Posts tagged “Apple”
1 million robots to replace Foxconn workers; Apple has more cash that US Treasury; Nortel patent deal under review; why patent fever for smartphones?
Smartphone shipments surge worldwide as Apple sales set records
Even as the standard feature phone market declines, global demand for iPhones and other new generation phones helps drive up overall shipments 11 percent, research firm IDC reports.
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Google buys group of patents from IBM
The search engine giant recently lost out in bidding for patents held by Nortel and may be shopping for more intellectual property.
PharPoint moves to Durham; BrightDoor Systems rolls out MLS iPad app; DataFlux updates master data software
Privacy controls challenge entire tech industry
Washington's call to arms is a response to growing concern that invasive Internet marketing practices are eroding privacy online as every consumer move is observed, analyzed and harvested for profit.
Walmart becomes offering movies online
The world's largest retailer on Tuesday started streaming many movies the same day they come out on DVD, in a second bid for a share of popular movie rental and streaming website Netflix Inc.'s business and just two weeks after Netflix announced new price increases.
Smartphones becoming a dangerous obsession for many
While smartphones have made life easier for some, psychologists say the love of them is becoming more like an addiction, creating consequences that range from minor (teenagers who communicate in three-letter acronyms like LOL and BRB) to major (car accidents caused by people who text while driving).
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HTC offers to negotiate with Apple in patent dispute
"We have to sit down and figure it out," Winston Yung, chief financial officer of HTC, says."We're open to having discussions."
STEM News Round-up: GSK, White House, SAS, new approaches, questions
GSK pledges $10 million for U.S. education reform; Corporate leaders meet at White House; SAS releases new flash cards app; New approach proposed for science curriculums; What is the role of business in supporting STEM education?
Chinese officials find five fake Apple stores in one city
Officials order two of the stores in Kunming closed, but the others aren't selling any fake Apple products.
Fake Apple store in China.
Ex-Nortel CEO sues for pension; Apple pays half of $4.5B for Nortel patents; OS Lion sells 1M copies; smartphone users don't talk much; Icahn pressures Motorola Mobility on patents
Analysts: Apple revenues may top Lenovo's in China market
Overtaking Lenovo within two years of introducing the iPhone in China shows the progress Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs is making in luring buyers in the world's fastest-growing major economy. Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook told analysts this week that Apple is only "scratching the surface" in the country.
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Microsoft's revenues, earnings top Street expectations
Not all news is good, however. While all of the company's other business units posted growth in the April-June period, revenue from the division that includes Microsoft's Windows operating system fell 1 percent from the same time last year - its third-straight quarter of decline.
iPhones now top Nokia in smartphone shipments
Nokia's smartphone shipments fell in the last quarter to 3 million fewer than Apple's. The mobile phone maker also reports a $523 million loss.
