IDG News Service - Microsoft revenue rose slightly but due to several one-time items, it posted a net loss during its fourth fiscal quarter, when the Windows division's sales fell 13%. Revenue in the quarter ended June 30 came in at ...
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Computerworld - If the iPhone 5 sells as well as analysts predict, its impact on IT shops wrestling with the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend could be dramatic. According to some analysts, enterprise use of the new iPhone, which is ...
Tags: iPhone 5, IT shops, bring-your-own-device, desktop app, smartphones
iPhone owners are selling their old models at an historic pace because the rumored iPhone 5 will sport a new form factor, electronics trade-in companies said today. "We saw volume shoot through the roof," said Jeff Trachsel, chief ...
Tags: iPhone, old models, iPhone 5, NextWorth
Apple's stumble with its new mapping app is a debacle right up there with 2010's "Antennagate," analysts said today. "This ranks with 'Antennagate,'" said Patrick Moorhead, principal analyst with Moor Insights & Strategy, of the 2010 ...
Tags: Apple, mapping app, Antennagate, analysts
Starbucks said Friday it will update Passbook in iOS 6 at the end of September, presumably meaning it will integrate its existing Starbucks digital payment card into the new app for users to pay for coffee. In a tweet, the company said: ...
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In a move to curb the rampant domestic illegal mining of rare earth, as well as to regulate its rare earths players, China launched on Sunday its industry association for the precious metal commodity, as MINING.com anticipated last week. ...
SAN MATEO, CA (BRAIN) — Foxconn, the company best known for manufacturing iPhones in enormous factories in China, has invested $200 million in action camera company GoPro. Foxconn, which is headquartered in Taiwan, has acquired an ...
A long Apple certification process for iPhone accessories is delaying the release of docking and power accessories with Lightning ports to connect directly with the iPhone 5, which started shipping last week. One of the biggest changes ...
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Consumers ranked Google Maps better than Apple's new homegrown mapping technology by more than 2 to 1 on Twitter, a social media analytics company said today. iOS 6 users can sidestep the change to Apple Maps by calling up Google's ...
Tags: Google Map, Apple, homegrown mapping technology, Twitter, iOS 6
LTE data speeds with the new LTE-ready iPhone 5 are many times faster than speeds over older 3G networks, according to delighted users, who praised the data speeds in interviews and in online forums. One Verizon Wireless customer with a ...
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Sprint Nextel, the third largest mobile carrier in the U.S., has reported a net loss of $1.4 billion for the second quarter of 2012, the 19th consecutive quarter of losses for the company. Sprint on Thursday reported revenue of $8.8 ...
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Google's latest attempt to add more content to its local business listings by buying travel brand Frommer has been challenged by the Consumer Watchdog. The acquisition – the financial details of which were not disclosed – ...
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EasyUnlockiPhone.net reveals new tool to jailbreak and unlock iPhone 5,4S, 4, 3Gs and iPad 2 on the latest iOS 6.0.1 . Once the jailbreak and unlock for iOS 6.0.1 is complete the iPhone/iPad will have the Cydia application installed. Cydia ...
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More mobile customers and increasing mobile data use pushed AT&T's revenue up slightly in the second quarter of 2012 and helped drive an 8.7% increase in net income. AT&T on Tuesday reported revenue of $31.6 billion, up 0.3% from the ...
Tags: mobile customers, mobile data, mobile, revenue
Computerworld - Research In Motion (RIM) today set Jan. 30 for the launch of BlackBerry 10, when it will also unveil its first two smartphones on the OS. The announcement was greeted with some surprise by longtime BlackBerry fans who ...
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