Samsung Said to Unveil Wristwatch-Like Smartphone Next Month
by Jungah Lee Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) will introduce a wristwatch-like device named the Galaxy Gear next month that can make phone calls, surf the Web and handle e-mails, according … Continue reading
NAND flash sales — and prices — surge
Sales grow by 30% in year ended June 30; Samsung still leads, followed by Toshiba and SK Hynix – by Lucas Mearian courtesy Computerworld – Sales of NAND flash technology rose … Continue reading
Why the Moto X is a long shot for Google
Robert Marquardt | Getty Images – – Google is about to either change the smartphone game, or suffer its highest-profile failure ever. Enter the Moto X. Google hopes this phone, officially unveiled … Continue reading
With 20 Million Downloads, Chinese Mobile Game Excalibur Plans Overseas Expansion
by Willis Wee, courtesy Techinasia Developed by Chinese gaming studio, Linekong, Excalibur (王者之剑) is seeing over 20 million downloads so far in China with several tens of thousands of concurrent … Continue reading
Yahoo Plans Splashy New San Francisco Digs (And Dreams of Neon Billboard’s Return)
by Kara Swisher, courtesy AllThingsD — According to multiple sources close to the situation, Yahoo is close to signing a lease for a splashy new San Francisco outpost to keep up … Continue reading
Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy
by James Manyika, Michael Chui, Jacques Bughin, Richard Dobbs, Peter Bisson, and Alex Marrs — — courtesy TheMcKinseyReport The relentless parade of new technologies is unfolding on many fronts. Almost … Continue reading
Amazon Posts Surprise Loss After Spending on Warehouses
by Danielle Kucera, courtesy Bloomberg — Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) reported a surprise net loss as the world’s largest online retailer continued to pump money into warehouses and digital content to fuel … Continue reading
High Rollers: After RetailMeNot, What’s Next for Austin Ventures
by Ari Levy, courtesy Bloomberg — First it was online vacation rentals, then digital coupons. Now what? Money managers will be asking that of Austin Ventures after the stock market debut today … Continue reading
Are smartwatches the next big thing?
By Troy Wolverton, courtesy mercurynews — Pebble Technology Pebble Watch Wolverton: Smartwatches are coming, but will there be many buyers? — If you’re like most Americans, you don’t wear a wristwatch. … Continue reading
LG to ship around 3 million iPad panels a month in 3Q13; expects no 2014 delay for the iPad mini
Julian Ho, Taipei; Alex Wolfgram, courtesy DIGITIMES — LG Display expects to ship 2.5-3 million 9.7-inch panels a month for the iPad in the third quarter of 2013, according to … Continue reading
AMD is ‘transforming’, will be profitable this quarter, says CEO Read
PC market stagnant, so expansion into ‘high-growth markets’ will save the day by Rik Myslewski in San Francisco, courtesy TheRegister — AMD has entered phase two of its “restructure, accelerate, and … Continue reading
Best Buy Slashes $200 Off MacBook Pro
By Samantha Murphy, courtesy mashable — Best Buy just trimmed $200 off its stock of 13-inch MacBook Pro computers — and $300 off for students. The offer, which applies to … Continue reading
RetailMeNot Surges in Initial Trading After $191 Million IPO
Lee Spears & Chelsey Dulaney, courtesy Bloomberg — RetailMeNot Inc. (SALE), a provider of online coupons from more than 60,000 retailers and brands, surged in trading after raising $191 million … Continue reading
Video: Dell Buyer Group Said to Consider $24.4 Billion Bid Final
Michael Dell and Silver Lake Management LLC, approaching a deadline to woo Dell Inc. (DELL) shareholders to vote for their $24.4 billion buyout, consider the $13.65-a-share bid to be their best and … Continue reading
1 Million Plays on Pandora Nets Only $16.89? Rep Calls Out Musician for Fuzzy Math
by Shirley Halperin, courtesy thehollywoodreporter After Cracker frontman David Lowery criticized the internet radio service for paying him what he would “make from a single T-shirt sale,” a spokesperson … Continue reading
To Sell Consumer Goods in China, You’ll Need to Go Digital, but Chinese-Style
Brand Loyalty and Repeat Buys Are Hard to Create Among Newly Affluent Customers by Winter Wright, courtesy AdAge Journalists, consultants and others writing about China’s future tend to focus on … Continue reading
Netsocket Makes Move From UC to SDN
Network World – There are two trends happening in the IT hardware market, each gaining momentum but offering very different ways of outfitting data centers. On the one hand, companies … Continue reading
Zynga’s Mattrick Looked to Buy Company While at Microsoft
Don Mattrick, the former head ofMicrosoft Corp. (MSFT)’s entertainment division who takes the reins as chief executive officer of Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) today, has been hankering to run all or part … Continue reading
AT&T to purchase prepaid wireless LEAP
by A.M. Watts More, and more wireless consolidation taking shape TechinAmerica Editorial Team EDGEWATER, New Jersey –AT&T going after prepaid wireless market with the purchase of San Diego, CA based Leap Wireless International. … Continue reading
British Man Claims Invention of Computer Mouse
by @ChrittyWatts July 2, 2013, America lost engineer and inventor Douglas Carl Engelbart. The computer mouse was Mr. Engelbart’s invention with a patent filed in 1967 and granted in 1970. … Continue reading
PC shipments fall for a fifth quarter even as US decline slows
Extended slump is evidence that PC makers are struggling to lure consumers who have moved on to cheaper tablets by Ian King, courtesy livemint San Francisco: Personal-computer (PC) shipments dropped … Continue reading
Cloud Growth Continues
Dropbox Expands Its Reach by Thomas Claburn, courtesy informationweek For home buyers, it’s said, three things matter most: location, location and location. This oversimplification of real estate valuation holds true for … Continue reading
Apple to Fight Ruling
by A.M. Watts What if Apple really conspired to manipulate Amazon’s e-book pricing? Apple (AAPL) says it will fight the recent ruling against the company in the case of e-book pricing, … Continue reading
TURN YOUR OLD DEVICES INTO INSTANT CASH
Get paid for recycling your old phones, mp3 players and tablets at ecoATM. Watch how it all works in the video below, and head over to the right-hand column and … Continue reading
Tesla Motors set to move up as Oracle moves over
by A.M.Watts When Billionaire Elon Musk set out to become a leader in the EV industry with his Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), we cannot imagine that not only would the … Continue reading
UPDATE 2-Clearwire shareholders vote for Sprint takeover
courtesy Reuters (Reuters) – Shareholders in Clearwire Corp voted on Monday to approve majority owner Sprint Nextel Corp’s buyout of the rest of the company, ending a six-month battle for … Continue reading
IBM Hearts AFRICA With New Casablanca Development Center
by Arik Hesseldahl, courtesy AllthingsD Every once in awhile you’ll be reminded that computing and technology giant IBM has long-term interests in investing in Africa. Today Big Blue announced the creation … Continue reading
Will Smith Adds $3 mil to ‘The Fancy’
Social Shopping just got fancier by @ChrittyWatts Will Smith has added $3 million dollars to the further growth of the The Fancy, an e-commerce site you will come to know with … Continue reading
Why Millenials Aren’t Who You Think They Are
Brands need to understand the mindset and attitudes of the ever changing generation to be successful in their branding and advertising. by Jeff Fromm, courtesy PSFK A Quick Recap of … Continue reading
Pricey Lunch with Marissa Mayer + Great Cause = Great Marketing
by Chritty Watts A $90,000 Lunch date with Marissa Mayer? According to Charitybuzz, the organization in charge of the most awesome auctions ever available to the public, Ralph C. Martin … Continue reading
F.C.C. Is Told Verizon Underpaid Data Refunds
By EDWARD WYATT, courtesy NYTIMES WASHINGTON — An independent telecommunications lawyer filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, claiming that Verizon Wireless had vastly understated the amount it … Continue reading
Fab.com: Growth short of fabulous
Two-year-old New York startup Fab.com is now selling goods in 27 countries, has a staff of 650 people, and has been spending millions on marketing. A round of funding announced … Continue reading
REPORT: Android, iPad, Surface Tablet Sales Surge in 2013, Are PCs Dead?
Brett Nuckles courtesy designntrend Tablet sales are expected to boom this year at the expense of the personal computer market, USA Today reports. Shipments of tablets are forecast to rise … Continue reading
Uber, Lyft Win as San Francisco Strike Strands Commuters
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, courtesy Bloomberg.com Pay gates sit empty at the North Berkeley Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station July 1, 2013 in Berkeley, California. The San Francisco transit strike, … Continue reading
Brooklyn Tech, Triangulated
By Gus Delaporte via commercialobserver The Brooklyn Tech Triangle Coalition has set its sights on overtaking Silicon Valley as the nation’s largest tech hub, and a strategic plan issued last week … Continue reading
IAC’s CityGrid, Parent Of CitySearch And Urbanspoon, Lays Off Two-Thirds Of Staff, As Local Ad Push Bites
by Ingrid Lunden, courtesy Techcrunch TechCrunch has learned that CityGrid Media, the parent of local ad-based listings portals CitySearch, Urbanspoon and Insider Pages, is laying off two-thirds of its staff, … Continue reading
As IPO Nears, Twitter CEO Says “We Think Of Revenue Like Oxygen”
by Gregory Ferenstein, courtesy TechCrunch As Twitter nears its IPO, CEO Dick Costolo seemingly refuses to focus on the money. “We think of revenue like oxygen. Essential to life but … Continue reading
Sunrun secures $630M to put solar panels on every house in America
Mass Am Sam/Flickr by Rebecca Grant, courtesy VentureBeat Sunrun wants to put solar panels on every home in America. Today, the company announced that it has … Continue reading
Tweens Have a Big Say in Household Spending
By Lucia Moses, courtesy AdWeek It’s not enough that you’ve worked hard enough to earn a vacation (and can pay for it, too). Your kids expect to have a say … Continue reading
BlackBerry Short Interest Climbs to Record Before Results
by Hugo Miller, courtesy Bloomberg (image courtesy Blackberry) Bets against BlackBerry (BBRY) reached a record high as the Canadian smartphone maker prepares to report quarterly results tomorrow and give investors a clearer … Continue reading
Sprint Sets Sights on Verizon, AT&T as Deal Fight Recedes
By Scott Moritz, Alex Sherman & Madeline McMahon, courtesy Bloomberg Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) (S), whose investors backed a takeover by SoftBank Corp. (9984) yesterday after an eight-month fight, is … Continue reading
Technology Spending Showing First Signs of a Recovery, EMC Says
by Sam Chambers, courtesy Bloomberg.com EMC Corp. (EMC), the company analysts rank higher than any other technology stock in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, is seeing early signs of … Continue reading
HTC Said to Hire Robert Downey Jr. for $12 Million Ad Campaign
by Tim Culpan, courtesy Bloomberg.com HTC has enlisted actor Robert Downey Jr. for a two-year global marketing deal worth about $12 million to promote the Taiwanese company’s smartphone brand, according to … Continue reading
by Lauren Goode, courtesy AllthingsD FiftyThree, the New York-based company behind the popular iPad sketching app Paper, has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Chris … Continue reading
How Content Drives Xerox’s Transformation
by Josh Sternberg, courtesy digiday It’s a double-edged sword when your company’s name becomes a verb. On the one hand, everybody knows who you are; on the other hand, your … Continue reading
Groupon Soars on Deutsche Bank Upgrade
by Chris Ciaccia (courtesy thstreet.com) NEW YORK (courtesy TheStreet) — Investors may need an actual Groupon(GRPN_) to buy shares of the company. Deutsche Bank upgraded the Chicago-based e-commerce company to “buy” … Continue reading
Groupon G-Pass Hits A Million Redemptions
by Chris Crum (courtesy webpronews) Groupon’s G-Pass, which lets buyers bypass box office lines and go right to the venue of interest, has reached one million redemptions since it’s inception, the … Continue reading
Electric Cars in Action: Small and Medium-Sized Companies Sharing Fleets of Electric Vehicles
Imagine a number of different companies sharing a single fleet of electric vehicles… Fraunhofer IAO and eight project partners are busy working out just how to make this vision a reality. Funded … Continue reading
Why not show aggression when in competition
If your competitor opened and R&D facility in your backyard, what would you do? According to a story published by Reuters, mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics is set to open a … Continue reading
Texas Instruments Forecasts Miss Analysts’ Estimates
by Ian King (courtesy Bloomberg) Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN), the largest maker of analog chips, predicted second-quarter profit and sales that may fall short of analysts’ most bullish estimates as … Continue reading
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