How Milo.com Could Change Retail, and Rival Amazon for Priceless Buyer Data
Instant information is changing retail shopping -- and with it will come some of the most valuable data on the Web.
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Facebook Turns "Like" Button Into Two-Way Street, Challenging Amazon for Buyer Data
By providing incentive for users to use "likes" sparingly, Facebook has just made the button much more useful to publishers.
Federal Government to Apple: Jailbreak This iPhone
The U.S. Copyright Office tells consumers they can break digital rights management to jailbreak iPhones, use DVD clips in university courses and documentaries, unlock cellphones to move them to other carriers, and free e-book titles.
Microsoft Licenses ARM Architecture and Rocks the High Tech Industry
Microsoft will license ARM's chip architecture to create its own chips and potentially go into business against long-standing partners.
Apple's iPhone Fix Needs Fixing Itself
Apple said it would give away free cases to handle widely-reported iPhone 4 antenna problems. However, its program to give free cases to owners has run into snags, with an app that doesn't work for some and potential shipping delays running until late September.
Facebook Has 500M Users, But It Might Not Keep Them
Facebook has hit 500 million users. But getting more is tough, and a key demographic in its U.S. stronghold has begun to shrink.
Hey Google, Enterprise Customers Want Full Security, Not Beta
Google blows its deadline to get the government of the City of Los Angeles up on Google Apps. The culprit? A lack of security, the city's police says.
Amazon's Sales Mix Tips Away from Media. It's the Kindle, Baby
The Kindle helps tip Amazon's sales scale from media to other goods. But can the trend last, given the pressure of the Apple iPad?
Microsoft Earnings: Gliding on Windows and Not Much Else
Microsoft's financial gain is offset by its strategy weakness: without Windows, it is nothing.
Google Can't Get Off the Hook as the Wi-Fi Investigation Grows
Google gets deeper in the Wi-Fi data recording privacy mess. Eventually getting out of trouble could take a lot more than just patience.
Nokia Earnings: It Keeps a Smartphone Lead -- but Apple and Google Will Pass It Soon
Nokia has been unable to keep smartphone growth pace with Google and Apple, and that will probably put the Finnish company third in that market by year's end.
At Comic-Con, Marvel, DC Threatened By Cheaper, Multiplatform Digital Competition
This year's Comic-Con is a showcase for how the traditionally print medium is going digital -- and big dogs Marvel and DC are being threatened by scrappy, sensibly priced upstarts. While both the Marvel and DC iPad apps are gorgeous, the indie comic apps are cheaper, original and truly multiplatfor...
FourSquare Toys With Barbie, But PR Mismatch For Mattel
Mattel and FourSquare are partnering up to host fashioned-themed Barbie scavenger hunts across America. According to Jennifer Van Grove of Mashable, the Barbie FourSquare focus will be on San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, and the winner of the most check-ins will win a Barbie Video G...
Why Apple's App Store Rules Don't Apply to Skype
With data calls and background operations, Skype's new iPhone app proves that the rules of the App Store can be broken.
Yahoo's Turnaround Is a 360 Degree Spinout
Yahoo turnaround isn't just stalled. It's spun Yahoo right back to where it was, with virtually no growth and no direction.
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