LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – As it turns out, Justin Timberlake’s role as Napster founder Sean Parker in “The Social Network” was a wink and nod to the celebrity’s little publicized role in driving Silicon Valley start-ups. Original post by timothy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Eastman Kodak shares plunged 16 percent on Thursday after a U.S. trade panel upheld portions of a ruling unfavorable to the company in a patent fight over digital camera technology in cellphones. Original post by timothy
Research In Motion on Thursday said it would consider splitting its Chief Executive and Chairman roles ahead of its annual shareholder meeting next month. Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis currently each occupy both roles, and the pair have been the targets of much criticism from shareholders, analysts and the media since RIM’s earnings call earlier [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. trade body declined to fully reverse a ruling that Apple and Research in Motion Apple did not infringe Kodak’s patented technology for digital cameras in cellphones, sending Kodak shares down 17 percent in extended trading. Original post by samzenpus
TORONTO (Reuters) – Research In Motion gave in to rising shareholder pressure on Thursday and agreed to study splitting the role of co-chair and co-chief executive, avoiding an embarrassing showdown at its annual meeting next month. Original post by samzenpus
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the social network has plans to “launch something awesome” next week. There’s no official word on what will be announced, but we suspect it’s going to be the new iPhone photo-sharing service that we saw just last week. The service — which looked amazing [...]
RIM on Thursday released its response to an open letter published exclusively by BGR. The letter, which was written by a senior RIM executive, pleads with the company to make some drastic changes if it is to regain the mind share and market share it has lost in recent years. After questioning the authenticity of [...]
According to a Goldman Sachs analyst, Verizon Wireless is expected to announce that second-quarter sales of the iPhone 4 dropped from the first quarter of this year. “iPhone sales will likely be a touch below the 2.2 million” units that the carrier moved during the first quarter, Goldman Sachs analyst Jason Armstrong told Bloomberg. Verizon [...]
Buffalo’s WZR-HP-AG300H may make you wonder why DD-WRT is so popular. Original post by timothy
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc stopped inviting users to join its new social network less than 48 hours after beginning a limited rollout of the service. Original post by samzenpus
