Baidu net income surges in 4th quarter
Mon, 31 Jan 2011 03:07 pm PST
AP - Baidu.com Inc., which operates China's leading search engine, said Monday that its fourth-quarter profit more than tripled to surpass Wall Street expectations, sending shares higher in after-hours trading. Full Story | Top |
At nearly $8 a pop, are movie tickets still worth it?
Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:57 am PST
Ben Patterson - The average price of a single U.S. movie ticket crept up to $7.89 last year, according to the latest figures the country's theater owners—almost the same price as a month's worth of all-you-can-eat video streaming on Netflix. Of course, streaming … Full Story | Top |
Android smartphones, tablets on the march
Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:35 am PST
Ben Patterson - Just a year ago, Android handsets accounted for a slim 8.7 percent of the global smartphone market, with OS vendors such as Nokia, RIM, and Apple well in the lead, according to an industry survey. Not anymore. Also: Android establishes … Full Story | Top |
Dell Streak 7 Gets Aggressive Pricing, Imminent Release
Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:00 am PST
PC World - The Dell Streak 7 was one of the many tablets revealed at CES last month, but at the time, T-Mobile kept mum on pricing and availability details. Now, all is revealed -- and from a pure-play price perspective, T-Mobile has kept its promise to best the tablet competition with this model. Full Story | Top |
Expo Notes: Naturespace adds another dimension to ambient sounds
Sat, 29 Jan 2011 02:28 pm PST
Macworld - 3D video was the talk at this month’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but at Macworld 2011, app maker Holographic Audio Theater was looking to promote the idea of 3D audio. The company thinks that “three-dimensional audio†provides the most immersive experience, and it was in San Francisco this week to promote an app—Naturespace—that it thinks will drive that point home. Full Story | Top |
What should we expect from Android’s Gingerbread and Honeycomb updates?
Mon, 31 Jan 2011 02:45 pm PST
Appolicious - Cupcake. Donut. Eclair. Froyo. What’s up next? Why, it’s Gingerbread and Honeycomb of course. These future Google Android updates may posses sweet nicknames, but they also pack a lot of power and continue to improve the still quite youthful Android operating system, hopefully adding both function and performance. Full Story | Top |
Arbor: Mobile Networks Trail Fixed Line in Security
Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:20 pm PST
PC World - Mobile network operators are trailing their fixed-line counterparts by several years in regards to security, with many experiencing outages and other problems due to the use of outdated security technology, according to a new report released Tuesday by Arbor Networks. Full Story | Top |
Baidu upbeat on outlook, targets social search
Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:56 pm PST
Reuters - Baidu Inc (BIDU.O) beat fourth quarter estimates and painted a bright near-term outlook as it bets on large advertiser spending and new Chinese Internet trends, such as social networking, to spur growth. Full Story | Top |
IBM touts social skills on RIM's PlayBook
Mon, 31 Jan 2011 03:29 pm PST
 Reuters - IBM wants to dislodge Microsoft's desktop-bound business software by touting an update of its Lotus programs designed to harness the mobility and collaboration possible with cloud computing. Full Story | Top |
Oracle to Pay $46 Million to Settle Kickbacks Complaint
Mon, 31 Jan 2011 02:30 pm PST
PC World - Oracle has agreed to pay the U.S. government US$46 million to settle complaints that Sun Microsystems, which merged with Oracle in 2010, engaged with other technology vendors in a kickbacks scheme affecting government contracts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. Full Story | Top |
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