Former SAP executive Leo Apotheker, now in his fourth month as HP’s CEO, has a package that rivals that of superstar athletes and movie stars. – Hewlett-Packard filed a regulatory report Feb. 1 with the Security and
Exchange Commission detailing the compensation package it has arranged for its
new CEO, former SAP
executive Leo Apotheker a package that rivals that of superstar athletes and movie
stars.
Apotheker, who started his new job …
A WebVisable survey finds video advertising to be an increasingly important component for small businesses. – Small businesses achieved more in search in the fourth quarter of 2010 by
increasing their keyword portfolios and diversifying ad spending across the
major search engines, according to a report released by WebVisible, a company
that tracks small business search advertising trends. According to th…
The allegations presented the Marty report should be looked into by an international commission, concluded the Swiss National Council Foreign Affairs Committee. The report on human organ trafficking in Kosovo and norther Albania was submitted by by Swiss politician and Council of Europe (CoE) Special Rapporteur Dick Marty.
Shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) slipped about two percent Monday after India rejected its offer for partial access to its encrypted corporate emails. Since August last year, India has been seeking access to BlackBerry encrypted emails to counter threats to its national security. Since BlackBerry encrypted emails travel between smart phones through [...]
Singapore will defer its mid-year review of bus and subway train fares till the fourth quarter of the year, delaying what will likely have resulted in higher cost of public transport, the Straits Times newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Singapore’s public transport fare review mechanism takes into account inflation and average wage changes in the preceding year, meaning operators SMRT (SMRT.SI) and ComfortDelgro (CMDG.SI) would have gotten the greenlight to raise fares at the next review.
A sluggish fourth quarter for graphics chip shipments found AMD and Nvidia taking market share from Intel. – Estimates from Jon Peddie Research (JPR) regarding graphics chip shipments and suppliers’ market share for the fourth quarter 2010 suggest overall shipments of graphics devices for the year 2010 came in below expectations with an “unimpressive” 4.3 percent total year to year growth–a disappointing …
The 4G-enabled Dell Streak 7 tablet will reportedly arrive on the T-Mobile network Feb. 2 for $200, or for $450 without a contract. – The 7-inch
Dell Streak will be available on the T-Mobile network starting Feb. 2,
according to a report from Electronista. Itll reportedly be priced at $200
with a two-year contract (and after a $50 rebate) or $450 without a contract
and for use with a prepaid data plan.
“As tablets
change the…
RIMs next BlackBerry Curve will be all touch-screen, according to online rumors. RIMs roadmap is a source of speculation as it gears to compete with Apple and Google. – Research In
Motions next Curve will be touch-screen only, according to specs leaked on a
BlackBerry rumor blog.
The Canadian
company, currently fighting to maintain its share of the smartphone market in
the face of fierce competition from the Apple iPhone and Google Android, is staying
firmly …
Rumors about HPs planned WebOS-running tablets continue to emerge. Fox has reported that HP is having trouble selecting a name, and that Sprint may be a partner. – Hewlett-Packard appears to have a blabber mouth in its ranks
that Fox News is happily exploiting.
According to the news site, HP reportedly held an emergency company meeting to
remind employees that sharing details about its top-secret tablet projects said
to be known
internally as “Topaz” a…
Apple and Google Android power ahead in enterprise mobility adoption, while Windows Mobile exits the top 10. – The trend of personal smartphones infiltrating the workplace is being led by
both Apple’s iOS and Android smartphone platforms, according to Good
Technology’s second quarterly data report detailing the changing landscape of
IT and mobile enterprise technology. In the fourth quarter of 2010, this …
Verizon’s iPhone 4 will include 3G tethering for $20 per month for 2GB data, according to a new report. – Verizon plans on offering a 3G wireless hotspot feature with the iPhone 4 for $20 per month for 2GB data, according to an online report.
Brenda Raney, executive director of corporate communications for Verizon Wireless, reportedly confirmed that $20-per-month plan in a Jan. 25 interview with the pu…
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission largely blames Greenspan, Bernanke, Geithner, Summers, the rating agencies, SEC and big banks for the economic crisis. (Here’s the final report).Bernanke is still Fed chief, and the government has substantially …
RIM may be building Android app support into its BlackBerry devices, according to a new online report. That would certainly alter the companys competition with Apple. – Research In
Motion could be planning ways for Android applications to run on its BlackBerry
devices, according to online rumors. If proven true, that would give BlackBerry
users access to hundreds of thousands of applications. However, such a strategy
could also confuse developers interested in …
New details about HTCs rumored Android-running tablet, the Flyer, suggest the 7-inch tablet, with a stylus, could arrive in March running Android 2.3. – Rumors that
smartphone maker HTC is planning an Android-running tablet called the Flyer
received a bit more backing Jan. 26, though the device still has yet to be
officially confirmed.
Norwegian site
Amobil, citing an “insider who is familiar
with the companys plans,” has offered specification…
Apple’s iPad 2 and iPhone 5 will include technology for wireless mobile payments, according to a new report from Bloomberg. – Apple will enable the iPad 2 and iPhone 5 to make wireless
purchases, according to an online report.
Richard Doherty, director of consulting firm Envisioneering
Group, told Bloomberg Jan. 25 that the next-generation iPad and iPhone will
feature payment technology leveraging NFC (near
field com…
Apple will forgo installing a higher-resolution display in the iPad 2, according to an IDC analyst. Instead, the iPad 3 will likely feature a Retina Display. – Apple will apparently forgo
including its high-definition Retina Display in the iPad 2, according to an IDC
analyst. Instead, the iPad 3 will be the companys first tablet capable of 2048
x 1536 resolution.
“I think the DigiTimes story
probably got the resolution right, but the iPad version wro…
RIM will soon introduce BlackBerry Balance software, a RIM executive told Reuters. The software offers a secure method of separating personal and professional data. – BlackBerry smartphones and enterprise users were for some time an undisputed duo. But just as Research In
Motion has gradually made inroads into the consumer market, popular consumer
devices such as the Apple iPhone and Google Android
-running smartphones have even more swiftly encroached on RIMs…
Apple is shifting component makers for the iPhone 5, according to reports. Inevitable rumors about the next iPhone are already well underway. – While Apples next-generation iPad seems to be drawing the
lions share of speculation recently, rumors are also emerging about the
companys next iPhone.
Over the weekend, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News
reported that Apple had selected a handful of new companies as component builders for…
Dick Marty says that his report on Kosovo human organ trafficking caused such a stir “because it is credible, and hit a raw nerve”.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe begins its plenary session today, with a debate on a draft resolution based on the CoE rapporteur’s document scheduled for Tuesday.
