The turnover of Amazon is growing by over 50%

Amazon, the world leader in sales of cultural products on the Internet, said Tuesday profit down but revenues up sharply for the second quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations. The turnover of the group jumped 51%, while earnings per share fell from 45 to 41 cents, due to large investments made by Amazon.

After the announcement of these results, the work Amazon has gained 6% in stock. For the company CEO, Jeff Bezos, the strong increase in sales is linked to "low prices, the increase in supply and innovation" of its site. Amazon created this year 15 new distribution centers. According to the American giant, this growth should continue this year.

Google + wants to ban nicknames

Barely a month after its launch, Google + wipes his first controversy. Internet users are denied entry to this social network on the grounds that they were part under a pseudonym. Some of them have suffered in the wake of the outright suspension of their Google Account, thus depriving them of access to their Gmail or blogging service.

Electronic Arts, double earnings

The American publisher of video games Electronic Arts (EA) released Tuesday that net income more than doubled in the first quarter of fiscal year 2011/2012 shifted, exceeding analysts' expectations, and a turnover up 26%. The earnings were $ 221 million against 96 million during the same period a year ago.

Per share, this amounts to 66 cents. But taking into account that certain revenues are deferred from the purchase and activation of a game, adjusted earnings per share is equivalent to a loss of 37 cents, less marked than analysts had anticipated (loss current 40 cents). The turnover reached 999 million on its side against $ 815 million a year earlier, well above forecasts of Wall Street (509 million).

STRIKE-1100W Aerocool X gets 80 PLUS Gold certification

Aerocool one of the leading brands worldwide leading manufacturer of PC gaming systems and accessories is pleased to announce the acquisition of the 80 PLUS Gold award which is awarded only to the power supplies able to deliver levels of efficiency of at least 87% , 90% and 87% in the load conditions of 20%, 50% and 100% provided by the test.

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80 PLUS (wikipedia)