Motorola 2Q earnings climb, revenue stabilizes (AP)
Posted on July 30, 2010 in Milsuite FX
AP - Motorola Inc. on Thursday reported a sharply higher profit for the second quarter and stabilized its long revenue decline as its strategy of focusing on smart phones like the Droid bore fruit.
Quake rattles Quebec City region
Posted on July 28, 2010 in Milsuite FX
No serious damage is reported after a 4.1-magnitude earthquake hit the Quebec City region.
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Apple takes top spot in software insecurity report (Christopher Null)
Posted on July 26, 2010 in Milsuite FX liste
Christopher Null - Is Apple the most insecure software company in the world?
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The Topic: The future of books (The Newsroom)
Posted on July 25, 2010 in Milsuite FX liste
The Newsroom - Amazon just reported that over past three months, Amazon Kindle e-book sales have surpassed its hardcover book sales by nearly 50 percent mdash; and last month by nearly double.
Tablette d'Apple · Le iPad débarque vendredi dans neuf nouveaux pays
Posted on July 25, 2010 in Milsuite FX fr liste
Le iPad arrivera dans neuf nouveaux pays fort du succès initial rencontré aux États-Unis, où la demande élevée a forcé le report du lancement international de la tablette. (AFP)
Nokia reports net profit drop of 40 percent (AFP)
Posted on July 24, 2010 in Milsuite FX liste
AFP - The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia reported a 40-percent plunge in second-quarter net profit on Thursday to 227 million euros but maintained its earnings forecast for its key devices and services unit.
Big Star bassist Andy Hummel dies at 59
Posted on July 24, 2010 in Milsuite FX
Big Star bassist Andy Hummel, a founding member of the cult rock band, has died in Weatherstone, Texas, after a two-year battle with cancer, according to a report in Rolling Stone. He was 59.
Stocks are higher as investors digest earnings (AP)
Posted on July 23, 2010 in Milsuite FX
AP - Stocks rose Tuesday as investors sorted through a mix of earnings numbers and awaited reports from Yahoo Inc. and Apple Inc. after the close.
Apple fiscal 3Q net income jumps 78 percent (AP)
Posted on July 22, 2010 in Milsuite FX
AP - Apple Inc. blew past expectations with its latest quarterly report on Tuesday, selling almost as many of its new iPad tablets as it sold Mac computers.
BP CEO set to step down: report
Posted on July 22, 2010 in Milsuite FX liste
BP CEO Tony Hayward could step down within the next 10 weeks as the British company seeks to rebuild its reputation in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a U.K. newspaper is reporting.
Ahead of the Bell: Qualcomm to report Wednesday (AP)
Posted on July 21, 2010 in Milsuite FX liste
AP - Investors will be looking for Qualcomm Inc. to finally give them something to cheer about when the wireless technology bellwether reports fiscal third-quarter results after Wednesday's market close.
Apple buys Quebec mapping tech firm: report
Posted on July 20, 2010 in Milsuite FX liste
The internet has been set abuzz by a report that Apple has acquired Poly9 Group Inc., a Quebec City-based mapping software firm.
Consumer Reports gives thumbs up to iPhone 4 Bumper (Appolicious)
Posted on July 19, 2010 in Milsuite FX
Appolicious - While the world awaits what Apple will have to say tomorrow about signal-loss issues associated with the iPhone 4 antenna, the beleaguered tech giant is receiving some welcome news from an unlikely source.
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Report: Apple, Google, and RIM all considered buying Palm (Christopher Null)
Posted on July 19, 2010 in Milsuite FX liste
Christopher Null - Now that Palm has become snugly ensconced in the bosom of Hewlett-Packard, HP is well on its way to using Palmrsquo;s new WebOS to create phones, PDAs, tablets, and more mdash; in fact, itrsquo;s canceled or postponed plans to use both Android and Windows in various mobile products. Itrsquo;s betting that heavily on WebOS.
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Google expansion helps economy, hurts stock price (AP)
Posted on July 19, 2010 in Milsuite FX liste
AP - Google Inc. is doing its part to stimulate the economy and hurting its stock in the process.
Google's earnings disappoint
Posted on July 18, 2010 in Milsuite FX liste
Google Inc. has reported second-quarter earnings of $6.45 US a share, below estimates.
Apple to speak on iPhone 4 amid antenna troubles (AP)
Posted on July 18, 2010 in Milsuite FX
AP - Apple Inc. will hold a press conference on Friday to discuss the latest iPhone model amid complaints about its antenna and Consumer Reports magazine's refusal to endorse it until the problems get fixed.
Spam hits N.B. hardest: report
Posted on July 16, 2010 in Milsuite FX
New Brunswick receives the most spam email of the Canadian provinces while nearby Newfoundland gets the least, according to a report from security firm Symantec.
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Was Jobs warned of iPhone 'death grip' long ago? (Ben Patterson)
Posted on July 15, 2010 in Milsuite FX
Ben Patterson - Apple's antenna guru reportedly spoke up about the iPhone 4's steel antenna band when the new iPhone was still in the early design phase, Bloomberg alleges in a bombshell article Thursday. If that's true, Steve Jobs has got some splainin' to do.
Online sharing winning out over privacy: report
Posted on July 14, 2010 in Milsuite FX liste
Young people who constantly swap and share personal information through networks today are likely to value sharing over privacy even as they age, technology watchers predict.
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