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Chris Nerney writes about research news and the latest discoveries in the areas of science, technology, space and psychology.

Apple, Verizon Wireless make (inevitable) iPhone deal

Posted Oct 06, 2010 - 05:21 pm

When both sides benefit from a deal, the deal is going to happen. All that have to be worked out are the details. tweetmeme_source = 'ITworld';
Business, Apple, AT&T
Equinix revenue warning sends data-center shares down

Posted Oct 06, 2010 - 03:28 pm

Shares of data-center services provider Equinix plummeted in trading Wednesday after the company issued a revenue warning for the third quarter.
Business, data center, Equinix
Qualcomm to stop selling devices for mobile broadcast-video service that no one uses

Posted Oct 06, 2010 - 01:50 pm

The Wall Street Journal reports Wednesday that wireless telecom player Qualcomm is halting the sale of $249 hardware used by subscribers of its FLO TV mobile broadcast-video service.
Business, FLO TV, Qualcomm
HTC rides Android to record quarter

Posted Oct 06, 2010 - 12:19 pm

Riding the growing popularity of smartphones and its success in building a brand, handset maker HTC Corp. on Wednesday announced impressive third-quarter results. The Taiwan-based manufacturer on Wednesday reported more than doubling third-quarter revenue from a year earlier and nearly doubling net income.
Business, Android, HTC
More on Microsoft: Tablet announcement, and another downgrade

Posted Oct 05, 2010 - 06:19 pm

I've written a lot about Microsoft in the past few days, but what is a Tech Business Today blogger to do? I didn't sue Motorola for alleged patent violations, and I didn't downgrade Microsoft shares to Neutral. tweetmeme_source = 'ITworld';
Mobile & Wireless, Apple, downgrade
Going once, going twice...Mark Zuckerberg's first website at Harvard up for auction

Posted Oct 05, 2010 - 05:14 pm

In a bid to cash in on the publicity generated by The Social Network -- the hit movie about Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and the creation of the world's most popular social networking site -- the first (and controversial) website Zuckerberg started at Harvard is up for sale.
Internet, Facebook, FaceMash.com
Android's share of mobile OS market surges

Posted Oct 05, 2010 - 01:43 pm

New research from The Nielsen Company shows that U.S. consumers who bought a smartphone in the past six months went with a device using Google's Android more than any other mobile OS.
Mobile & Wireless, Android, BlackBerry
Microsoft's mobile strategy: Take the 'free' out of Android?

Posted Oct 05, 2010 - 11:22 am

Last Friday I wrote about Microsoft's lawsuit filed against Motorola in which Redmond alleged the handset maker's Android-based smartphones violate nine Microsoft patents.
Legal, Android, Google
Skype names Cisco exec as new CEO

Posted Oct 04, 2010 - 07:01 pm

You don't usually see "new CEO" announcements from two high-profile technology companies in the same day, but Internet phone company Skype on Monday joined Twitter in naming a new chief executive.
Career, Cisco Systems, IPO
New Twitter CEO's very serious mission

Posted Oct 04, 2010 - 05:12 pm

In Dick Costolo's earlier days, he was an improv comedian, and is considered by some to still be a funny man. tweetmeme_source = 'ITworld';
Business, CEO, Dick Costolo

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