The best thing about Steve Jobs was his vision was more about the products than the money
I spent last night re-reading stories about Steve Jobs’ life and I realized why he was so different from most CEOs out there: For Jobs, making money …
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Motorola scores win against Microsoft in German patent court
Motorola has been getting battered around by Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) in patent disputes lately but the company came out with a win against …
Samsung profit soars to $7.3 billion on the strength of the Galaxy S III
Losing a $1 billion patent verdict could be a drop in the bucket if Samsung (005930) keeps raking in this kind of cash. Reuters reports that …
Motorola confirms acquisition of facial-recognition tech company Viewdle
Following a number of rumors from earlier this week, Motorola Mobility on Wednesday confirmed that it has acquired image and gesture recognition company Viewdle, TechCrunch reports. Terms of …
Apple, Amazon and Samsung make the biggest jump in brand value, study finds
Interbrand this week released the results of its 13th annual Best Global Brands report, which ranks some of the top companies in the world by …
Google settles with book publishers over eBooks
Google (GOOG) and the American Association of Publishers on Thursday announced that they have reached a settlement agreement that will end seven years of litigation …
Microsoft’s $300 million investment in Barnes & Noble is now called NOOK Media
Microsoft (MSFT) and Barnes & Noble (BKS) announced on Thursday that their joint venture partnership announced back in April will be called NOOK Media LLC. …
Sprint may try to counter T-Mobile with new MetroPCS offer
Despite the fact that MetroPCS (PCS) officially accepted T-Mobile’s offer to merge, Sprint (S) may attempt to counter T-Mobile’s offer with a more appealing one, …
Facebook is allegedly ‘auto-liking’ posts on users’ behalf without permission [updated]
Beware: Making fun of Nickelback on Facebook (FB) could suddenly make you a member of their fan page. Gizmodo reports that there’s a new algorithm …
History says October will rock for Apple’s stock
Apple (AAPL) has traditionally held press events in September to announce refreshes to its line of iPod MP3 players, and it wasn’t until 2011 that …
Facebook’s first agency-created video ad compares social network to chairs [video]
In addition to announcing that Facebook (FB) now has 1 billion active users every month, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company’s first agency-created video ad. Created …
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite shipments delayed for at least a month
Anyone placing an order for Amazon’s (AMZN) slick-looking Kindle Paperwhite eReader will have a wait on their hands. Amazon on Wednesday posted a message on …
Google warns job cuts will cost Motorola $340 million
Just because Google (GOOG) plans to save money with massive job cuts at Motorola, that doesn’t mean those cuts will come cheaply. Google on Thursday …
Facebook tops 1 billion users
Investors may still wonder about Facebook’s (FB) long-term business strategy but there’s no denying that the social network has been massively successful at drawing users. …
Zuckerberg says majority of mobile Facebook users aren’t bothering with Facebook’s mobile app
Although Facebook (FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg denies his company is building a smartphone, working to optimize the world’s largest social network for mobile is high …
Xbox Music reportedly launching on October 26th for free
Microsoft (MSFT) will reportedly launch its Xbox Music service on October 26th and will make it available free of charge, The Verge reports. The streaming service …
The best-case scenario for BlackBerry right now? Build a niche as a ‘cult’ product
OK, so I admit that I’ve been picking on RIM (RIMM) a lot lately. And in my defense, the company over the past few years …
HP warns investors of ‘broad-based profit decline’ in near term
HP (HPQ) has been in trouble for a while now, and the company on Wednesday warned investors and analysts that things wouldn’t be getting better …
How ‘liking’ a Facebook post in the Philippines could get you tossed in jail
Complain about American Internet legislation like SOPA all you want, but realize that things could always be much worse. Case in point: The Philippines, which CBS …
T-Mobile, MetroPCS merger officially approved [updated]
America’s fourth-largest wireless carrier is about to get a little larger. Unnamed sources have told the Wall Street Journal that the boards for both T-Mobile …
Apple targeted with patent suit over Passbook
Software development company Ameranth has filed a patent complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California against Apple (AAPL) over …
AT&T, Time Warner Cable demand the same goodies Google Fiber received from Kansas City
Google (GOOG) was offered a large number of incentives from the government of Kansas City to bring its fiber optic service to its neighborhoods. The Internet …
Apple’s big headache in emerging markets
The latest Kantar Worldpanel market share numbers from the quarter ending in early September 2012 demonstrate formidable Android momentum in emerging markets. This was a …
Motorola decides it doesn’t want Apple products banned after all, drops patent complaint
Google’s (GOOG) acquisition of Motorola was supposed to be about boosting up its patent portfolio against Apple (AAPL) but so far the company has failed …
Sony Electronics to sell 550 Madison headquarters to raise cash
BGR has learned that Sony Electronics (SNE) is making plans to sell the company’s famed 550 Madison location in New York in order to raise …
With Windows Phone still failing to gain traction, Microsoft plans to launch its own smartphone
When Microsoft (MSFT) announced earlier this year that it will launch an own-brand tablet to compete directly with its various vendor partners working on Windows 8-based …
Analysis suggests RIM might not be worth buying, even with a user base of 80 million
It’s long been assumed that if RIM (RIMM) didn’t succeed with BlackBerry 10 that the company would be either bought up whole by a larger …
Apple to announce Q4 earnings on October 25th
Apple (AAPL) on Monday said that it will announce its fourth fiscal quarter earnings of 2012 on October 25th. Following a rare miss with its …
Samsung’s revenge plan takes form: iPhone 5 added to patent lawsuit
Samsung (005930) isn’t going to take losing a $1 billion patent verdict lying down. Reuters reports that Samsung has filed a lawsuit against Apple (AAPL) that …
Nokia and Oracle announce a new mapping deal
Nokia (NOK) on Monday announced an agreement with Oracle (ORCL) that will see the company’s Fusion Middleware Mapviewer integrated with the Nokia Location Platform. The …
