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RIM CEO eyes "significant" plans for BlackBerry
Fri,27 Jan 2012 06:39 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Research in Motion's Thorsten Heins plans to waste no time in his new job. The BlackBerry maker's chief executive said he will present the board with his plan for company's future in just a matter of weeks. The German-born executive, who took over from two longstanding co-CEOs on Saturday, said his plans for RIM would be "significant" though he did not divulge details in an interview with Reuters. "I will have time with the board in two weeks to present my ideas and changes," Heins said. ...
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Former Groupon sales reps countersue over tactics
Fri,27 Jan 2012 03:27 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Former Groupon Inc sales representatives who were sued by that company after deciding to leave for Google Inc have filed a countersuit, claiming their former employer is pursuing "sham" litigation to keep them from joining rivals. Groupon, which runs the world's largest online coupon website, had accused Nikki Dorough, Brian Hanna and Michael Nolan of taking confidential trade secrets in moving to the world's largest Internet search company. Google launched its own daily deals business early last year. ... Full Story | Top |
U.S. government invalidates potent Rambus patent
Fri,27 Jan 2012 01:34 PM PST
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The last of three patents that tech licensing company Rambus used to win infringement lawsuits against Nvidia Corp , Hewlett-Packard and others has been declared invalid, according to legal documents. The three patents - collectively known as the Barth patents - pertain to memory chips used in personal computers and are considered to be among Rambus' most valuable intellectual property. An appeals board at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office declared the patent invalid on January 24, according to a ruling posted on their website. ... Full Story | Top |
DoCoMo to ask for changes in Android -Nikkei
Fri,27 Jan 2012 11:54 AM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - NTT DoCoMo Inc will ask Google Inc to modify its Android operating system so that smartphones using it would put less pressure on networks, a move that could spark wider protests against the leading mobile software platform, the Nikkei reported. The leading Japanese mobile phone service provider identified an Android application, which enables free-of-charge voice communication, as a major cause behind a service disruption that occurred on Wednesday, the business daily said. Some Android applications send out control signals once every three to five minutes even when not in use. ... Full Story | Top |
French telco regulator to inspect Free's network
Fri,27 Jan 2012 07:57 AM PST
Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - France's telecom regulator will carry out an inspection of the network of mobile operator Iliad , in a bid to address accusations levied by its competitors that the new entrant's infrastructure was not operational. Since Iliad, which markets its services under the brand name Free, launched its new ultra low cost mobile offers three weeks ago, it has faced criticism from rivals that its network was not up to scratch and its customer service poor. ... Full Story | Top |
Smartphones drive record Samsung profit
Fri,27 Jan 2012 07:16 AM PST
Reuters -  SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co posted a record $4.7 billion quarterly operating profit, driven by booming smartphone sales, and will spend $22 billion this year to boost production of chips and flat screens to pull further ahead of smaller rivals. The South Korean firm, the world's top technology firm by revenue, is locked in breakneck competition with Apple Inc in the red-hot smartphone market. Apple, overtaken by Samsung in the third quarter, regained its crown as the world's biggest maker of smartphones in the fourth quarter, with record sales of 37.04 million iPhones. ...
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Apple overtakes Samsung in Q4 smartphone sales: report
Thu,26 Jan 2012 07:00 PM PST
Reuters -  SEOUL (Reuters) - Apple Inc overtook Samsung Electronics Co Ltd as the world's top smartphone maker in the fourth quarter of last year, with the South Korean company selling about half a million fewer smartphones than its rival, research firm Strategy Analytics said on Friday. Apple sold 37 million iPhones and Samsung sold 36.5 million smartphone handsets, giving each a respective 23.9 percent and 23.5 percent market share. (Reporting by Miyoung Kim; Editing by Chris Lewis)
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Leap Wireless CFO Berger to leave company
Thu,26 Jan 2012 03:27 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Leap Wireless International Inc said on Thursday that its chief financial officer, Walter Berger, will leave the company next month for another job in the technology sector. The wireless service provider said Berger would leave shortly after it files its annual report, which is expected by February 29. Leap said it will work to fill the CFO role as quickly as possible and is currently examining its options. It gave no further details about Berger's next job. The executive, who held the CFO role since 2008, was not immediately available for comment. (Reporting by Sinead Carew) Full Story | Top |
Motorola posts loss, awaits Google deal approval
Thu,26 Jan 2012 03:19 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Mobile phone maker Motorola Mobility Inc posted a fourth quarter loss on weak revenue on Thursday in what could be its last report before a planned takeover by Google Inc. Some Google investors have worried about the search company's decision to buy Motorola Mobility since it warned on January 6 that revenue would fall well short of Wall Street expectations due to legal costs and tough competition from rivals such as the Apple Inc. The companies are still seeking approval for the deal which is being reviewed by regulators around the world. ... Full Story | Top |
McAfee rejects Symantec claim about market share
Thu,26 Jan 2012 01:33 PM PST
Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - Security software maker McAfee rejected a claim that several large corporate customers had recently switched over to using products from rival Symantec Corp. Symantec Chief Financial Officer James Beer told Reuters in an interview late on Wednesday that his company was taking share in the anti-virus software market away from McAfee, which was purchased by chipmaker Intel Corp in February. Beer said that several large McAfee customers had switched to Symantec during the quarter, but declined to identify them. ... Full Story | Top |
Reuters Magazine: The Hashtag Revolution
Thu,26 Jan 2012 07:11 AM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - In just five years , Twitter has evolved from a 140-character punch line into a universal, all-purpose newswire, free and open to almost anyone, throbbing with the pulse of the planet in real time. It's where Newt Gingrich announced his presidential run, Prince William announced his engagement, and where the killing of Osama bin Laden was old news by the time President Obama announced it on television. ... Full Story | Top |
Apple CEO faces first test with cash mountain
Thu,26 Jan 2012 07:05 AM PST
Reuters -  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple CEO Tim Cook has a problem, a $98 billion problem. Just 18 months ago, Apple's $46 billion mountain of cash - while huge by most standards - attracted only muted complaints from investors, who did call for a dividend or share buyback, but were mostly happy with the meteoric rise in the stock price. But with the growing cash balance now a much bigger overhang on the stock, widely considered to be undervalued, investors are clamoring more vocally for Cook to put the money to work. No one could have foreseen just how quickly that warchest would grow. ...
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Nintendo: to launch Wii successor in key markets for year-end
Wed,25 Jan 2012 11:36 PM PST
Reuters - OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - Nintendo will launch a successor to its Wii game console in the U.S. and other key markets in time for the crucial year-end shopping season later this year, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told reporters on Thursday. He said the WiiU would be launched in the United States, Europe, Australia and Japan for the year-end season. (Reporting by Yoshiyuki Osada; Writing by Edmund Klamann; Editing by Edwina Gibbs) Full Story | Top |
Factbox: Little known insider at RIM's helm
Wed,25 Jan 2012 02:27 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Thorsten Heins, named as the next chief executive of Canada's Research in Motion, joined the company just four years ago and was one of two chief operating officers at the BlackBerry maker prior to his unexpected promotion. "He's not a well-known quantity," said Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu. "I think there's going to be a learning period. ... Full Story | Top |
Wi-Lan sues RIM for patent infringement
Wed,25 Jan 2012 02:27 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Patent licensing company Wi-Lan said it has sued Research In Motion for infringing on its patents. The company said it filed a suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against the BlackBerry maker. Wi-LAN, which has licensed its intellectual property to over 255 companies worldwide, alleged RIM infringed its U.S. Patent No. 5,515,369 and U.S. Patent No. 6,232,969. (Reporting by Krishna N Das in Bangalore; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila) Full Story | Top |
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