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Apple Denied Samsung Ban But Catches Up On Android Device Sales
The Netherlands is one of the battle grounds for a handful of the many lawsuits between Apple and Samsung. And today proved that neither of them totally reign over that territory. Apple sued Samsung at a court in The Hague to file a sales injunction against the Galaxy Tab 10.1. But Apple’s efforts were fruitless, ...
“Don’t Be Evil” Takes On “Share Plus Your World”
Earlier this month Google launched “Search Plus Your World,” the integration of Google+ when users do an online search of anything. Just a couple of days after the launch, privacy and anti-competitive issues were raised, and some are even urging the FCC to look into Google’s strategy. And so the war begins. A team of ...
Twitter Strengthens Security with Dasient Acquisition
Today it was announced that Dasient, the leader in anti-malware technology, has been acquired by Twitter, the micoblogging/social networking site. The Dasient team is excited to announce that we have been acquired by Twitter! Effective immediately, we will be bringing our technology, tools, and team to the revenue engineering team at Twitter. Since its inception, ...
The Contradictory World of Apple iBooks 2
Last week Apple launched iBooks 2, iBooks Author and iBooks Textbooks. Although copyright and financial issues were raised because of the launch, that didn’t affect Apple in the slightest. Global Equities Research reported more than 350,000 textbooks were downloaded from the company’s iBooks Store within the first three days of availability and the iBooks Author ...
Developers Favor Android Over iOS, Still Deemed Risky For Corporate Use
Ovum, the technology analytics company, just released the Developer Insights 2011: Trends in Mobile Application Development report which states that Android is overtaking iOS as the favorite platform of developers by the end of the year. Adam Leach, Ovum’s Devices and Platforms Practice leader and author of the report stated that, “The growing momentum behind ...
Feel Like 007 With these Wi-Fi Cufflinks
Question: How do you techie-fy formal attire? Answer: Add Wi-Fi and USB storage drive cufflinks. Brookstone, a chain of retail stores in the US that sells a range of products from remote controls to massagers, is now offering cufflinks that makes any techie feel like an international spy. The Cufflinks The polished silver, oval-shaped cufflinks ...
More Google Services Bite the Dust: Au Revoir Picnik!
If you thought Google’s killing spree ended in 2011, you are so wrong. Imagine my surprise when I got an e-mail from Picnik, the online photo editing service Google bought in 2010, telling me that they’re shutting down in April. I went to their site and lo and behold, there’s an announcement saying that April ...
RIM Shares Up After CEO Change
Late Sunday it was reported that Research in Motion’s co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie stepped down. The co-CEOs will be immediately replaced by current COO Thorsten Heins. Director Barbara Stymiest will take over as chairman, Lazaridis will now become vice chairman, and Balsillie will remain a board member without any operational role. Also, Fairfax ...
Megaupload Update: Dotcom Pleads “Not Guilty”
Just as last week was coming to an end, reports of Megaupload being shutdown surfaced the web, catching the attention of Anonyous, the hacker collective known for taking down unjust web sites. The commotion led to a hacking-frenzy day, and the Megaupload site now shows a warning from the US Department of Justice, the Federal ...
Apple’s Latest Patent Win against Samsung, Foxconn Boss Calls Employees “Animals”
The mobile world is once again rattled by lawsuits. The ongoing legal battles are indicative of a maturing mobile market that’s in the middle of determining its long-term leaders, with Apple, Samsung, Google, Microsoft and even Oracle warring over an expansive ecosystem that’s reveling at the junction of hardware and software. Apple vs. Samsung, Again ...