Apple CEO Steve Jobs famously denounced Android as unable to compete with the iPad, but Android 3.0 Honeycomb could raise tablet competition to a new level. – Apple CEO Steve Jobs famously (or infamously, depending on
your point of view) lashed out against Google Android tablets during his companys
October earnings call, denouncing them as incapable of competing with the iPad.
The “painful lesson,” Jobs told analysts and media listening
to that call, …
A panel charged with investigating the British government’s reasons for dragging the country into the war in Iraq was grilling Tony Blair on Friday. It was the second time he has been asked to appear, Deutsche Welle reported.
Chinese President Hu Jintao has faced his critics in the U.S. Congress for talks on human rights, economic policy and North Korea, VOA reports. House speaker John Boehner said he and his colleagues raised their “strong, ongoing concerns” of reports of human rights violations in China, including the denial of religious freedom, and the use of coercive abortion as a consequence of the “one child” policy.
News Analysis: The Linux developer community is poised for a number of changes in 2011 that will revamp the open source operating system with new versions and interface changes for the latest mobile devices and set-top boxes. – With all the excitement surrounding Android and other open
source projects like the MeeGo Linux-based mobile operating system project, the
Linux open source operating system seems to be getting less attention these
days.
Advocates have been predicting the “year of desktop Linux”
almost ten y…
Apple’s iPad is a strong holiday seller, according to an analyst. However, the tablet faces substantial competition from Research In Motion, Microsoft and others in 2011. – Apples iPad faces a host of competition in 2011, with
Microsoft reportedly readying several Windows-based tablets for debut at
Januarys Consumer Electronics Show and other manufacturers preparing their own
first- or second-generation devices.
For the moment, however, it seems that the iPads sale…
News Analysis: The Federal Communications Commission’s newly adopted rule enforcing limited network neutrality faces dim prospects for a long existence in the face of strong industry and congressional opposition. – The
new Federal Communications Commission rule approved Dec. 21 on a 3-2 party line
vote imposing limited network neutrality on Internet service providers
dissatisfied even its supporters and is likely to be nullified by lawsuits and
congressional action before it has a chance to take practical …
News Analysis: Googles Chrome OS platform will undoubtedly take the tech world by storm in 2011. But that doesnt mean it has what it takes for long term success. – Googles Chrome OS platform could potentially be a
major headline-stealer in 2011. Not only does it come from one of the
most important (and prominent) tech companies in the industry, but it
delivers a unique operating system experience that consumers and even
some enterprise customers will be ke…
RIM’s PlayBook will face an ever-more-crowded tablet market in 2011, with challenges from Google, Windows and Apples iPad. – Research In Motion co-CEO Mike Lazaridis seemed a bit laissez-faire at times during his Dec. 7 talk at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference in San Francisco.
When asked whether he viewed Apple and Google as a competitive threat to the enterprise, traditionally the bastion of RIMs BlackBerry franchis…
Microsoft faces difficulties kick-starting its Windows Phone 7 franchise, according to an analyst, as it reportedly prepares a massive smartphone software update. – Microsoft could face some difficulties as it attempts to
kick-start interest in Windows Phone 7, according to a new analyst report. That
comes along with new rumors that the smartphones next software update,
reportedly due in the next few weeks, will be massive in
scope.
“Not all the sta…
The European Union is investigating claims from smaller search engines that Google has violated fair competition rules by boosting its results. Google denies the claims. – The European Union’s inquiry into Google’s search practices has evolved into a full-blown investigation as the agency’s antitrust watchdog pledged to take a hard look at the search engine.
Foundem, eJustice and Microsoft’s Ciao filed complaints last February with the EU, alleging that Google surfac…
CRM is an abbreviation of the term Customer Relations Management, a name that connotes a companys efforts towards developing a good relationship with its customers.
Singapore Exchange posted its worst two-day drop in two years after Chief Executive Officer Bocker unveiled an US8 billion ($10.4 billion) takeover of ASX this week. Australian Green party leader Bob Brown said he won’t support the bid and Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc., with a 5% stake in its Singapore rival, warned it will be saddled with losses.
Australia’s Greens Party, an influential bloc in the upper house Senate, said on Tuesday it had strong concerns about the deal to create Asia’s fourth-largest stock exchange while the main conservative opposition also questioned the deal.
The Greens, whose votes Prime Minister Julia Gillard needs to pass legislation, “will not be facilitating or supporting this takeover,” leader Bob Brown told reporters today in Canberra. Opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey said the offer is “of great concern” and independent lawmaker Bob Katter called the proposal “lunacy.”
The Kosovo assembly in Priština is expected to vote against Hashim Thaci’s government next week, probably on Wednesday or Thursday.
Such decision would be enough to call early elections in Kosovo and there are speculations that they could be held on December 12 or 19.
Apple faces a $625.5 million judgment against Mirror Worlds over alleged patent infringement related to Spotlight, Time Machine and Cover Flow, unless it succeeds in an emergency motion. – Apple faces a $625.5 million judgment unless it can win a legal argument
against Mirror Worlds, which sued the company in 2008 for alleged patent
infringement. Mirror Worlds won its verdict against Apple Oct. 1.
According
to Bloomberg, Apple’s emergency motion accuses Mirror Worlds of quot;t…
Nokia opened its Nokia World 2010 conference in London on Sept. 14, proclaiming the company is back in the game with new phones and a new attitude. The cell phone giant also held its Nokia Developer Summit at the same time as Nokia World. At the developer event, Nokia announced enhancements to the Nokia Qt software development kit (SDK), improvements in the Ovi Store, and lowering the barrier to entry and increased monetization opportunities for developers. Along with four new phones, Nokia announced new IT services and strategies. The show also saw some new faces join Nokia, while other older ones announced plans to leave. Moreover, Nokia officials said the company is ideally placed to capture much of the projected growth in the global marketplace and that the company intends to maintain its leadership in voice and data for the masses. With that in mind, Nokia ushered Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web, in to discuss the issues of the digital divide and how to continue to work to bridge it. Nokia did its part by introducing a new lower-cost feature phone with advanced capabilities, the Nokia C3 Touch and Type. This eWEEK presentation depicts some of the people, places and things that made up Nokia World 2010. – …
One-fourth of Dell investors reportedly withheld support for Dell CEO Michael Dell in a recent vote. Still, analysts are feeling positive and predicting modest growth for Dells quarterly earnings call set for Aug. 19. – Computer-maker Dell will announce its fiscal year 2011
second-quarter results Aug. 19. While analysts are feeling positive
about the company, offering predictions of modest growth, Dell
investors are expressing quite the opposite.
In a regulatory filing released Aug. 17, Dell disclosed that …
Consciencefood Holding (L1D.SG) remains most active stock in Singapore, accounting for about 14% of total market volume, notes Dow Jones.
Shares of Indonesia-based noodles maker last at $0.31 vs $0.22 IPO price, off early high of $0.35.
“Risk-averse traders may consider taking some profits off the table given its share price run-up,” says CIMB; notes rising wheat prices in Indonesia may pose some risk to earnings prospects if prices of company’s wheat requirements yet to be locked in.
Orderbook quotes suggest shares not likely to revisit $0.35 intraday high. IPO 3.3x subscribed.
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