All prospects for an internal HP webOS largely destroyed
Posted on 31 October 2011
By Daniel Eran Dilger Published: 06:31 PM EST (03:31 PM PST) HP announced yesterday that it would retain its PC business while deflecting questions about the future of webOS for at least another month, but insiders note that HP has already destroyed the viability of the project moving forward internally, leaving a sale of the [...] Continue Reading
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Why You Should Ban Laptops at Board Meetings
Posted on 31 October 2011
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Mark Suster (@msuster), a 2x entrepreneur, now VC at GRP Partners. Read more about Suster at his Startup Blog, BothSidesoftheTable. I haven’t had too many board meetings lately so I want to get this timely post out now lest somebody think I’m talking about their company or board in particular. This [...] Continue Reading
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The Complete Guide To Disrupt Beijing (Day 1)
Posted on 31 October 2011
TechCrunch Disrupt Beijing kicked off earlier today with our own Sarah Lacy interviewing Pony Ma, founder, Executive Director, Chairman, and CEO of Chinese giant Tencent. In the first interview Ma agreed to by a foreign journalist, Lacy and Ma chatted about Tencent’s past to the role China will have as the web continues to grow [...] Continue Reading
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China Drives Strong Sales for HTC
Posted on 31 October 2011
HTC recorded substantial increases in profit and revenue in its third quarter earnings report Monday, citing accelerated sales growth in China as one of the reasons for its success. Profits amounted to $624.6 million, up 68% from the same period a year ago and 7% from the previous quarter. Revenue jumped 79% year-over-year to $4.54 [...] Continue Reading
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Catcher hoping to reopen Chinese MacBook unibody case plant in November
Posted on 24 October 2011
By Josh Ong Published: 01:33 AM EST (10:33 PM PST) After local officials ordered the suspension of operations at a Suzhou, China factory that supplies Apple with chassis for its laptops, Taiwanese manufacturer Catcher Technology will invest $2-3 million with the goal of getting its facility back online in November. Earlier this week, details emerged [...] Continue Reading
Steve Jobs trusted Tim Cook to “know exactly what to do”
Posted on 24 October 2011
By Mikey Campbell Published: 10:21 PM EST (07:21 PM PST) Excerpts from Steve Jobs’ upcoming biography have been leaked online, giving new insight into the relationship between the Apple co-founder his eventual successor. Jobs’ authorized biography, written by Walter Isaacson, will officially be released on Oct. 24, however various publications have already obtained copies and [...] Continue Reading
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Google Mulls Buying Yahoo [REPORT]
Posted on 24 October 2011
Google is mulling purchasing Yahoo and has contacted at least two venture capital firms to help buy the company’s core business, according to a report. Google and prospective partners have held discussions, but haven’t put forth a formal proposal to buy the search giant, according to The Wall Street Journal, which cited “a person familiar [...] Continue Reading
Google Pays $100M for New California Office
Posted on 24 October 2011
The Googleplex is spreading with Google’s $100 million purchase of a 240,000 square-foot office center in Mountain View, Calif. The acquisition, reported in the Mercury News and confirmed by Google, is Google’s largest property purchase in Silicon Valley this year. The property, called The Landmark at Shoreline, will house about 960 workers. Google, which added [...] Continue Reading
Can Hulu Save Nintendo From Apple?
Posted on 24 October 2011
Hulu Plus, the paid subscription offering from the premium video streaming site Hulu, will be available on the Nintendo Wii console and 3DS handheld system by the end of the year, the company announced. Hulu Plus joins Netflix as the second video streaming service available on Nintendo gaming consoles. Both are already available on competing [...] Continue Reading
Groupon’s “IPO Baby” Could Be $9B Below Projected Value
Posted on 24 October 2011
In an SEC filing earlier today, Chicago-based daily deals site Groupon announced that they plan to sell 30 million shares at $16 to $18 each. Groupon is raising between $480 million and $540 million, setting the company’s valuation at $11.4 billion. It will trade on NASDAQ as ‘GRPN.’ In its initial filing back in June [...] Continue Reading
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Is the Apple iPhone 4S Camera the Digital Camera to Rule Them All? [PICS]
Posted on 20 October 2011
iPhone 4 Pumpkin Photo This photo was taken with the Apple iPhone 4. While this phone takes great photos, it has a tendency to pump up the colors. Click here to view this gallery. When I sat down with Apple to discuss the new, more powerful camera on the iPhone 4S, company officials told me [...] Continue Reading
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Apple pays tribute to Steve Jobs as thousands watch [u]
Posted on 20 October 2011
By AppleInsider Staff Published: 02:17 PM EST (11:17 AM PST) Thousands of employees gathered at Apple’s corporate campus in California for a tribute to the late Steve Jobs, while even more retail employees watched a live stream of the event as their stores closed [updated photos]. Stores were covered with white sheets on Wednesday to [...] Continue Reading
Samsung COO met with Apple’s Tim Cook to discuss supplying ‘better parts’ through 2014
Posted on 20 October 2011
By Josh Ong Published: 11:01 PM EST (08:01 PM PST) After attending a memorial service in honor of the late Steve Jobs, Samsung’s chief operating officer met with Apple CEO Tim Cook to discuss supplying the company with “even better parts” in 2013 and 2014, after its current contract ends next year. Lee Jae-Yong, heir [...] Continue Reading
iPhone 4S breakdown estimates same $188 cost as iPhone 4
Posted on 20 October 2011
By Josh Ong Published: 09:14 PM EST (06:14 PM PST) A new teardown analysis of the iPhone 4S claims that the parts for the 16GB version of Apple’s iPhone 4S cost $188, or just 50 cents more than the iPhone 4. As noted by AllThingsD, IHS iSuppli conducted the breakdown to arrive at this year’s [...] Continue Reading
Google, Samsung unveil Galaxy Nexus phone running Android 4.0
Posted on 19 October 2011
By AppleInsider Staff Published: 10:31 PM EST (07:31 PM PST) Google and Samsung announced on Wednesday the Galaxy Nexus smartphone, the first device to feature the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich release. Unveiled by the two companies in Hong Kong, the new handset will sport a 4.65-inch Super HD AMOLED display with 1280 x [...] Continue Reading
China sees “amazing” growth, becomes second largest Apple market
Posted on 19 October 2011
By Chris Smith Published: 08:46 PM EST (05:46 PM PST) During Apple’s quarterly earnings call on Tuesday, the company detailed record sales of $4.5 billion in China for the September quarter, highlighting “amazing” progress in the region and continued opportunities among its burgeoning middle class. Apple CEO Tim Cook said that China has become Apple’s [...] Continue Reading
Apple retail stores to shutter Wednesday for Steve Jobs celebration
Posted on 19 October 2011
By Chris Smith Published: 06:00 PM EST (03:00 PM PST) Apple on Wednesday will pause retail store operations in the U.S. for three hours to pay tribute to Steve Jobs and allow employees to watch a live broadcast of a celebration to take place at the company’s headquarters during the same time. The celebration of [...] Continue Reading
Andy Rubin: There Are 6 Million Android Tablets Out There
Posted on 19 October 2011
Google Mobile Chief Andy Rubin said Android tablets haven’t “completely flopped,” at All Things Digital‘s AsiaD conference Wednesday. While onstage, he also shared some interesting figures and thoughts on the future of Google’s operating system. When asked about the poor sales of Android-based tablets, Rubin backpedaled a little. “I wouldn’t say (the sales have) completely [...] Continue Reading
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