The great corporate graveyard is filled with hundreds, maybe thousands, of technology companies that managed to go public and then fizzled. Still, most of them weren’t going anywhere and never should have gone public to begin with.
But venture capitalists funded them, investment banks underwrote them, analysts wrote glowing reports about them, and you and […]
Although expected to slow, earnings growth could exceed estimates; CEO expected to address strategy for cable, AOL divisions. Time Warner forecast on Wednesday profit growth to slow but possibly exceed analyst estimates in 2008 after reporting quarterly earnings that reflected increases in broadband and phone subscribers and sales…
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0 comments meister | Operational Accounting, Growth, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., Sales Strategy, Corporate & legal, Reuters, CNET Networks Inc., Finance, Sales |
Linus Torvalds woke up on Mars today (or maybe it was Oz), and had this to say:
I don’t think they’re [Windows Vista and Mac OS X] equally flawed. I think Leopard is a much better system. On the other hand, (I’ve found) OS X in some ways is actually worse than Windows to program for. […]
Sprint Nextel and Verizon Communications both see an opportunity to make a buck on their IP telephony patents after successfully suing Vonage Holdings last year.
On Thursday, Sprint Nextel said in a U.S. District Court in Wichita, Kan., that it was suing four small phone companies. Sprint alleges that …
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Formerly soaring growth expected to slow to more realistic levels this year and beyond, market researcher says. Market researcher IDC expects growth in the global market for mobile phones to slow to single digits from this year onwards after unit sales rose 11.6 percent last quarter, it said…
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0 comments meister | International Data Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Motorola Inc., Handset, Growth, Cellular Phones, Reuters, Consumer electronics, Wireless, Personal Technology |
Solazyme already converts algae into transportation fuel. Coming up next: Food oils that are healthier than canola oil. In the future, french fries might be infused with all the brimming, healthy flavor of oil produced by algae. Biotechnology company Solazyme, which is developing techniques for converting…
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Last.fm got a lot of ink for what really was a half step, says CNET News.com’s Charles Cooper. Digital music consumers are still waiting to see the real deal. Wall Street’s been manic and office pools are springing up around the country wagering when CNBC pitchman Jim Cramer…
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The Open Architecture Network’s Cameron Sinclair talks about harnessing next-generation Web technologies to proliferate affordable housing around the globe.Open-source housing for needy Forget about showy “starchitecture” from the likes of Frank Gehry. Architect Cameron Sinclair sees the future of his field in the slums, where the United Nations…
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Pen Hadow, who’s preparing for a months-long trek across the Arctic, speaks on climate change, how technology has changed the life of an explorer, and the dangers of swimming with bears. A three-strong team of explorers will set out early next year to spend several months trekking across…
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0 comments meister | Team, Ice, Arctic, Natasha Lomas, News.com, Marketing Research, Survey, Workplace, Marketing |
Company delivers results in line with forecasts, affirms positive outlook, aims for 1 million U-verse customers by end of 2008. AT&T on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit after better-than-expected wireless growth, sending its shares up almost 3 percent in premarket trading. The company also affirmed its…
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AT&T said Wednesday that it will soon offer its broadband subscribers unlimited free Wi-Fi access in its hot spots, as well as a new supercharged 10Mbps tier of service.
Free Wi-Fi will be offered only to AT&T broadband subscribers who subscribe to services with 1.5Mbps downloads or …
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The New York Times is reporting that HBO is launching its own online distribution service for a portion of its content both past and present. Starting this week, lucky residents of Green Bay and Milwaukee, Wisconsin will be the first to get dibs on the new software application that can be setup to download and […]
Place shifting in the age of high-definition television
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Are smart phones ready for the masses?
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Enough with the smartphones, here comes an easy phone for older folks
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Rather than being something truly special, the anti-Apple initiative is just another non-iPod
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Can the latest high-powered consoles offer more than videogames? You bet.
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Ups and downs with a music and messaging phone
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The newest digital SLR camera might teach you a thing or two
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Some last minute advice about the hot tech toys
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