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RIM Loses Footing In Europe, Kindle Fire Sales at 6M
Research in Motion is running out of markets to sell their products. With Apple dominating in North America and Samsung gearing up to do the same in Europe, RIM’s walls are quickly closing in and they have no one else to blame but themselves. RIM’s BlackBerry devices were once the top choice for business people, ...
Facebook Deals With IPO, Timeline and Phishing Scandals
Rumors of Facebook’s impending IPO were fortified when trading for shares in secondary markets was suspended for three days – an act done by companies to ensure that investors can’t buy or sell until all information has been made public. According to people familiar with the matter, Facebook is choosing between Morgan Stanley and Goldman ...
Symantec vs. Lookout: Malware vs. Adware
The Cyber age opened us to a world full of malicious software, or malware, that harms our computing devices in various ways. And these threats are now targeting mobile devices, particularly those that run on the Android platform. Symantec Vs. Lookout Symantec Corporation, the largest maker of security software for computers such as Norton, recently ...
Firefox 10 Out Tomorrow, Readies for Silent Updates
Mozilla’s fast-release approach, which the company adopted last year to better compete with the likes of Google Chrome, dictates that every six weeks, they are to release the latest version of Firefox. And tomorrow, January 31st, Mozilla will be releasing Firefox 10. According to a report from ComputerWorld, the new version will include one of the ...
Megaupload Files to be Deleted as Early as Thursday, Personal Data at Risk
According to a report from the Associated Press, federal prosecutors stated that files in Megaupload could be deleted as early as Thursday, February 2. The site has been inaccessible to users since the US authorities blocked the site, along with the arrest of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom together with other Megaupload employees Bram van der ...
Megaupload Week in Review: Cloud, Hackers Affected
Last week the celebrity-backed file sharing site, Megaupload, was taken down by the US Justice Department. Along with the shutdown, arrests were made, which included Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom, Bram van der Kolk, Finn Batato, and Mathias Ortmann. The four were charged with engaging in a racketeering conspiracy, conspiring to commit copyright infringement, conspiring to ...
Facebook Likes Jacked, Twitter Censored, Google+ Takes on Teen Rage
Facebook is warning its users to be wary of “liking” post supposedly suggested by friends. Facebook, together with the Washington state attorney general, are suing online marketing company Adscend Media for “like-jacking.” “This company is misleading you, the user, the consumer, into thinking that you are getting a message from a friend. And in fact, ...
Fanhattan Adds a Fan Feed for More Personalization
Fanhattan, the TV/movie discovery app that aggregates data from Netflix, Hulu Plus, and iTunes which started on the iPad and found its way to the iPhone, now includes personalized news feed through their partnership with several brands in the entertainment industry to help users discover what TV programs or movies to watch. Putting the Fun ...
Unhappy iPhone Owners, HP’s Next Step with webOS and Android Tablets Play Catchup
Apple As rumors of the iPhone 5 launching by summer proliferate across the internet, reports of unhappy iPhone owners surfaced the web. According to a report from Reuters, Apple is not strict in accepting damaged products for repair or replacement, and even offer new devices at a discounted price if you turn in your old one. ...
The Mobile Shakedown: Nokia, AT&T Suffer Losses
Apple recently announced stellar results for fiscal 2012 first quarter with a record quarterly revenue of $46.33 billion and record quarterly net profit of $13.06 billion, or $13.87 per diluted share. And that casts a large grey cloud over everyone else. Mobile Losers Verizon To start off, Verizon pointed out that though they added 1.2 ...
