Apple TV sales hit the 1m mark December 21, 2010 Apple expects sales of Apple TV to top 1m units this week, showing that the device is gaining traction in bringing the Web to TV. Apple also said yesterday that iTunes users are now renting and buying more than 400,000 TV shows and more than 150,000 movies per day. “One million is a real benchmark,” [...]
Apple TV sales hit the 1m mark December 21, 2010 Apple expects sales of Apple TV to top 1m units this week, showing that the device is gaining traction in bringing the Web to TV. Apple also said yesterday that iTunes users are now renting and buying more than 400,000 TV shows and more than 150,000 movies per day. “One million is a real benchmark,” [...]
Silicon valley is being flooded through by a torrent of cash December 20, 2010 CALIFORNIA itself may be on the brink of bankruptcy, but its most famous Silicon Valley firms very much are not. By one estimate, the top 15 most capitalised technology firms have $316bn (£203.6bn) of cash and short term investments racked up. Apple, now the world’s second largest company by market capitalisation, has about $50bn in [...]
AT&T to pay Qualcomm $1.9bn in deal December 20, 2010 AT&T plans to buy wireless spectrum from Qualcomm for $1.93bn (£1.24bn) and boost its 4G network, aiming to counter criticism over iPhone service quality and a threat from rivals like Verizon Wireless. AT&T is the sole US carrier for Apple’s iPhone, but smaller rivals like Sprint Nextel and Clearwire have been adopting 4G, a new [...]
Google delays its TV sets December 20, 2010 GOOGLE has asked manufacturers to delay the launch of TV sets based on the internet company’s software. Google sent out word to some hardware makers last week asking them not to announce additional products yet, saying the delay may allow the company to improve its software. However, Samsung Electronics will go ahead with its launch [...]
Google delays its TV sets December 20, 2010 GOOGLE has asked manufacturers to delay the launch of TV sets based on the internet company’s software. Google sent out word to some hardware makers last week asking them not to announce additional products yet, saying the delay may allow the company to improve its software. However, Samsung Electronics will go ahead with its launch [...]
BlackBerry sales rocket December 16, 2010 BLACKBERRY owner Research In Motion has beaten off concerns over the smartphone market to deliver record third-quarter results. Revenue rose 40 per cent on the previous year and 18 per cent over the quarter to $5.49bn (£3.52bn), above forecasts of $5.4bn, as customers flocked to its new touch-screen Torch model. Net income rose 45 per [...]
Five more charged in American insider information probe December 16, 2010 THE US probe into insider trading widened yesterday with the arrests of three technology company managers and a salesman on charges of leaking secrets about companies including Apple to hedge funds. A fifth person, a former Dell employee, pleaded guilty to charges of providing inside information about the company on 10 December. The executives charged [...]
Nokia opens new front in Apple battle December 16, 2010 NOKIA stepped up its patent war with Apple yesterday, filing 13 new complaints with authorities in Germany and Holland. Nokia claims the iPhone maker infringed its patents in its blockbuster mobile handset. The escalating battle between the two started more than a year ago when Nokia filed its first case in the US. Nokia’s new [...]
Nokia opens new front in Apple battle December 16, 2010 NOKIA stepped up its patent war with Apple yesterday, filing 13 new complaints with authorities in Germany and Holland. Nokia claims the iPhone maker infringed its patents in its blockbuster mobile handset. The escalating battle between the two started more than a year ago when Nokia filed its first case in the US. Nokia’s new [...]