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Entries for April, 2011

Lawmakers: extend privacy codes to app makers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mobile privacy safeguards should also extend to third party application developers, two lawmakers said after reviewing the practices of four major U.S. wireless carriers. Original post by CmdrTaco

Motorola Mobility sells 250,000 XOOM tablets in Q1; $3B in net revenues

In the company’s first-quarter earnings disclosure, Motorola Mobility finally put a number on XOOM tablet sales: 250,000. “The Company shipped a total of 9.3 million mobile devices, including 4.1 million smartphones and more than 250,000 Motorola XOOM tablets,” reads the report “In the first quarter of 2010, the Company shipped 8.5 million mobile devices, including 2.3 million smartphones.” [...]

Motorola Mobility ships 250,000 XOOM tablets in Q1; $3B in net revenues

In the company’s first-quarter earnings disclosure, Motorola Mobility finally put a number on XOOM tablet shipments: 250,000. “The Company shipped a total of 9.3 million mobile devices, including 4.1 million smartphones and more than 250,000 Motorola XOOM tablets,” reads the report. “In the first quarter of 2010, the Company shipped 8.5 million mobile devices, including 2.3 million smartphones.” [...]

Microsoft profit rises, helped by Office

SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp reported a 31 percent rise in fiscal third-quarter net profit on Thursday, helped by strong sales of its Office suite of applications and a one-time tax gain. Original post by CmdrTaco

Analysis: What’s so special about Sony’s massive data breach?

BOSTON (Reuters) – The hacking of Sony Corp’s PlayStation Network has earned a place in the annals of Internet crime. Original post by CmdrTaco

Samsung Galaxy S II hits the market, will land in 120 countries

Today’s one of those days when we wish we lived in South Korea. Samsung’s hot new Galaxy S II — which packs a dual-core Orion CPU, an 8 megapixel camera, a 4.27-inch Super AMOLED Plus touchscreen, and more — hits the South Korean market on all three of the country’s wireless carriers. Samsung shipped more [...]

NPD: Apple passes RIM, Motorola to become third largest phone seller in U.S.

NPD is reporting that Apple has surpassed Research In Motion and Motorola to become the third largest mobile phone vendor in the United States. Apple now holds a 14% share of the market behind LG with 18% and Samsung with 23%. “Apple and Verizon had a very successful launch of the iPhone 4, which allowed the iPhone [...]

The biggest threat to Apple is Google’s Chrome OS?

We’re not going to say this is the dumbest thing we’ve ever heard… but it’s certainly up there. The Street contributor Anton Wahlman has honed in on what he is calling “the biggest risk” to Apple’s stock price. This risk is so great, in fact, it surpasses the health of current CEO Steve Jobs on his list of [...]

Russian search engine Yandex seeks $1 billion Nasdaq IPO

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Yandex, Russia’s most popular internet search engine, plans to raise up to $1 billion in an initial public offering on Nasdaq, it said on Thursday. Original post by samzenpus

5 Myths About Twitter

With all the gossip tweeting about regarding Twitter, it’s easy to be confused. We’ll debunk five of the most common Twitter myths. Original post by samzenpus