New Yahoo CEO says company needs to "do better" (Reuters)

Reuters - Yahoo Chief Executive Scott Thompson tried to manage expectations on his first earnings call as the new CEO, broadly addressing numerous issues the Internet company is grappling with -- from a potential sale to reviving its core display advertis.....»»

[Via: YAHOO][Cat: top]Jan 24th, 2012

Darpa seeks new power dynamic for continuation of Moore"s Law

Computational capability is an enabler for nearly every military system.  But computational capability is increasingly limited by power requirements and the constraints on the ability to dissipate heat.  One particular military computational nee.....»»

[Via: PHYSORG][Cat: top]Jan 30th, 2012

Motorola: Some refurbished tablets weren"t wiped

Motorola Mobility says about 100 Xoom tablet computers that it refurbished for sale on Woot.com may not have been properly wiped of the previous owners' data......»»

[Via: PHYSORG][Cat: top]Feb 3rd, 2012

Australia"s First 4G Smartphone: Telstra and HTC Herald the Start of A New Era?

This IDC Flash analyses the launch of HTC Velocity 4G — the first 4G smartphone that will go on sale in Australia on January 24, 2012......»»

[Via: IDC][Cat: hardware]Feb 6th, 2012

Judge denies record label"s request to shutter "used" MP3 store

A one-of-a-kind website enabling the online sale of preowned digital-music files got a major legal boost late Monday when a federal judge refused to shutter it at the request of Capitol Records. ReDigi, which opened in October, says it’s a mode.....»»

[Via: ARSTECHNICA][Cat: top]Feb 7th, 2012

HP releases Android kernel for TouchPad, makes hackers" lives easier

You may remember that during the TouchPad fire sale, a few slates slipped out with a rather primitive Froyo build on them. Well, HP doesn't seem to know how the tablets hit shelves with Android on board, but its decided to release the source code for the .....»»

[Via: ENGADGET][Cat: top]Feb 8th, 2012

Exelon"s Deal With First Solar in Doubt

First Solar shares fell sharply after the company warned a delay in government funding may stymie its sale of a California solar farm to Exelon......»»

[Via: WSJ][Cat: top]Feb 10th, 2012

UPDATED: Google"s Motorola buy gets clearance from US, Europe

UPDATE: Google has now received the all-clear from the US Department of Justice's antitrust division, which announced this afternoon that it has closed its investigation. The Justice Department also approved the $4.5 billion sale of Nortel patents to.....»»

[Via: ARSTECHNICA][Cat: top]Feb 13th, 2012

The second coming of Myspace has Facebook"s Open Graph to thank (Digital Trends)

Digital Trends - Myspace has long been the joke of the social media world. Last year the social networking site nearly self-imploded and was victim to massive layoffs, a less than impressive sale, and being written off as a News Corp mistake. Even little .....»»

[Via: YAHOO][Cat: top]Feb 13th, 2012

Lots of apps on sale for Valentine"s Day: Dungeon Defenders, Quarrel, more

Yes, it's Valentine's Day, but even if you're lonely and forlorn without love, there's good news: A bunch of iOS developers have put their apps on sale! The great Quarrel Deluxe is available for only 99 cents. Don't pass this one up if you haven't grabb.....»»

[Via: TUAW][Cat: mac]Feb 14th, 2012

Apple CEO seeks "patience" from investors on $98-billion cash horde

Tim Cook tells Goldman tech conference smartphone, tablet opportunity immense as 4S goes on sale in more nations, and iPad 3 rumoured.....»»

[Via: THEGLOBEANDMAIL][Cat: top]Feb 15th, 2012

Apple CEO seeks "patience" from investors on $98-billion cash hoard

Tim Cook tells Goldman tech conference smartphone, tablet opportunity immense as 4S goes on sale in more nations, and iPad 3 rumoured.....»»

[Via: THEGLOBEANDMAIL][Cat: top]Feb 15th, 2012

Closing Bell: Questions about Tango | Apple"s new privacy policy | Google Wallet fixed

Mobile Computing: Are Chinese factory workers getting just $8 for every iPad sale? As more Windows Phone 'Tango' info leaks, questions resurface. Privacy: Apple to ban stealthy iPhone contact data harvesting. Security: Researchers find flaw in onli.....»»

[Via: MARKETINGVOX][Cat: top]Feb 15th, 2012

Amazon Removes Resellers" iPads in China

Following a request from Apple, Amazon's Chinese site has removed iPads from sale......»»

[Via: WSJ][Cat: top]Feb 16th, 2012

Solid debut for Amazon"s Kindle Fire: research firm

Amazon's Kindle Fire, which went on sale in November, had a solid debut, leapfrogging Samsung tablets to become the top-selling device after Apple's iPad, a market research firm said Thursday......»»

[Via: PHYSORG][Cat: top]Feb 16th, 2012

Moneto"s $30 Android mobile payment kit goes on sale, brings contactless payments to six Samsungs

Not everyone's smartphone has NFC, and of those that do, an even smaller subset have official Google Wallet support. It would seem Mountain View's complacency is Moneto's gain, as the outfit's recently put up for sale its $30 NFC-enabled microSD card -- e.....»»

[Via: ENGADGET][Cat: top]Feb 21st, 2012

Daily iPhone App: App Deals helps you score an app while it"s on sale

I'm always looking for apps that are on sale, but there are too many apps and too many sales for one person to reasonably browse without any help. While searching for a way to track sales, I found App Deals, an app that showcases daily deals on popular ap.....»»

[Via: TUAW][Cat: mac]Feb 21st, 2012

Google"s Mystery HUD Glasses Could Be on Sale By the Holidays [Rumors]

Google Goggles could soon become a set of physical goggles if murmurings from within the company are true. Could this be the death knell for smart phones? More ».....»»

[Via: GIZMODO][Cat: top]Feb 21st, 2012

T-Mobile Asks FCC to Deny Verizon"s Spectrum Buy

T-Mobile USA is asking regulators to block Verizon Wireless's $3.9 billion purchase of airwave rights held by cable companies, arguing that the sale poses "a clear threat to competition.".....»»

[Via: WSJ][Cat: top]Feb 22nd, 2012

Week in Tech: Viva la Vita: Sony"s new handheld hits right note

This week's biggest news is about something quite small: the Sony PS Vita, which went on sale in the UK this week and was topping Amazon's charts before a single unit had shipped. It's a serious bit of kit. As you'll discover in our in-depth Sony PS Vita .....»»

[Via: TECHRADAR][Cat: top]Feb 24th, 2012