RIM posts loss as new CEO begins to clean house

Posted by on Mar 30, 2012 | Comments Off

TORONTO (Reuters) – Research In Motion posted a net loss and its first slump in BlackBerry shipments for its holiday quarter since 2006, as its new CEO announced the initial steps in a strategic overhaul and would not rule out an eventual sale of the company. More here: Technology News copy  Read More →

Murdoch’s media empire strikes back

Posted by on Mar 30, 2012 | Comments Off

LONDON (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch on Thursday declared war against “enemies” who have accused his pay-TV operation of sabotaging its rivals, denouncing them as “toffs and right wingers” stuck in the last century. More here: Technology News copy  Read More →

Apple CEO visits Foxconn’s iPhone plant in China

Posted by on Mar 29, 2012 | Comments Off

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s Tim Cook, on his first trip to China as the chief executive officer, has visited an iPhone production plant run by the Foxconn Technology Group, which is being accused of improper labor practices. More here: Technology News copy  Read More →

U.S. regulators push for online "do not track" system

Posted by on Mar 27, 2012 | Comments Off

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators are pressuring Internet companies to put in place by the end of the year a “Do Not Track” system that would give consumers more control over their personal data online, in a report released on Monday that privacy advocates dismissed as too soft. Continued: Technology News copy  Read More →

Windows Phone struggles to break catch-22 as app makers hold off

Posted by on Mar 26, 2012 | Comments Off

(Reuters) – Apps, apps, apps! That is the main challenge that Microsoft and Nokia, who are trying to claw back market share from Apple Inc’s iPhone and Google’s Android in the red hot smartphone market, face now. Keep reading: Technology News copy  Read More →

Facebook buys 750 patents from IBM: source

Posted by on Mar 23, 2012 | Comments Off

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook has acquired hundreds of patents from International Business Machines Corp as the social networking company attempts to bolster its intellectual property portfolio in the wake of a lawsuit filed by Yahoo. More here: Technology News copy  Read More →

Apple’s iPad throws off much more heat: tests

Posted by on Mar 21, 2012 | Comments Off

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s new iPad throws off a lot more heat than the previous version, lending weight to complaints on Internet forums that the hot-selling tablet computer could get uncomfortably warm after heavy use, an influential consumer watchdog found after running tests. More here: Technology News copy  Read More →
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