New Literacy: Dear Robot, Hire Me!
Review | Dates to Watch For | Follow-Up | U.S. Economic Calendar | Consensus Estimates | Coming Earnings | Coming U.S. Auctions The cover letter for a job applicationalways tricky to write, sometimes torture to readmay be headed for a digital makeover. Silent, cold-hearted computers could become the arbiters of a cover letter’s quality….
Sol Computer unveils ruggedized, pricey netbook with Pixel Qi screen
Sol Computer is a small California-based company that offers computers with Pixel Qi sunlight readable displays. The company’s notebooks and tablets are aimed at customers willing to pay a premium price for a screen that’s visible outdoors, including pilots and other professionals that work outdoors. This week Sol Computer started…
Study links TV ratings to Netflix: Streaming may drive Nickelodeon woes
A new study could fuel growing suspicions that Netflix is the cause of ratings downturns for cable programming targeting children. A Bernstein Research analysis of viewing patterns in Tivo homes during the first quarter of 2012 found Nickelodeon’s viewership is up 2% in non-Netflix homes while down 6% in homes Other kinds of…
Foursquare Updates Its BlackBerry App, Adds NFC Communication
All you ever hear about these days is iOS this or Android that. What about the good ol’ BlackBerry? I owned one for years and I still miss its amazing keyboard. Well, at least one company hasn’t forgotten the BlackBerry and they’re even bringing some updates to the platform. Foursquare…
Could this be HP’s Windows 8 business slate?
You say:”In fact, don’t expect it to perform well with even the bare-OS running with nothing enabled.” Sorry, but the bottom line is that EVERYONE except those with their own agendas does expect Windows 8 slates to run great. If they will or not is another issue, but absolutely Even…
Samsung, Apple top Nokia in smartphone shipments
The latest numbers from market research firms show that Samsung has topped Nokia in the race to be the top cellphone manufacturer. What’s less clear is whether Samsung or Apple carries the smartphone crown. According to the research firm Strategic Analytics, Samsung is the clear winner, with 44.5 million phones It’s…
RIM’s Future Hangs on Developer Support for “new BlackBerry”
With its future up for grabs, Research in Motion at its annual BlackBerry World conference next week will focus on simplifying development for its soon-to-be-unveiled BlackBerry 10 operating system. HTML5 is one key technology in that strategy to create a viable ecosystem of applications for a new generation of mobile The…
Kindle Fire Grabs Over 50 Percent of the Android Tablet Market
The bewildering array of Android hardware used to mean that no single device had the power to grab a significant market share of the Android tablet market. That all changed as soon as Amazon’s Kindle Fire hit the scene. According to latest figures from market research firm comScore, in a…
Samsung Reveals Processor Powering Its Next Flagship Smartphone
Samsung Electronics has introduced the 1.4GHz Exynos 4 Quad processor, which will power the next Galaxy smartphone, the company said on Thursday. It is scheduled to launch its next flagship smartphone, which is expected to be called Galaxy S III, on May 3 in London. Samsung still hasn’t confirmed the name of…
80% of Good Technology enterprise activations are Apple’s iPhone, iPad
By AppleInsider Staff Published: 03:01 PM EST (12:01 PM PST) The top six most-activated devices in the workplace tracked by Good Technology were all Apple devices, with the iPhone and iPad accounting for 79.9 percent of customer activations. The iPhone 4S was by far the most popular device activated by Good’s customers in…
