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Nokia Depends Strategy to Exasperated Investors
Nokia's chairman-designate Risto Siilasmaa defended its turnaround strategy on Thursday before meeting shareholders who are losing patience with the company's efforts to catch up in the smartphone market.
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Facebook's IPO show to hit the road on May 7: source
The roadshow for Facebook Inc's initial public offering is scheduled to start on Monday, meaning the company's shares should begin trading on May 18, a source familiar with the process said on Tuesday.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II Trailer Released: Giving Taste of Zombies and 2025 (VIDEO)
The third installment of Call of Duty warfare game is scheduled to release on Nov. 13 2012 but its trailer is already out. The task of development of Call of Duty: Black Ops II has been assigned to Treyarch - the game developer that designed the original Blacks Ops for Activision. And, by the look of it, the latest installment is going to be a zombie fest and (hold your breath), you'll also be fighting in the year 2025.
Everything Everywhere gets boost from smartphones
Increased demand for smartphones like the Apple iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy S2 benefited Everything Everywhere in the first quarter, helping Britain's biggest mobile phone operator to post a rise in underlying revenue.
German court rules against Microsoft in Motorola patent fight
A court in Mannheim ruled on Wednesday that Microsoft infringed Motorola Mobility's patents and ordered Microsoft to remove its popular Xbox 360 gaming consoles and Windows 7 operating system software from the German market.
Oracle-Google Legal Spat Over Java API: Jury Deliberation Begins
On Monday, May 1, lawyers for Google and Oracle submitted closing arguments in a trial between the two companies over Google's use of Java software. Oracle claimed Google used Java in its Android operating system without obtaining a license.
Galaxy S3 Latest Press Photo 'Leak' Suggest 8-Megapixel Camera: A Huge Disappointment?
Ahead of its May 3 reveal in London, a leaked photo of the Samsung Galaxy S3 suggests the phone won't feature the much-rumored 12-megapixel camera. If that's true, as far as camera specs are concerned, Galaxy S3 may be no better than iPhone 4S and Apple could use this to its advantage when it launches iPhone 5.
Google engineer talked of personal data plan: FCC
A Google Inc engineer who wrote a computer program capable of collecting personal data from people's home wireless networks, told at least two other Google employees about it, although the company asserted it did not know, a U.S. government report showed.
Analysis: Even in emerging markets, Nokia's star is fading
Nokia phones once took pride of place in Manish Khatri's Mumbai store, but now models made by Samsung Electronics get the limelight.
ICANN to notify domain applicants of data breaches
Organizations taking part in the most ambitious expansion of the Internet so far will find out next week whether their applications for new domain names could have been viewed by competitors as a result of a software bug.
Social gifting: the new buzzword in e-commerce
Last year, the buzzword in e-commerce was Groupon Inc and its myriad of competitors that offered daily online coupons to entice shoppers in a down economy. Now, the latest fashion in retail is social gifting, where people get together on Facebook to buy each other gifts.
Nokia in talks to sell luxury Vertu unit: source
Cellphone maker Nokia is in talks to sell its UK luxury subsidiary Vertu, which hand makes some of the world's most expensive mobile phones, a source familiar with the company's strategy said on Monday.
It's not a BlackBerry World anymore
When Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie were running Research In Motion
, BlackBerry World was a chest-thumping celebration of RIM's successes and a showcase for the innovations that would assure its continued dominance. Barnes & Noble stock soars on Microsoft Nook stake
Microsoft Corp has agreed to invest $300 million in Barnes & Noble Inc's Nook digital-book business and college texts, in a deal that helps establish the value of the popular Nook business while giving Microsoft a foothold in the e-book market.
Nokia suffers second cut to "junk" as S&P downgrades
Cellphone maker Nokia Oyj had its credit rating cut to "junk" status by ratings agency Standard & Poor's on Friday, its second downgrade to non-investment grade status this week as the company battles falling sales and doubts over its product strategy.
Greed may be good, but it doesn't matter to judge
Greed does not matter when it comes to the legal battle of two Silicon Valley icons, a federal judge told jurors who are hearing the lawsuit Oracle filed against Google.
iPhone 5 Release Date: WWDC 2012 Debut Unlikely (Reasons Why)
In less than two hours of the opening of ticket window, all the passes to Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) got sold out. Moscone Centre West in San Francisco has been booked from June 11 to 15. As many as 5,000 developers purchased the $1,699 ticket to pour in an easy $8 million cash into Apple's account. Apple fans are eager to see the upcoming flagship iPhone model of world's most valuable company getting released in June. But their prayers can go unanswered as WWDC 2012 releas...
Apple courts EPIX for upcoming TV: sources
LOS ANGELES - Apple Inc began talks earlier this year to stream films owned by EPIX, which is backed by three major movie studios, on devices including a long-anticipated TV, according to two people with knowledge of the negotiations.
Nintendo 3DS Games: Mainstream Titles to Get Digital Versions Soon
Nintendo has announced it will be offering digital versions alongside retail titles for 3DS. The first game will be New Super Mario Bros. 2, which launches in August 2012.
U.S. brings in big gun to Google antitrust probe
SAN FRANCISCO - The Federal Trade Commission has turned to a former prosecutor in the Oklahoma City bombing trial to help run its antitrust investigation of Google Inc, escalating the stakes in the months-long probe into whether the Internet giant promotes search results that favor its business.
Galaxy phones power Samsung to record $5.2 billion profit
SEOUL - Samsung Electronics made a record $5.2 billion profit in the first quarter, overhauling Nokia as the world's top mobile phone seller, and its Galaxy smartphones outstripped Apple's iPhone at the high end of the market.
Apple sales rocket in China, but growth may slow
HONG KONG - Apple Inc is likely to see its sales growth nearly double in greater China this year, but the pace will probably taper thereafter as competitors hit back with new products in the biggest global mobile phone market.
Workers protest at Foxconn plant in China
TAIPEI - Workers at a Chinese factory owned by Foxconn, Apple Inc's main manufacturer, threatened to jump off the roof of a building in a protest over wages just a month after the two firms announced a landmark agreement on improving working conditions.
Amazon soars as digital sales boost margins
Shares of Amazon.com Inc rose 16 percent in premarket trading on Friday, after the world's largest Internet retailer reported a surprise increase in gross margins, prompting a slew of price target increases by analysts.
Amazon's streak of Fire ignites shares
Amazon.com Inc's quarterly results beat Wall Street's most bullish expectations as heavy spending by the world's largest Internet retailer began to pay off through sales of more digital products on its new Kindle Fire tablet.
Nintendo faces hard choices for a soft landing
TOKYO - In 2006 Nintendo took video gaming out of the kids' room and into the living room, as its hit Wii created a new niche as the console the whole family could share.
Logitech Q4 beats estimates
Logitech, the world's largest computer mouse maker, posted a nine-fold jump in fourth-quarter profit, beating analysts' expectations, and outlined plans to further streamline its business.
