ThinkstockThe iOS operating system from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has reclaimed the lead in the U.S. smartphone sales race, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel. In the 12 weeks ending…
courtesy Facebook Inc.Last week Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) announced some changes to its policies on how the social network will use all the data it collects about its 1 billion users. In…
Wikimedia CommonsIn an apparent mix-up at PRWeb.com, Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) was said to have acquired WiFi hotspot provider ICOA Inc. for $400 million. The CFO of ICOA has now denied that…
Paul Ausick courtesy of AOL, IncA patent case between Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) draws to a close. (Reuters) The European Union and International Monetary Fund fail to reach a…
courtesy of BlackberryShares of Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) topped $10 briefly today, the first time the stock has been at such a lofty perch since late June. The occasion was…
courtesy Facebook Inc.Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has now denied that it is in talks with Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) — or any other company for that matter — regarding search partnership. TechCrunch…
Wikimedia CommonsGoogle Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) now officially has one of the highest corporate credit ratings out there. Standard & Poor’s has raised the internet search giant’s corporate credit rating to AA and…
Jon C. Ogg ThinkstockLondon’s Telegraph newspaper yesterday carried a report based on unnamed sources that Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) were in discussions about how the two companies could work more…
Wikimedia CommonsIt remains a puzzle as to why Comscore releases U.S. search engine market share each month, and as much of a mystery as to why anyone bothers to follow the numbers. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:…
courtesy of YouTubeNew Comscore data serves to remind online video analysts that only one property has substantial scale and that the balance of the companies in the sector lag hopelessly behind. This means that the…
thinkstockGlobal bank layoffs reach 160,000. (Reuters) Christine Lagarde of the International Monetary Fund says it is essential that the European Union make a deal to rescue Greece. (Reuters) The U.S. Postal Service…
ThinkstockAlmost every major point in the Gartner third-quarter mobile phone report was expected. Sales rose 47% over the same period last year to 428 million. Samsung extended its lead as the largest…
courtesy of BlackberryNow that Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) has announced a launch date for its new BlackBerry 10 smartphones and operating system, the $64 question is whether anyone will care…
courtesy of SamsungResearch firm Gartner says that worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users declined 3.1% year-over-year to nearly 428 million units in the third quarter of 2012. However, smartphone sales,…
ThinkstockGovernments have been using Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) flagship product to spy on people. A nicer way to put that, rather than “spying,” is “government requests” that Google receives as part of the…
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