Thursday, July 28, 2011

Samsung second quarter profit slides 18 percent (AP)

Samsung second quarter profit slides 18 percent (AP)

Samsung second quarter profit slides 18 percent (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:47 PM PDT

AP - Samsung's net profit slid 18 percent in the second quarter as weakness in semiconductors and liquid crystal displays countered the electronics giant's growing strength in smartphones.

Nintendo shares plunge after forecast, price cut (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 07:36 PM PDT

Shoppers walk around the section of Nintendo 3DS software at an electronics retail store in Tokyo, Thursday, July 28, 2011. Nintendo Co. says it stayed deep in the red in the latest quarter, prompting the Japanese video game giant to cut its full-year forecasts and slash prices on its new 3DS handheld device. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Shares of Nintendo Co. shed a fifth of their value Friday after the Japanese video game giant posted a deep loss in the latest quarter, cut its full-year forecasts and slashed prices on its new 3DS handheld device.

Motorola Mobility outlook disappoints (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 04:40 PM PDT

AP - Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., the maker of cellphones and cable set-top boxes that split off from the rest of Motorola in January, is struggling to continue its turnaround and find a stable foothold in the world of smartphones and tablets.

Korean scientists create glow in the dark beagle with an off switch (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 06:12 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - While some creepy-crawly and deep sea animals emit a naturally occurring glow, a group of South Korean researchers have created a luminescent version of man's best friend. The female beagle, named Tegon, may be a far cry from your typical phosphorescent …

College students would give up sex to trade textbooks for ebooks (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 06:06 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - College students dislike textbooks so much that 73% said they would give up dating, sex, or something else in their life just to buy an electronic version instead of a hardbound copy. This came from a survey by Kelton Research …

Find a Job in Social Media, Communications or Design (Mashable)

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 06:22 PM PDT

Mashable - If you're seeking a job in social media, we'd like to help out.

No sexy girls please, China tells online game fair (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:53 PM PDT

Reuters - Hemlines are a little longer at this year's annual online gaming fair in Shanghai, as companies take to heart a government directive against "vulgarity," a Chinese newspaper reported on Friday.

Debt fight could bring more airwaves for broadband (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:01 PM PDT

AP - The debt ceiling battle could produce an unlikely winner: smartphone users.

Nintendo shares dive on crumbling profit outlook (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:15 PM PDT

Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd's shares plunged on Friday, wiping off as much as $5 billion of the videogame maker's market value, after it slashed its full-year profit forecast to the lowest level in 27 years.

Samsung profit outlook weakens on chips, mobiles strong (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:17 PM PDT

Reuters - Samsung Electronics Co is relying on the smartphone market to boost group profits after its flat screen unit reported a second quarter of losses and the mainstay chip business struggled.

NYC fugitive busted after taunting police on Facebook (Digital Trends)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 08:46 PM PDT

Digital Trends - After making the top-ten list of most wanted criminals on the Utica police department website, Ruben J. Burgos thought it would be an absolutely brilliant idea to promote his infamy on Facebook and taunt police with the phrase “Catch me if you can, I’m in Brooklyn” on his personal Facebook page. Burgos continued down this path of pure genius by also posting a video of himself walking into an unidentified NYPD station house that’s assumed to by located in Brooklyn.

Nintendo shares tumble 20% on weak earnings (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 07:16 PM PDT

File photo shows people testing out Nintendo's portable videogame console AFP - Shares in Japan's Nintendo tumbled more than 20 percent Friday after it posted a first-quarter loss, cut forecasts and slashed the price of its 3DS handheld console less than six months after its launch.

Groove Coaster leads iPhone Games of the Week (Appolicious)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 07:58 PM PDT

Appolicious - Slick, minimalist rhythm title Groove Coaster opens this weeks' Best Games list, bringing a fresh look at the genre while maintaining the same classic kind of gameplay that fans of games like Tap Tap Revenge! will notice and appreciate. It's a quality title that's addictive and looks great, but it's only one of the five games we had the most fun playing this week. Read about the rest below.

Verizon Wireless to pay $10 billion to parents (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 04:01 PM PDT

Reuters - Verizon Wireless plans to pay a $10 billion dividend early next year to its parents, Vodafone Group Plc and Verizon Communications .

For The Record (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:50 PM PDT

Investor's Business Daily - For The Record: Thu.'s A4 story on DirecTV (NASDAQ:DTV - News) gave the wrong date for its next earnings release. The company is scheduled to report Q2 results on Thu., Aug. 4.

Rumor: Pegatron gets iPad 3 contract, may see tablet in November (Digital Trends)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 06:49 PM PDT

Digital Trends - The Internet is rapidly churning out Apple related rumors today. Along with the peeks at the iPhone 5, the iPad 3 is said to have switched contracts from Foxconn. Also, the popular tablet device’s release date may have been narrowed down to this November.

Ricoh, Vidyo in new videoconferencing deal (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 09:20 PM PDT

Reuters - Video technology start-up Vidyo unveiled on Friday a deal to supply its software to Ricoh's (7752.T) new small videoconferencing offering, which it expects to "significantly disrupt" the $3 billion equipment market.

Oracle Acquires CRM Knowledge Provider InQuira (NewsFactor)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 02:06 PM PDT

NewsFactor - As the enterprise CRM battle continues to heat up, Oracle is countering the latest iteration of Microsoft Dynamics CRM with a strategic acquisition. Just days after announcing Oracle CRM on Demand Release 19, the technology behemoth has snapped up InQuira.
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