Eugene O'Rourke

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Eugene O’Rourke is recognized as one of the top 40 executives under the age of 40 by the Jacksonville Business Journal, marketing executive of the year by the Best in Biz awards, recipient of the BizTech Innovation award, and several Horizon Interactive Media awards.

Verizon Announces January 11th Media Event

Eugene O'Rourke
January 9, 2011

Verizon has been sending out invites to several media outlets to attend a January 11th press event. Perhaps the rumors are true – its the Verizon iPhone.

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Mobile

Verizon to Announce iPhone on January 11th

Eugene O'Rourke
January 9, 2011

The rumors surround a Verizon iPhone have been surfacing again. The Wall Street Journal recently published a report citing sources close to the matter, stating that Verizon will announce the…

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Mobile

Mac App Store Officially Opens

Eugene O'Rourke
January 8, 2011

Apple has released Mac OSX 10.6.6, which adds the company’s desktop application store. The store already has more than 1,000 applications, which is a “great start” according to Steve Jobs,…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Skype Acquires Qik

Eugene O'Rourke
January 8, 2011

Skype announced the acquisition of Qik, a mobile video software and service company yesterday. Qik currently offers solutions for Android OS, iOS, and Symbian platforms. Source close to the matter…

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Mobile

Apple Freezes Retail Employee Vacations

Eugene O'Rourke
January 7, 2011

Reports are starting to surface around the Web that Apple is freezing vacations for it’s retail employees beginning later this month. The freeze is the company’s attempt to prevent retail…

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Verizon Unveils Ten 4G LTE Devices at CES

Eugene O'Rourke
January 7, 2011

At Verizon’s press conference yesterday, they announced 10 upcoming devices built for their 4G LTE network. The list of devices included smartphones, laptops, hotspots, and tablets. Here is a list…

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