Saint David’s Day!

Saint David’s Day (Dydd Gŵyl Dewi, [dɨːð ɡʊɨl ˈdɛui]) is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, and falls on 1 March each year and celebrated by Welsh diaspora from the late Middle Ages. The first day of March was chosen in remembrance of the death of Saint David. Tradition holds…

India introduces Gold deposit accounts!

                                                India is encouraging its gold-hungry population to invest in gold-backed bonds as it introduces gold deposit accounts to exploit the 20,000 tonnes available within India and launch a sovereign gold bond,…

YouTube launches kids App

YouTube, the largest video-sharing service, is launching a new kid-friendly app called “YouTube Kids” on Monday February 23.Google-owned company is launching a unique app focused on children,  You Tube Kids for Android and iOS, so they can use YouTube more safely.  YouTube for kids, built from the ground up especially for little ones, as this will make…

UK fifth biggest App developer in the world and leads in Europe

The United Kingdom is the fifth biggest in the world behind US, Japan, China and South Korea and  largest app development  market in Europe ahead of  France and Germany. APPS  generation  has grown 75%  and the revenues generated by  Uk app downloads have grown as the smart phones sales  have contributed to demand for mobile…

Mt Gox collapse probe

The latest report by Wizsec, a five man security consulting firm, hints  what could have happened at Mt Gox, which went bust almost a year ago saying it had lost track of 850.000 coins then worth almost $500m could have been an inside job.  The bot known as willy assigned itself dozens of accounts with…

Legacy of Late Reggae Legend Bob Marley: Jamaica celebrates 70th Birthday

Who else is bold enough, in his lyrics with his “Buffalo Soldier”, Dreadlock Rasta: “There was a Buffalo Soldier in the heart of America, Stolen from Africa, brought to America, Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival” Be inspired by legend Bob Marley’s great thinking. Here are some of his everlasting quotes; “If she’s amazing, she won’t…

Apple’s heritage and Steve Job’s mentors!

APPLE’s $18bn (£11.8bn) net profit in its first fiscal quarter,  a world record for the biggest quarterly profit ever made by any public company is no surprise to many. Apple’s profit margin was 39 per cent on each  iPhone 6 sold. Is  Apple making too much profit on their products? Or should we really applaud…

Saraswathy Menon appointed to UN peacebuilding panel

United Nations: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Indian sociologist Saraswathi Menon to a panel that will review peacebuilding activities. Saraswathi Menon, a former lecturer in sociology at Madras University in India, currently serving as the Director of UNDP’s Evaluation Office. She served as UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Mongolia, UNDP Deputy Resident…