All the stories tagged with business
OnLive to continue operations under new management [official]
08/19/2012, OnLive has changed a lot since last Friday when the company was “restructured” into a new company according to a recent official announcement. To do so, all the assets of OnLive Inc were sold to the new company. The good [...]
iPhone, iPad and Macs could be banned on Aug 24
08/19/2012, It has been practically impossible to read the news without seeing something about a lawsuit involving Apple recently. The iPhone maker has gone and sued many companies involved in making smartphones and tablets, and its fight with Samsung has been [...]
OnLive Game Streaming Company Goes Under
08/19/2012, OnLive, the most prominent game streaming company is no more. The Company has apparently been experiencing financial difficulties, and had to lay off about half of its staff. People left the company with boxes late on Friday. The company says [...]
Apple negotiating with cable operators to use device as a set top box
08/15/2012, For all the stuff that you’ve heard about Apple TV (the box) and the nearly mythical iTV, this is really the most important rumor. Never mind Siri on the TV, and other user interface chatter. Although very important, the user [...]
GoPago equips local merchants with 4G tablets, for free
08/07/2012, GoPago is a mobile application that people can use to “end the lines” at local stores. Basically, folks can browse and order for food/drinks from local stores with their smartphones. The interesting bit is that stores which accepts Gopago payments [...]
HTC Q2 profit down 60%
08/03/2012, The first financial quarter of HTC was already difficult, but many observers had hoped that the HTC One line of product (which is actually very good) would have lifted the company relatively quickly. Unfortunately, and as we expected, that is [...]
LinkedIn reportedly spent nearly $1 million to fix security breach
08/02/2012, Following the hapless security infraction that LinkedIn experienced two months ago, the company is now saying that it has spent a huge amount of money to fix the problem. Fresh from its earnings call today, LinkedIn CFO Steve Sordello said that [...]
Android tablet gaining share, thanks to low-cost devices [study]
08/01/2012, Android-powered tablets are gaining traction according to Frank N. Magid Associates. In fact they are selling fast enough to decrease the iPad’s overall market share, despite recent record sales for the Apple tablet. In a survey, Frank N. Magid Associates [...]
Skype boosts Xbox division quarter by 20%
07/19/2012, According to Microsoft, which released its quarterly results earlier today, the Xbox division has increased its revenues by 20%, but the credit goes entirely to the Skype acquisition that became official in May (that’s a huge number for Skype). The [...]
28nm Qualcomm Snapdragon chip will roll out from Samsung plants
07/04/2012, We met with Dr. Paul Jacobs (Qualcomm CEO) last week at Uplinq, and he made it clear that the current shortage of 28nm Snapdragon chips was due to a very tight manufacturing capacity from its long-time partner TSMC, the world’s [...]
RIM CEO says company isn’t in a “death spiral”
07/03/2012, Speaking at CBC’s Metro Morning radio show today, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins said, “There’s nothing wrong with the company as it exists right now.” Seemingly in a move to convince both customers and investors that Research In Motion isn’t heading [...]
Intel’s Ultrabook Design Induces Growth In Premium Laptop Market
06/29/2012, When Intel introduced the Ultrabook brand and accompanying rules and guidelines, many were skeptical and talked about it being a marketing “gimmick”. Data shows that they could not have been more wrong. First of all, although relatively modest in terms [...]
Apple To Shift Half of iPad Display Sourcing to Sharp. Samsung May Be Hit [Rumor]
06/29/2012, In China, the word on the street is that Apple is moving 50% of its display sourcing to Japanese maker Sharp. This rumor (which is not new) is to be taken with the highest level of caution because it is [...]
