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Facebook might still be working on its own smartphone
29 May 2012 at 8:22pm
With the financial world raising questions about Facebook's future profitability prospects, the social media company is reported to be pushing ahead with its long-time plans to produce its own mobile phone. According to its sources, The New York Times says that Facebook ? which dropped ? Continue reading ?
PS Vita?s first real shooter plagued with day one connectivity woes
29 May 2012 at 2:24pm
In my review of Resistance: Burning Skies I note that the multiplayer experience is by far the highlight of the package. This is important because a true, console-quality online shooter has never been achieved on a portable console. Unfortunately, while my pre-release multiplayer ? Continue reading ?
Amercia! Mitt Romney App Gaffe Goes Viral Online
29 May 2012 at 5:19pm
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Jury to hear No Doubt's claims against game maker
29 May 2012 at 6:25pm
No Doubt's attorneys can argue to a jury that the band was misled by gaming giant Activision Publishing Inc. about how its likeness would be used in the video game "Band Hero," a judge ruled Tuesday.
Tim Cook on all things Apple and the challenge of replacing Steve Jobs
29 May 2012 at 8:15pm
As the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook runs arguably the most important company in the world.
Olympus to cut 2,500 jobs in turnaround bid: Nikkei
29 May 2012 at 9:51pm
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Olympus Corp plans to cut 2,500 jobs, or roughly 7 percent of its workforce, the Nikkei business daily said, as the medical equipment maker restructures its business to strengthen its finances following a scandal that halved its market value. (Reporting by Mayumi Negishi; Editing by Chris Gallagher)
Mexico's Slim sticks to offer in raid on KPN
29 May 2012 at 9:39pm
MEXICO CITY/PARIS (Reuters) - Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim stuck to his bid of 8 euros per share for a bigger stake in Dutch telecom firm KPN on Tuesday as his mobile phone giant America Movil hinted it was moving closer to a tie-up with its European target. America Movil, which has little left to snap up in Latin America, officially launched its offer and said it could pay some $3.25 billion for the 325 million KPN shares it wants to buy from current stockholders. The billionaire's cash cow is seeking its first stronghold in Europe and already holds a 4.8 percent stake in KPN. ...
Facebook HQ expansion approved by SF Bay city
29 May 2012 at 9:35pm
City officials gave Facebook a unanimous 'like' in approving the social media giant's plan to expand its San Francisco Bay headquarters to employ thousands more people less than two weeks after going public.
A look at BlackBerry maker Research in Motion
29 May 2012 at 9:17pm
Research In Motion Ltd., the Canadian company that makes the BlackBerry, warned Tuesday of an operating loss and layoffs to come as the company struggles to regain market share lost to Apple's iPhone and phones running Google's Android system.
Battered BlackBerry maker weighs options
29 May 2012 at 9:17pm
BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion has hired a team of bankers to help it weigh its options as its business erodes in the face of an exodus to the iPhone and Android smartphones.
Cell phones monitoring radiation to sell in Japan
29 May 2012 at 9:02pm
Worries over radiation are so rampant in Japan after last year's nuclear meltdowns that the world's first cell phones with built-in radiation monitors are going on sale.
Samsung Music Hub launches for European Galaxy S III owners
29 May 2012 at 8:41pm
Samsung on Tuesday announced the arrival of its new Music Hub service. The all-in-one mobile music service launched in various European markets with the Galaxy S III smartphone. Music Hub is based technology from mSpot, whom Samsung recently acquired, and allows users to store, purchase, and stream millions of songs in one place. Music Hub also has the ability to scan and match a users music in a method similar to iTunes Match. Not only will the service rival Apple?s iTunes, but it will also compete directly against Google Music. The premium features of Music Hub, which include streaming and matching, are available for ?9.99 per month to Galaxy S III owners in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and
RIM warns of operating loss, layoffs to come
29 May 2012 at 8:29pm
Struggling BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion warned Tuesday that it will have an operating loss in its current March-June quarter and said there will be significant layoffs this year.
Google, Samsung unveil new version of Chromebook
29 May 2012 at 7:29pm
Google will try to win more converts to a computer operating system revolving around its popular Chrome Web browser with a new wave of lightweight laptops built by Samsung Electronics.
RIM hires bankers for strategic review, forecasts first quarter loss
29 May 2012 at 7:10pm
TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd has hired bankers for a far-reaching strategic review and to look for partnerships as the BlackBerry-maker warned it would likely report a shock fiscal first-quarter operating loss. RIM virtually invented the concept of on-your-hip email with its first BlackBerry devices, but now finds itself struggling badly in the smartphone market as it trails far behind Apple Inc and other rivals such as Samsung Electronics that use Google Inc's Android software. RIM said it would also cut a "significant" number of jobs, although it did not say how many. ...
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