BY WILL CONNORS TORONTO—Research In Motion Ltd. released a free, updated version of the software for its poor-selling PlayBook tablet Tuesday, part of a crucial operating system revamp and the company’s first major product release since its two longtime co-chief … Continue reading
Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:00am EST By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO Feb 19 (Reuters) – Revelations last week that Google Inc, Twitter and other popular Internet companies have been taking liberties with customer data have prompted criticism from privacy advocates … Continue reading
The Nook Tablet’s biggest problem so far has been that it costs $50 more than Amazon’s Kindle Fire while targeting the same budget-conscious Android tablet market. That’s likely to change soon, however, as we’ve come across documentation showing a planned … Continue reading
Panasonic’s oddly named Eluga smartphone will be just one of at least two Android smartphones the company brings to Mobile World Congress it has confirmed, ahead of more ambitious consumer tablet plans in 2012. The company had never been shy about its … Continue reading
By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO | Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:07am EST SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Under pressure from U.S. legislators, Apple Inc moved Wednesday to quell a swelling privacy controversy by saying that it will begin to require iPhone … Continue reading
Jonathan Ernst/ReutersPhilip A. Falcone, of Harbinger Capital Partners. It was as ambitious a bet as any hedge fund manager could imagine: building a wireless network from scratch to compete with the likes of AT&T and Verizon. But the dream has … Continue reading
Scorched Earth is no Alternative The Heartland Institute yesterday lashed out at the blogosphere for reporting on the contents of leaked documents that appeared on DeSmogBlog. Their prepared statement contained this appeal to the better angels of … Continue reading
BEIJING – Apple asked Amazon.com to remove iPads from sale on its Chinese website, according to people familiar with the matter, marking the latest twist in an ongoing legal battle over the iPad name in the country. The Cupertino, Calif., … Continue reading
The msnNow site, accessible on PCs, tablets, and mobile phones, identifies hot topics and trends on social networks and Bing Microsoft’s MSN launched its msnNow site that puts together brief summaries on topics that are trending on Facebook, Twitter, Bing, … Continue reading