Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Apple juggernaut gets little investor respect (AP)

Apple juggernaut gets little investor respect (AP)

Apple juggernaut gets little investor respect (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 03:26 PM PST

FILE - In this March 25, 2011 file photo, customers wait outside the Apple store in Munich before the start of sales of the iPad2. Apple has again surpassed Exxon Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, as the most valuable U.S. company after a huge fiscal first quarter. (AP Photo/dapd, Lukas Barth, File)AP - Apple is worth $415 billion, putting it neck and neck with Exxon Mobil as the world's most valuable company. But by standard Wall Street measures, its stock is a bargain.

Netflix customers return in 4Q; stock soars 16 pct (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 05:46 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2010 photo, a movie selected from among Netflix's 'Watch Instantly' titles begins to download on a home computer screen in New York. Netflix Inc., reports quarterly financial results Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, after the market close.(AP Photo/James H. Collins, file)AP - Netflix has regained almost as many customers as it lost following an unpopular price increase, signaling that the video subscription service is healing from its self-inflicted wounds.

Down the Apple food chain, profits and some worry (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 02:56 PM PST

AP - If you like Apple's stock, you're going to love its suppliers.

Just Show Me: How to clear your browser history in Chrome (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 07:05 PM PST

Yahoo! News - Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show you how to clear your history in Google's Chrome web browser. Clearing your …

Watch the world’s longest-running experiment on webcam (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:57 PM PST

Yahoo! News - It all started in 1927, back when bob cuts were in and talkies had only begun gaining traction. Professor Thomas Parnell wanted to demonstrate that tar pitch â€" a derivative of tar that's so brittle, a hammer could shatter it â€" is …

Davos 2012: What's Your Question For the World Economic Forum? (Mashable)

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 03:37 PM PST

Mashable - Mashable's Davos coverage is presented by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. Documented@Davos

Analysis: Wall Street puzzles over Google's new direction (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 02:12 PM PST

Google homepage logos are seen on a wall at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California January 13, 2012. REUTERS/Lucy NicholsonReuters - Google Inc, which revolutionized Internet searches with an easy-to-use website, has itself become an increasingly tricky business to grasp.

Analysis: Zynga needs mobile to move away from Facebook (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 01:28 PM PST

Reuters - David Ko, Zynga's chief mobile officer, has one of the most important and pressure-filled at the online gaming company -- he's charged with figuring out ways to get people to play Zynga's games on tablets and smartphones.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Piazza and Liberation map impressions (Digital Trends)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:57 PM PST

Digital Trends - For those of you that plopped down the money for the Call of Duty Elite premium service on the Xbox 360, then yesterday you likely went online to discover a digital treat waiting under their proverbial online tree. Two new maps were released, kicking off a nine month season of content drops that will feature 20 in all.

Nokia seen struggling in early days for Windows Phone (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:04 PM PST

Reuters - Nokia, the world's largest cellphone maker by volume, is expected to remain barely in the black in the fourth quarter, with its new Windows Phone models yet to compensate for diving sales of its legacy smartphones.

Carthage, Mo., Police Department Apologizes for Lewd Facebook Photo (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 10:12 AM PST

ContributorNetwork - The Carthage (Mo.) Police Department has apologized for a lewd photo accidentally posted to its public Facebook page. The Joplin Globe reports the photograph was allegedly live on the website for 5 seconds, yet at least one person saw it and reported it before it was taken down. The picture was a man's genitals and it appeared on the page midafternoon Monday.

RIM shares bounce back after shuffle-related drop (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 02:27 PM PST

Reuters - Shares of Research In Motion rose 8.6 percent on Wednesday, rebounding after two days of declines on disappointment over the choice of an company insider as the BlackBerry maker's new chief executive.

Raditaz Android app offers a creative way to discover new music (Appolicious)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 02:30 PM PST

Appolicious - Looking for a new musical app experience? Tired of listening to the same song over and over? Check out the free, radical and super-fun musical Raditaz app for Android. It's similar to Pandora, as in you can start by picking an artist to create a station. This allows you to listen to music by that artist and similar artists. Only Raditaz says it has 15 times the number of songs as Pandora! And, the Raditaz app doesn't have any ads. Wow, it beats Pandora in my book right there alone. So how is it free? Raditaz employees working in a basement, or so it says in the ad copy.

New CEO for Digicel in Haiti (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:03 PM PST

AP - Haiti's biggest employer has named a new chief executive to run Digicel, the mobile phone company announced Wednesday.

Murdoch-backed music startup bankrupt before launch (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 09:31 AM PST

Reuters - Beyond Oblivion, a digital music startup backed by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and investment bank Allen & Co Director Stanley Shuman has filed for bankruptcy protection after spending millions of dollars building a service that never saw the light of day.

Foxconn employee points to summer 2012 launch for next iPhone (Digital Trends)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:34 PM PST

Digital Trends - According to a report from Apple enthusiast site 9to5Mac, the next revision of the iPhone will be hitting store shelves during the summer months of this year. This release window would align with the upcoming contract expiration date of 1.7 million AT&T customers that purchased the iPhone 4 within the first three days of release on June 24, 2010. The same source that provided this information to 9to5Mac also predicted that the iPhone 4S was going to be the only iPhone model announced during 2011 prior to Apple’s fall event last year. The Foxconn employee also indicated that the new model is currently prepping for full production and a variety of pre-production designs have been distributed among management at the facility. 

Symantec profit, forecast in line with estimates (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 01:34 PM PST

Reuters - Symantec Corp, the top maker of computer security software, reported a higher quarterly profit and issued an outlook in line with Wall Street estimates.

Mohegan Sun owners outline debt refinancing plan (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 08:52 AM PST

AP - The parent company of the Mohegan Sun casinos has announced a debt refinancing plan offering new terms to bond holders and reducing the loan amount.
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