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Samsung’s Rugged S4 & Apple’s Rugged Q2 – SiliconANGLE News Roundup
In today’s NewsDesk roundup: There’s a new, rugged Samsung Galaxy S4 in the works; Nokia’s Asha 210 attempts to dethrone BlackBerry in the QWERTY category; Huawei dropping out of the US mobile market; NYT videos no longer part of paywall; BitTorrent releases cloud-less storage app; Senate puts CISPA on hold; Netflix’s new Family Plan; iPad ...
Dell Stock Buyback Struggles As PC Business Goes Into Free Fall
Michael Dell’s quest to buyback his company continues with recent developments regarding private equity firms and their unwillingness to participate in a process called “go-shopping.” Go-shopping is a period after a deal is announced in which the target company, in this case Dell, shops around to see if there are any other bidders. Go-shops were ...
VMware Losing Momentum? Wall Street Overreacts to Poor Q2
VMware posted its first-quarter earnings, which showed a 9.3 percent decline despite realignment charges. Though its services revenue and core earnings improved, shares fell 6.8 percent to $70.80 after hours, as the company lowered its full-year revenue guidance and offered weak estimates for the second quarter. Joining Kristin Feledy to provide his Breaking Analysis in ...
REVIEW : Galaxy S4 Not the Game-Changer We Expected
The Samsung Galaxy S4 received so much attention when it was unveiled mostly because of its Jedi-like gesture-control features. The question now is, is the device living up to the hype? It’s all an illusion . First off, Samsung dropped the use of Roman numerals, so instead of finding ‘SIV’ at the back, there’s an ...
Apple’s WWDC All Set for June, Loses Natural Language Acquisition to Google
In today’s mobile and social news roundup: Apple announces WWDC in June; Swype now available on Google Play; Nokia unveils phone with dedicated WhatsApp button; Microsoft and ZTE enter a licensing deal; and Google trumps Apple in Wavii acquisition. Apple announces WWDC in June
Netflix’s New Family Plan vs. Amazon Prime + Hulu Plus
Netflix rolled out a new subscription plan that would enable watching streamed content to four different devices simultaneously. This will allow each family member to watch a video of their choosing without having to fight other household members for control. The Family Plan comes with an $11.99 price tag that Netflix hopes people would fall ...
Activist Investors Talking-Up Microsoft With Billion-Dollar Buyout
Is Microsoft underappreciated as a software giant? One hedge-fund thinks so. Jeffrey W. Ubben, founder of ValueAct Capital Management L, stated that his firm owns about $2 billion dollars in Microsoft stock during an investor conference. The information suggests that holds less than 1 percent of Microsoft’s total shares outstanding. But what exactly brought about ...
Yahoo Utilizes Summly & Xbox Utilizes Pizza Hut
In today’s NewsDesk roundup: Yahoo! announced new flagship iOS app; Netflix shares soaring high; Startups alive with big funding; Apple expected to post declining profits; Nokia wins injunction on HTC One; Grooveshark app booted from both Apple and Google app stores; Google chairman announces Google Glass public release for 2014; Microsoft resurrects Start button for ...
What Lenovo’s Slurp of IBM Surplus Means for the Future of Flash
After 31 quarters of exceptional performance, IBM finally hit a bump in the road when posting lowered profit and revenue targets by 1 and 5 percent respectively. But pundits believe that IBM can recover from this especially with its new found focus in cloud computing and a rumored deal with Lenovo once again. In 2004, ...
What’s the #SDN Deal Behind the ‘X’ in AMD’s New Chip?
AMD announced a new System-on-a-Chip platform dubbed as the AMD Embedded G-Series. Based on the AMD next-generation “Jaguar” CPU architecture and AMD Radeon 8000 Series graphics, the announcement of the platform signifies AMD’s push beyond the PC industry moving to smart TVs, set-top-boxes, interactive digital signage and informational kiosks. The Embedded G-Series offers up to ...