Samsung Widens Lead Over Apple in Smartphone Market
HONG KONGSamsung Electronics Co. increased its share of the global smartphone market in the second quarter, widening its lead over Apple Inc. as the South Korean technology giant shipped more than 50 million smartphones, the largest number of units ever shipped by any vendor in a single quarter, according to The…
Sprint Sees iPhone Benefits as Turnaround Continues
(Adds CEO comments and details throughout beginning with the first paragraph) Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) maintained sales levels for the popular Apple Inc. (AAPL) iPhone in the second quarter, in contrast to its rivals, giving support that the company’s turnaround is continuing and raising optimism for when a new version…
Apple to argue Samsung was warned products copied iPhone, iPad
Documents from a federal patent infringement case involving Apple and Samsung show Apple is ready to argue the South Korean company was warned by several parties that its Galaxy products were too similar to the iPhone and iPad. (Jonas Guettler / EPA) By Salvador Rodriguez July 26, 2012, 1:34 p.m. Documents from a…
KMel Robotics Uses Vicon System for Live Robotic Light Show
LOS ANGELES, CA The Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors’ Showcase at the 2012 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity opened with a spectacular live show, Meet Your Creator, that was executed by KMel Robotics together with Marshmallow Laser Feast with the help of Vicon technology. Approximately seven and a half Experts…
Facebook has lots yet to prove in earnings debut
With a good showing on its public earnings debut on Thursday, Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg can mend some of the damage done to its image since its historic IPO in May. Its share are down about 24 percent since then. Facebook’s first earnings report as a public company on Thursday…
Gold, silver, bronze, silicon? Robot Olympics set to begin
While the world gears up for the London Olympics, humanoid robots are preparing to compete in their own Olympics. But rather than gold medals, these robots will be fighting for gobs of money: $2 million, to be precise. The first ever “Robotics Challenge” from the Pentagon’s military research arm DARPA (short…
From Greece, we have first Twitter casualty of the Olympics
LONDONAssuming you don’t have Greece’s Voula Papachristou winning the triple jump in your Olympic office pool, you might be wondering how she ended up in the news Wednesday. Ah, yes, the first Twitter casualty of the Summer Games. Here, we have proof that no amount of advance warning can sway…
New York Times drops BlackBerry app
(Reuters) – BlackBerry users can no longer use the official New York Times app to read news stories over their devices, in a fresh blow to Research In Motion, the maker of the smartphone once considered an essential tool for business professionals. New York Times Co, which publishes the prestigious…
iPhone, iPad, Mac Sales Break Records, but Apple Results Disappoint Some
Apple fell short of analyst estimates July 24, despite posting a quarterly record for iPad sales, a June-quarter record for iPhone and Mac sales, and its highest-ever June-quarter revenue and earnings. Tough crowd. Pulling iPhone sales lower than expectations were the economic crisis in Europesales in Europe were essentially flat, Apple…
What’s The Difference Between A Tablet And A Netbook? Tiger Direct Doesn’t …
Buying refurbished electronics can be a money-saving way to get like-new items at a great price. Or it can be a money-losing nightmare of defective products, wrong parts, and missing accessories. Guess which category Ralph’s recent purchase of a tablet from TigerD irect falls under? The fun began when they…
