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Apple’s Ban Request Denied – Again, Symantec Retraction and Other Mobile News
Samsung Electronics celebrates another victory as the Munich Regional Court rejected Apple Inc.’s request to ban sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1N tablet and the Galaxy Nexus smartphone in Germany. Last week, the Mannheim Regional Court in Germany also denied Apple’s request to ban the Samsung products from being sold in Germany. Samsung is pleased ...
Facebook IPO: Hurdles, Monetization Demands
Any minute now, Facebook is expected to file paperwork for a $5 billion initial public offering. And according to SiliconANGLE’s founder John Furrier, Morgan Stanley was chosen as the lead underwriter, coveting the “left lead position” title with four others, Goldman Sacks, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, and JP Morgan, also taking part. Goldman ...
Android Tablet Sales Figures Questioned Amidst Amazon Kindle Fire Boon
Stifel Nicolaus analyst Jordan Rohan estimated that Amazon sold six million Kindle Fires in the fourth quarter, but during yesterday’s earnings’ call, Amazon’s top executives did not clarify how many units they actually sold, or even how much profit they gained because of the tablet. At $199, Amazon spends more in making the Kindle Fire ...
Leaked BlackBerry London, Samsung Plans to Wow in 2012
Though Research in Motion hasn’t been doing well in the market, it doesn’t mean that they’re just going to sit around until they wither. And with Mobile World Congress 2012 fast approaching, it seems they’ll be unveiling some surprising products at the event. Crackberry released a leaked image of what they are calling a superphone–the BlackBerry ...
Help Has Arrived for Legit Megaupload Users’ Files
After hosting companies Carpathia Hosting Inc. and Cogent Communications Group Inc. stated that they will hold Megaupload files for two more weeks even after the U.S. government gave them the go signal to delete them, Carpathia announced that they will be aiding the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), an international non-profit digital rights advocacy and legal ...
Sony’s New CEO Kazuo Hirai Will Need to Present a Clear Path to the Future
Sony Corp. announced that it will be replacing Howard Stringer with Kazuo Hirai as chief executive officer on April 1. Stringer will become chairman of the board after a shareholders’ meeting in June. “It was my honor to recommend him to the board for the positions of president and CEO, because he is ready to ...
Facebook: IPO, Soaring Ad Revenue And Timeline Movie Maker
Facebook is expected to file for their initial public offering any day now, and it has created so much hype over the social networking giant. It’s such a big deal that Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange are fighting over which should hold the listing. FYI, Facebook reserved the $FB ticker in both Nasdaq ...
Samsung Tablet Banned Amidst EU Probe, Oracle-HP Lawsuit Setback
The European Union is pushing for an anti-trust probe against Samsung Electronics Co. for allegedly abusing licensing of patents to other mobile-phone manufacturers. “This is linked to injunctions which have been filed by Samsung against a number of competitors, concerning standards essential patents,” a spokesman for EU antitrust chief Joaquin Almunia said. “We’re looking at ...
Apple Appoints New Senior VP of Retail, AT&T Slows Heavy Data Users
As Apple goes all out for world domination, the company has named Dixons Retail CEO John Browett as the senior vice president of retail. Browett will be in charge of sales strategy for iPhones and iPads. Browett will officially claim the top spot in April, and will be reporting directly to CEO Tim Cook. “Our ...
Two More Weeks Before Megaupload User Files are Deleted
Megaupload’s life has been extended, at least for two more weeks. It was reported yesterday that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia filed a letter under the case stating that Megaupload files stored in Carpathia Hosting Inc. and Cogent Communications Group Inc. can be deleted as early as Thursday, since the ...