Showing posts with label Nokia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nokia. Show all posts

Saturday, August 11, 2012

The Nokia Asset Offload Continues: Qt Assets Go To Digia For 'Fraction' Of $150M Nokia Paid For It - as well as my very own links review

Which companies have been moving and shaking in the realm of tech? Let's see.

One hot conversation starter is Twitter and U.S.. Let's see shall we?
- How Twitter Has Talked About the Summer Olympics [INFOGRAPHIC] from mashable.com
- Twitter's Been Buzzing About the Olympics [INFOGRAPHIC] from www.webpronews.com

Source: mashable.com


Nokia has been getting a lot of press as well:
- The Nokia Asset Offload Continues: Qt Assets Go To Digia For 'Fraction' Of $150M Nokia Paid For It from techcrunch.com
- Nokia Sells Qt Software Platform as It Focuses on Windows from www.eweek.com

Did you see all the discussion about Samsung Group and BlackBerry phones? Here's the most interesting bits:
- Samsung Partner in People's Republic of China Accused of Child Labor Violations - "Samsung, as Apple did before it, is experiencing what it means to be the device maker on which the world is focused. New York-based China Labor Watch, the company that shined a spotlight on Apple assembly partner Foxconn Technology, is now looking at the working conditions at Huizhou, China-based HEG Electronics, which makes phones and DVD players for Samsung" - said www.eweek.com
- Apple vs. Samsung: The Trial Goes On, but It's Already Over - techland.time.com
- Another Day, Another Samsung Denial Of RIM Acquisition And Licensing Rumors - techcrunch.com

Let's end up with a look at Apple and Twitter.
- Gartner: HP Keeps Its PC Lead As European Market Drops 2.4%, Apple Cracks Top 5 In UK - "Figures out today from Gartner, focusing on PCs in Europe, note that shipments in the economically-troubled region declined by 2.4% to 13.6 million units in Q2, in a wider global market where growth was flat. Within that, HP kept its lead as the biggest PC maker, while Apple has managed to crack into the top-five PC makers in one market, the UK" - said techcrunch.com
- Apple, Amazon Change Security Policies After Hack of Journalists Accounts - www.eweek.com











Saturday, August 4, 2012

YouTube Gets An Investigative News Channel - plus my own blog posts review

What's been going on in the realm of technology? Which organizations are we checking out?

In our first little bunch, let's take a look at the websites discussing LinkedIn and U.S.:
- LinkedIn Earnings: Revenue Up 89% YoY from www.webpronews.com
- LinkedIn Q2 Earnings Beat The Street: $228.2M In Sales; EPS of $0.03 from techcrunch.com

What else do we have? Well, there's YouTube and BBC UK:
- YouTube Gets An Investigative News Channel from techcrunch.com
- YouTube Launches The I Files, A New Hub For Investigative Journalism from www.webpronews.com

Did you see all the discussion about People's Republic of China and Nokia? Here are the most interesting bits:
- Canalys Q2: 68% Of All Smartphones Shipped Were Android; China's The Biggest Market By A Wide Margin - "One more analyst house, Canalys, has released its numbers on global smartphone sales in Q2, and unlike Strategy Analytics and IDC, it has focused on sales by platforms rather than OEMs. In that light, Google's Android was the clear, all-out winner: in a market that saw 158 million smartphone shipments worldwide, Android accounted for 68% of them, with its 108 million units an increase of 110% over the same period a year ago" - said techcrunch.com
- Android Smartphones Benefit from Robust China Sales: Canalys Report - www.eweek.com









Sunday, July 29, 2012

Highlights From Mark Zuckerberg And Sheryl Sandberg On Facebook's First Earnings Call - along with my blog posts summary

Technology businesses are invariably making news - happily for me personally as this is a technology blog. Who're we focusing on now?

Who shall we take a look at first? So, it's Samsung Group and Apple Inc. ..
- Apple Buys Samsung's Android Security Partner AuthenTec For $356M from techcrunch.com
- Samsung, Nokia Devices Hacked Through NFC Security Flaw from www.eweek.com
- Samsung Smashes Record for Smartphone Sales from technorati.com

What else is there? Well, there's Facebook and iPhone:
- Highlights From Mark Zuckerberg And Sheryl Sandberg On Facebook's First Earnings Call from techcrunch.com
- Facebook, HTC Corporation Smartphone Partnership Rumors Persist from www.eweek.com
- Facebook: Sponsored Stories Make $1 Million a Day from mashable.com

Source: mashable.com


Source: mashable.com


Source: mashable.com


Next on the list are Google and Search engine optimization
- Google Fiber Service Launches in Kansas City, Missouri With Eye Toward Cable TV - "After a 16-month wait, Google announced thatresidents of Kansas City can now start signing up to receive gigabit-speedInternet and cable television service through Google Fiber starting in September" - said www.eweek.com
- 5 Major Mistakes to Avoid When Managing the New Google Shopping - searchenginewatch.com
- Follow Me: Google Makes Remarketing Easier For Advertisers, Connects Analytics And Display Network - techcrunch.com

Source: mashable.com


Source: mashable.com


















Saturday, July 21, 2012

Microsoft Loses $492 Million Due to aQuantive Write Down, Revenue Deferral

Which organizations have been shaking things up in the realm of technology? Let's see.

One fascinating topic of conversation is Reddit and Twitter. Let's take a look at shall we?
- Colorado Shooting Coverage On Reddit Is Better Than What You'll See On TV from www.webpronews.com
- Reddit Code Mystery May Never Be Solved [VIDEO] from mashable.com

What else is there? Well, there's Nokia and United States:
- CEO Elop Hints Nokia Will Be 1st To Windows Phone 7 8, Weighs In On People's Republic of China And Android from techcrunch.com
- Nokia Doubles Lumia Sales in an Otherwise Bleak Q2 from www.eweek.com
- Let's Be Realistic About Nokia's Chances from techland.time.com

Source: mashable.com






iPhone and New Orleans were talked about a good deal too:
- Opera's First Mobile Ads Report: Rich Media Rules, iPhone Rocks - "Within that, Opera broke out the performance of different devices: the iPhone accounted for more traffic, but iPad tablets had the highest CPMs of all devices/platforms, at $3.96" - said techcrunch.com
- Vitals iPhone App Offers Doctor Ratings, Health Insurance Data - www.eweek.com

Let's finish up with a look at Microsoft and iPhone.
- Microsoft Loses $492 Million Due to aQuantive Write Down, Revenue Deferral - "Microsoft saw revenue grow in its fiscal fourth quarter by 4 percent, but the software giant swung to its first ever loss due to the write down from its troubled aQuantive acquisition five years ago and deferred revenue related to its Windows 8 upgrade program" - said www.eweek.com







Source: mashable.com






Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Nokia Lumia 900 With Windows Phone 7.5 Now $50 on ATandT - as well as my own links summary

The field of tech rarely stands still. Let's take a look at which organizations have been making news.

One hot conversation starter is Yahoo! and Facebook. Let's see shall we?
- Marissa Mayer: Yahoo!'s Utterly Surprising, Completely Logical Pick for CEO from techland.time.com
- Marissa Mayer Named Yahoo CEO from searchenginewatch.com
- Yahoo's Neglected Global Labs Network Might Hold Key To Revival from techcrunch.com

What else is there? Well, there's iPhone and iPod:
- B&N Launches Nook For Web, Doesn't Work On iPhone Or iPad from techcrunch.com
- iPhone 5 Photos Leak Online, August Release Date Rumored from www.eweek.com
- Rumor: iPhone 5 Production Has Already Started from technorati.com







Google and Circumstances were talked about a lot as well:
- Ironically, Search Might Be Less A Priority At Yahoo As Google's Marissa Mayer Takes The Helm - "That's all that keeps running through my head as I digest the news that long-time Google executive Marissa Mayer is to take over as president and CEO of Yahoo" - said searchengineland.com
- What Google Is - techcrunch.com
- Join Us As We Explore Google's Wondrous Nexus 7 - www.webpronews.com

To finish up we should take a short look at Nokia and U.S..
- Nokia Lumia 900 With Windows Phone 7.5 Now $50 on ATandT - "Nokia chose a Sunday to announce it has halved the price of its Lumia 900 smartphone on the AT&T network" - said www.eweek.com
- Nokia's Lumia 900: What Went Wrong - techland.time.com



















Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Pro-Tip For Guys: Never Give Your Girlfriend A Fake iPhone - along with my very own blog posts summary

Which organizations have been moving and shaking in the world of tech? Let's see.

Who shall we have a look at first? Well, it's iPhone and Twitter...
- Pro-Tip For Guys: Never Give Your Girlfriend A Fake iPhone from www.webpronews.com
- Next Twitter for iPhone Version to Bring Interactive Tweet View from mashable.com

Facebook has been getting a lot of press too:
- Facebook's App Center Goes International: Open To English-Speaking Countries; Translation Tool Added from techcrunch.com
- 3 Tips to Make Your Facebook Ads Stand Out From the Herd from searchenginewatch.com
- CNN Picks Facebook for Presidential Running Mate from www.searchenginejournal.com



Next on the list are Microsoft and United States.
- Microsoft's Ballmer: Windows: The Official Magazine 8 Will Benefit PC Partners and Surface - "Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer assured OEMs thatthey will certainly have an opportunity to successfully sell laptops andtablets running Windows 8 even as Microsoft introduces its own tablet, calledSurface, with the new operating system" - said www.eweek.com
- Ukraine's Team QuadSquad Wins Microsoft's Imagine Cup With Its Sign Language-To-Speech Translation Gloves - techcrunch.com
- New Windows: Microsoft's Latest OS Arrives This October - www.webpronews.com

To finish up we should take a look at Nokia and Android.
- Ex-Nokia Executives to Revive MeeGo With New Smartphone - "A startup formed by ex-Nokia engineers is looking to muscle its way into an already highly competitive and crowded smartphone market with new devices based on the MeeGo operating system that Nokia shoved aside last year in favor of Microsofts Windows Phone OS" - said www.eweek.com
- Nokia Bridge: Nokia's Incubator Gives Departing Employees 25k And More To Pursue Ideas That Nokia Has Not - techcrunch.com

Source: mashable.com