Samsung’s tweaks to the original Galaxy Tab 10.1 weren’t enough to satisfy Apple’s legal team. Apple successfully banned Samsung’s German subsidiaries from selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 after it accused the South Korea-based company of patent infringement. Samsung responded by releasing a modified Galaxy Tab 10.1N tablet it believed had addressed all of Apple’s concerns. Unfortunately, Apple [...]
(Reuters) – Private equity firms Blackstone Group and Bain Capital will lead a bid for the whole of Yahoo Inc after agreeing to team up with Alibaba Group, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Original post by Unknown Lamer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A six-week-long fight with Olympus Corp in one of Japan’s biggest corporate scandals ever is taking its toll on the whistleblower — former CEO Michael Woodford. Original post by Unknown Lamer
It took many years for two R-rated animated features, American Pop and Heavy Metal, to be released for home viewing due to a complex myriad of music rights issues. read more Original post by David Konow
AT&T is reportedly considering a joint venture with T-Mobile USA parent company Deutsche Telekom instead of buying T-Mobile USA outright. Sources speaking to The Wall Street Journal said the plans are far from final, but such a deal could be looked at more closely now that AT&T is facing a number of roadblocks with its [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – AT&T Inc and T-Mobile USA’s parent Deutsche Telekom have discussed forming a joint venture that would pool the wireless operators’ network assets as an alternative if AT&T’s proposed $39 billion plan to buy T-Mobile USA fails, according to the Wall Street Journal. Original post by Unknown Lamer
(Reuters) – Total Immersion, a pioneer in emerging field of augmented reality (AR), is working with Intel to bring AR features, like gesture recognition, into Intel’s chipsets, an executive of the privately held firm said on Wednesday. Original post by Unknown Lamer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Clearwire Corp is expected to reach a funding agreement with Sprint Nextel at least by year-end and possibly in time for Clearwire’s December 1 debt interest payment deadline, according to people following a standoff between the wireless service providers. Original post by Unknown Lamer
For those who aren’t geek inclined, Bryan Singer’s breakthrough was The Usual Suspects, and he also helmed X-Men I and II, along with the 2006 Superman Returns. read more Original post by David Konow
There has been word for the past few days that Research In Motion’s PlayBook has been jailbroken. What this means is that, for the first time ever in RIM’s history, root access has been gained into a BlackBerry operating system. Why is this a big deal? Well, of RIM’s few remaining strengths, one of them [...]
