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Microsoft and Skype - No Joke to Google
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 12:50pm | 883Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced on Tuesday that it bought Skype for $8.5 billion. Skype was scheduled to go public soon, but its IPO kept getting delayed, as it was probably courted by companies like Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), and Facebook. The market might be jazzed up about...
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Android Technology Goes Extreme at Google's Developer Conference (GOOG)
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 9:08am | 263Read More...AllThingsD has taken an amazing video at Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Developer Conference, showcasing the power of what an Android tablet can do when it's connected to an oversized labyrinth. The results are remarkable, to say the least. Using the tablet's motion technology, users can tilt the device...
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Ice Cream Sandwich Bringing Tangible (Not Edible) Innovation to Android (GOOG)
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 1:12pm | 119Read More...TechCrunch reports that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is designing its “most ambitious” Android upgrade yet: Ice Cream Sandwich. Why the silly title? Who knows. But in a world with names like Honeycomb and Sandy Bridge, Ice Cream Sandwich sounds downright normal. The intriguing part comes from Google's...
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MasterCard Earnings Preview: 15% Increase in EPS Expected (MA)
Monday, May 2, 2011 - 4:33pm | 246Read More...MasterCard (NYSE: MA) is scheduled to report first-quarter 2011 results before Tuesday's opening bell. Analysts are looking for the company to post earnings of $4.10 per share. That is an increase from per-share earnings of $3.46 in the same period of last year. The consensus estimate for the most...
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Oppenheimer Releases Industry Update On Tech Sector
Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 7:39am | 243Read More...Oppenheimer, in a report highlighting news from around the tech industry, has highlighted three companies' expansion and growth expected in the near future. Microsemi Corp. (NASDAQ: MSCC) has plans to acquire AML Communications, says Oppenheimer. James J. Peterson, President and CEO Of AML, says...
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Research In Motion Acquires tinyHippos
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 10:04am | 122Read More...According to Reuters, Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) has acquired the Ontario-based startup tinyHippos. tinyHippos is the creator of Ripple, a cross-platform mobile application development and testing tool. The acquisition comes as Research In Motion prepares to launch its Playbook tablet...
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Google, Citigroup, Mastercard Setting Up Android Payment System (GOOG)
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 9:19am | 107Read More...Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Citigroup (NYSE: C) and MasterCard (NYSE: MA) are working together to set up a mobile payment system for Android phones, Reuters reports. The new technology will allow consumers to wave their Android phones in front of a small reader at the checkout counter to make payments...
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UPDATED: Microsoft And Nokia: Together, They Could Make The Worst Phone Ever
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 5:43pm | 789Read More...UPDATE 5-16-11: Microsoft might buy Nokia's phone business. Is a joint venture between Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) really a good idea? On the surface, you have two powerhouse companies coming together for the greater good: to beat Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)...
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Plants vs. Zombies Makes Smooth Transition From iPhone To Nintendo DS
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 5:23pm | 493Read More...Few iPhone (NASDAQ: AAPL) games are successful enough to make their way to other platforms. At best, they might get ported to other phones, such as Android (NASDAQ: GOOG) or Windows Phone 7 (NASDAQ: MSFT). But there is one creative strategy game that has been able to transcend the App Store: Plants...
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BlackBerry Balance: Keeping Work/Personal Data Separate (RIMM)
Monday, January 24, 2011 - 4:55pm | 247Read More...Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) once had the coolest smartphone on the block. But while the BlackBerry has evolved several times over the years, that hasn't stopped users from taking notice of the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone and the Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android operating system. According to...
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Starbucks Card Mobile Lets You Pay With Your Phone (SBUX)
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 9:17am | 249Read More...Hot on the heels of Starbucks' (NASDAQ: SBUX) newest offering in fluid expansion – the 31-ounce Trenta – the company has announced that almost all of its company-operated stores will begin accepting mobile payments today. The new payment option (which spans nearly 6,800 locations nationwide) is...
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The Apple Phone We'll Never See
Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 3:47pm | 242Read More...When you consider how groundbreaking the iPhone was at launch, it shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has designed other phones that decided not to release. And yet this news is still totally shocking. According to TechCrunch (who was tipped off by Engadget), Apple...
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Google And Microsoft Can't Seem To Find The Innovation
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 3:35pm | 708Read More...When I wrote about Apple, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) perennial upgrades earlier this week, I anticipated a few complaints from Apple fans who are content with the company's current strategy. What I did not expect was that people would assume my comments stemmed from my love for Google, Inc. (NASDAQ:...
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Windows 7 Phone: Give It Time!
Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 10:13am | 277Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has finally arrived at the party for smart phones with Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone and Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android, according to The Wall Street Journal. On November 8, AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile will begin selling the first phones powered by Microsoft's Windows...
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Bloomberg Releases Android App (GOOG)
Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 2:05pm | 256Read More...Bloomberg L.P. is releasing a new Android app including news and stock home screen widgets. Business and financial executives can now access Bloomberg news and market data, and track stock portfolios through this customizable app that adds to Bloomberg's already extensive portfolio available on...
