finnish mobile manufacturer has decided to extend its partnership with digital photography giant Carl Zeiss.
• “When joining forces with Nokia in 2005, we wanted to push the boundaries of mobile photography. Looking back at seven years of successful partnership, we are proud of the innovations and outstanding products created in this shared journey,” Carl Zeiss’s Michael Kaschke said in a statement.
• Recently, the Lumia 710 instantly pushed Nokia to one status in the list of top-selling Windows Phone manufacturers, largely because of its highly accessible price of just $50 after service agreement and mail-in rebate.

Nokia will continue it's partnership with Carl Zeiss, despite reporting losses.

Soon, underwater hotels @ UAE

• Drydocks World, shipbuilding arm of Dubai World has announced plans to build a series of underwater hotels in the UAE. 
• It has signed an agreement with a Swiss contractor to develop the World Discus Hotel, which would be partly submerged under the sea.
•  According to Drydocks World, BIG Invest Consult will provide technological expertise for the unique project that would also include a laboratory for ocean environment protection and research. 

Soon, underwater hotels @ UAE

Manchester City, third-highest salary payers in world sports.

• According to a study conducted by sportingintelligence.com, Barcelona is the best paid team in global sport, with Real Madrid in second place but Manchester City have stormed into the top three and continue to close the gap on the Spanish giant.
• This study is based on measuring by average first-team wages.
• The report said Manchester City paid an average of 86,280 pounds per man per week, or 4.5 million pounds per year, the highest salaries ever paid in the English Premier League, which is also the world's richest football league.

Manchester City, third-highest salary payers in world sports.

Signs of facebook overdose can now be seen across the world.

Right now facebook is going through recession as they massive users shutting their account on popular social networking site. With the Privacy threats and overdose has led 100,000 Britons and six million users in the US to shut down their Facebook accounts, and similar pattern is expected to followed in other countries too.

Facebook has seen a dull growth rate for a second month in a row. If this continues, this will prove fatal for facebook as it is likely to file for an IPO with $100 billion evaluation.

Signs of facebook overdose can now be seen across the world.

Soon, you can owe a part of facebook with grabbing a shares in 2012.

Facebook, of the fast growing company in world with its Social networking site facebook, is likely to public by filing an IPO in first quarter of 2012, with a valuation of over $100 billion, a media report states.

"The IPO would probably be triggered by a section of the 1934 Securities and Exchange Act known as 'the 500 rule'," which mandates that once a private company has more than 500 investors, it must begin releasing quarterly financial information to the Securities and Exchange Commission, just as public companies do, the report said.

Soon, you can owe a part of facebook with grabbing a shares in 2012.

Nokia, Apple Patent infringement case settled.

The long pending patent infringement battle between two tech giants namely Nokia and Apple comes to an end with a technology licensing agreement.

This truce comes after almost more than a year and half when Nokia sued Apple for patent infringements (infringements of touch interfaces, caller ID, display illumination, and 3G and wi-fi technology) in 2009 and so after world saw Apple countersued Nokia for the similar thing.

Nokia, Apple Patent infringement case settled.

Paypal might had hit hard with the announcement of 'Google Wallet',

By: GT

With a revolution in evolution of mobile payment, things are getting serious in the business world.

After launching Nexus S, which has special chip called NFC(Near Field Communication)Google is trying to make a market of its own with a launch of it's new app called 'Google Wallet'.

This announcement was a big blow for Paypal, an e-commerce business allowing payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet, as Google rise might be trouble for their business in this field.

Paypal might had hit hard with the announcement of 'Google Wallet',

It's Microsoft, not facebook which dials skype.

We heard a lot of rumors about facbook's desperation to include Audio/Video in it's site with skype integration, but now, this is not possible. Tech giant Microsoft now gets full control over VOIP leader, Skype.

Microsoft had agreed to pay $8.5bn (£5.2bn), making it Microsoft's largest acquisition ever.

Skype has around 663 million users world wide.

It's Microsoft, not facebook which dials skype.

Users updates on socio-networking sites are worth $30 Million a day

According to the research made by Penn State, real-time content sites updates like updates on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and others could be worth more than 30 million a day, or nearly 10.9 billion dollars a year, to advertisers.

"Real-time content is particularly interesting because it's a window into a person's world at a particular moment in time," said Jim Jansen, associate professor, information sciences and technology.

Users updates on socio-networking sites are worth $30 Million a day

Nokia outsources symbian to Accenture to save cost.

Nokia, the world's largest phone maker, will now outsource the work related to Symbian to Accenture as part of a plan to slash annual spending by 1 billion euros ($1.46 billion).

With Nokia-Microsoft tie up, Nokia can now save 1 billion euro (business research and development costs), or 18 percent, by 2013 from 5.65 billion in 2010.

Nokia outsources symbian to Accenture to save cost.

Theortically, Microsoft's Bing could overtake Google in search arena by 2012

According to latest data released by Experian Hitwise, Google may no longer be Search Engine king and may lose it's throne to Microsoft's Bing.

According to the data, Google was responsible for 64.42% of searches in the U.S. in March, 2011. Where as it's rival Bing-powered search (search.yahoo.com + bing.com) accounted for 30% of U.S. searches.

Theortically, Microsoft's Bing could overtake Google in search arena by 2012

Surprise surprise, Microsoft may be the no. 2 phone maker, according to projections from IDC

Yeah!!! your heard it right. Microsoft may soon become no. 2 phone maker, if you go by analysis from the research firm IDC. Then you might be wondering what will happen to Android or iOS or Blackberry. I say god knows it :p.

This startling projection by IDC to make the Microsoft no. 2 in phone maker may be possible.................. by the NOKIA which recently announced it tie-up with Microsoft to make Windows 7 Mobile. The evidence isn't visible today, nor will it appear anytime soon. Even at year's end, Android will have a 39.5 per cent share of smartphones worldwide, according to projections from IDC, the research firm. Symbian - used by Nokia, though it is not a major presence in the United States -- would be second, at 20.9 per cent, while Apple's iOS, the software that powers the iPhone, would be third, at 15.7. Windows Phone 7 and its predecessor, Windows Mobile, would be far behind, at 5.5 per cent.

Surprise surprise, Microsoft may be the no. 2 phone maker, according to projections from IDC

Five-year-old Indian becomes Dubai millionaire overnight.

As a part of National Bonds Corporation lottery, a five-year-old, Ebrahim Fahimuddin Shaikh, who is of Indian origin has become the second millionaire overnight after winning a lottery at a national bond draw in Dubai.

"Thank You National Bonds. I want to buy candy and sweets with it, save like my dad and get toys and gifts for my family," said the young winner.

Five-year-old Indian becomes Dubai millionaire overnight.

Mumbai is world's 6th most costly office location.

According to the survey conducted by global realty consultant Cushman & Wakefield, Mumbai slipped by one place to sixth in the list of the world's most expensive office locations in 2011, which was topped by Hong Kong, while London and Tokyo came second and third in the rankings, which valued Mumbai's office occupancy cost at USD 114 per square foot a year.

Mumbai is world's 6th most costly office location.