Showing posts with label Amazon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Amazon. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Surprise! Apple's Design Expert Testifies That Most Galaxy Devices Infringe Apple Patents, Trade Dress - as well as my blog posts summary

Tech corporations are invariably making news - happily for me personally since this is a technology site. Who are we focusing on now?

One hot conversation starter is Apple Inc. and iPhone. Let's see shall we?
- Surprise! Apple's Design Expert Testifies That Most Galaxy Devices Infringe Apple Patents, Trade Dress from techcrunch.com

YouTube and Search engine optimization seemed to get mentioned quite a bit too:
- Apple Plans to Drop Native YouTube App From iOS 6 from searchenginewatch.com
- YouTube App Not Included in iOS 6 from www.webpronews.com

The next topics I'll be covering are eBay and iPhone.
- Nielsen On United States Mobile Shopping: eBay's App Attracts The Most Users, Shopkick Keeps Them Around Longer - "In terms of what apps are "selling" the best, the strongest players on mobile are those that are strongest online, with eBay, Amazon.com and Groupon the top three mobile shopping sites at 13.2 million, 12.1 million and 12 million unique users respectively" - said techcrunch.com
- eBay to Launch Same Day Shopping Service - technorati.com
- eBay Now Lets Users Get Items Within An Hour - www.webpronews.com

To end we should take a look at Facebook and Racism
- BlackBerry Usage Declines, Facebook Finds More Friends - "The study also found Facebook broke its five-quarter downward trend for enterprise traffic in the second quarter, increasing from 41 percent of Web application use in the first quarter to 42.25 percent in the second" - said www.eweek.com
- Facebook User Comments Can Amount to False Advertising, According to Australian Ad Board - www.webpronews.com















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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Think Hiring Is Tough In The Valley? Now Europe Joins The Talent Wars - as well as my very own blog posts summary

Companies, technology, media ... it's all good isn't it?

One hot conversation starter has been Europe and United Kingdom Let's take a look at shall we?
- Think Hiring Is Tough In The Valley? Now Europe Joins The Talent Wars from techcrunch.com

What else is there? Well, there's London and UK:
- Amazon.com Ramps Up Global Expansion, Opens Massive Media R&D Center In London from techcrunch.com
- Amazon is Coming to London from technorati.com



Facebook and Harris Interactive were talked about a lot as well:
- Consumers Distrustful of Facebook Ad Targeting - "In addition to discovering that only one-third of U.S. consumers are comfortable with Facebook using their data for ad targeting, the survey also revealed the following: 81% of consumers want grocery stores to provide them with coupons based on what they purchase. 66% of consumers are comfortable with Amazon recommending relevant products based on past purchases and site usage. 41% of adults do not have a problem with Google targeting ads based on previous searches. 38% of consumers would allow a merchant to send offers to a mobile device, provided the merchant has permission. 33% of consumers are comfortable with Facebook using profile information and posts to target them with ads" - said www.searchenginejournal.com
- Although Everyone's Mining Your Data, Facebook Remains The Most Distrusted - www.webpronews.com















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Sunday, July 8, 2012

Amazon Planning To Build An iPhone Competitor? - and my own links summary

The field of technology seldom stands still. Let's see which organizations have been in the news.

In our first little bunch, let's take a look at the websites taking about iPad and Market share:
- Time to Admit It: A Smaller iPad Would Spell Doom for Everyone Else from techland.time.com
- iPad Mini: 10 Features It Must Have If It Sees the Light of Day from www.eweek.com
- Report: Apple Inc. Developing A Thinner And Cooler 9.7-inch Retina-Equipped iPad For A Q4 Release from techcrunch.com



Amazon.com has been receiving a lot of press as well:
- Amazon Planning To Build An iPhone Competitor? from www.webpronews.com
- Amazon Developing Android Smartphone [REPORT] from mashable.com



Facebook and Silicon Valley were mentioned a good deal too:
- Yahoo! Facebook Strike Patent Truce, Ad Alliance - "SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook and Yahoo have agreed to settle a months-long patent dispute, averting a potentially expensive battle over the technology running two of the Internet's most popular destinations" - said www.huffingtonpost.com
- Yahoo Implies It Can Still Shake Down Facebook For Patent Money. Bloody Unlikely - techcrunch.com
- Yahoo, Facebook Drop Patent Litigation, Launch New Strategic Alliance - www.eweek.com

Let's finish up by finding out about Syria and People's Republic of China
- Syria Sanctions Proposed By United States, European And Arab States - "This citizen journalism image provided by Kafarsouseh Revolt, taken on Sunday, July 1, 2012, purports to show Syrians raising their hands as they chant slogans during a demonstration in Kafar Souseh, Damascus, Syria" - said www.huffingtonpost.com
- WikiLeaks Starts Releasing 2.4 Million Emails Linked to Syrian Government - www.eweek.com

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Motorola Won't Upgrade Some Android Phones - plus my links review

Technology corporations will always be making news - thankfully for me since this is a tech blog. Who are we thinking about today?

Who shall we look at first? So, it's Yahoo! and Revenue...
- Update: Someone Is Asking The USPTO To Invalidate Zuckerberg's News Feed Patent, But Yahoo Says Not Us from techcrunch.com
- Former Yahoo Executive Pleads Guilty To Securities Fraud Charge Related To Microsoft Deal from searchengineland.com
- Alibaba Buys Back 20 Percent Stake From Yahoo for $7.1 Billion from mashable.com

Source: mashable.com




Steve Jobs and California seemed to come up a great deal too:
- 10 Quick Tech Links: Microsoft's So.cl Network, Amazon.com Taxes, 'jOBS' and More from techland.time.com
- Steve Jobs Honored in Star-Studded Webbys Tribute [VIDEO] from mashable.com

Motorola and Android were talked about a lot too:
- Motorola Won't Upgrade Some Android Phones - "Motorola has announced that only some of its Android-based smartphones will be getting updated to the latest version of Google's operating system, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich" - said www.cod4boards.com
- Google-Motorola Deal Gains China's Approval - searchenginewatch.com

Anything else? Well, Zynga and Twitter were in the press a fair bit:
- American Express Uses Zynga's FarmVille To Lure New Prepaid Card Users - "Zynga and American Express are back together again in a new deal that will give prepaid card carriers ways to earn extra Farm Cash" - said techcrunch.com
- Zynga, AmEx Program Offers Virtual Gifts for Real-Life Purchases - mashable.com







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Monday, May 7, 2012

Amazon.com Kindle Fire Slumping, Company Preparing Refresh - plus my very own links synopsis

Companies, technology, news ... it doesn't get much better than this does it?

Who shall we take a look at first? Well, it's Apple Inc. and Subsidiary...
- Microsoft Makes $300M Investment In New Barnes & Noble Corporation Subsidiary To Battle With Amazon.com And Apple In E-books from techcrunch.com
- Apple's Tax Avoidance: Evil Scheming, Good Business, or Both? from business.time.com



Google has been receiving a lot of press as well:
- Wil Wheaton Slams Google for Incessantly Pushing Google+ from searchenginewatch.com
- The Old Gmail Is Officially Dead, Dead, Dead from techland.time.com

The next topics I'll be covering are Amazon and Android.
- Amazon Kindle Fire Slumping, Company Preparing Refresh - "Amazon wasn't able to sustain its tablet sales momentum during the first quarter, after bursting onto the scene during the fourth quarter with the introduction of the Kindle Fire" - said www.eweek.com

Let's wind up by looking at Oracle Corporation and Java application.
- HP, Oracle Dispute Over Itanium Headed to Court - "Oracle executives, already wrapping up their high-profile court case with Google over the use of Java, most likely will soon find themselves back in the courtroom wrangling with former longtime partner Hewlett-Packard over Intels Itanium platform" - said www.eweek.com
- Google, Oracle Trial Winding Down - www.webpronews.com







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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Microsoft Makes $300M Investment In New Barnes & Noble Corporation Subsidiary To Battle With Amazon.com And Apple In E-books - plus my blog posts review

Technology corporations are always making news - fortunately for me personally because this is a tech website. Who are we focusing on now?

One hot conversation starter has been Google and Federal Communications Commission Let's take a look at shall we?
- Google Releases Full FCC Street View Report from www.searchenginejournal.com
- Google Staff Knew Google Street View Cars Were Collecting Private Data: FCC from www.eweek.com
- Google Releases Full Report of FCC Investigation Into Street View Probe, Finds That Senior Staff Knew from techcrunch.com



Microsoft and Barnes & Noble Corporation Inc. seemed to get mentioned rather a lot too:
- Microsoft Makes $300M Investment In New Barnes & Noble Subsidiary To Battle With Amazon.com And Apple In E-books from techcrunch.com
- Microsoft Invests $300M in Barnes and Noble, Settles Patent Flap from www.eweek.com
- Nook for Windows 8? Microsoft and Barnes & Noble Settle, Buddy Up from techland.time.com





Did you notice all the talk about iPhone and Microsoft? Here are the best bits:
- Wozniak: Windows 7 Phone More Beautiful than iPhone - "The latest statements come from Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, who told the technology news blog aNewDomain that he thinks the interface for Apple arch rival Microsofs Windows Phone 7 is more beautiful than that of Apples best-selling and much-lauded iPhone" - said www.eweek.com

Let's finish up by looking at Tax and Apple Inc..
- Apple Sets Up Shop in Tax Havens Worldwide - "Apple Inc. is reportedly circumventing huge tax bills by setting up offices in tax havens all around the world, to help avoid California's present corporate tax rate of 8.84%, amongst others" - said www.webpronews.com
- Apple Evades Billions in Corporate Taxes, NY Times Reports - mashable.com







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Saturday, April 28, 2012

The Facebook Phone Rumor Is Back - plus my own links synopsis

What's been going on in the realm of technology? Who are we focusing on?

In our first little bunch, let's check out the websites discussing Facebook and TechCrunch:
- The Facebook Phone Rumor Is Back from techcrunch.com
- Facebook's 30 Percent Revenue Share May Soon Not Apply To All Apps from www.webpronews.com



What else is there? Well, there's Microsoft and Bing:
- Microsoft: Conficker Worm Continues to Plague Enterprises from www.eweek.com
- Microsoft Tried To Sell Bing To Facebook from www.webpronews.com

Amazon.com and Revenue were mentioned quite a bit as well:
- Amazon Stock Surges on Strong First Quarter Results - "Like Tweet +1 Share Pin It Share Internet retailer Amazon beat analysts' estimates for its first quarter on Thursday, prompting a 15% surge in its stock price in after-hours trading" - said mashable.com
- Amazon's Q1 2012: Revenue Up 34 Percent To $13.2B, Net Income Down 35 Percent - techcrunch.com

What else is there? Well, Samsung Group and People's Republic of China were in the media a fair bit:
- Samsung Topples Nokia as the Biggest Maker of Mobile Phones - "Finnish company Nokia has led the global mobile phone market for 14 years" - said technorati.com
- Confirmed: Galaxy S III To Pack Samsung's New 1.4GHz Exynos 4 Quad Processor - techcrunch.com





















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