Why the Heck Would Google Want RIM?
There are three reasons that Google should buy RIM -- and three explanations that show why the reasons make no sense.
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How LinkedIn Turns a Profit when "Users" Don't Use the Site
LinkedIn keeps strong unique users per month even though most of its members don't go there regularly. How? A little math that makes some sales magic a lot easier.
Sony Delays PlayStation Vita, But It's Not Curtains for the Handheld
If Sony takes full advantage of the snafu, it won't be hurt by this setback at all.
New Analytics Might Spoil Facebook's Pull with Marketers
Facebook could confront danger from new metric services that help companies see whether their marketing campaigns on the site are working.
Google Gets Caught Blaming Others for Its Patent Woes [Update]
Google tries blaming Microsoft, Apple, and Oracle for its patent woes. Too bad someone at Microsoft found proof that the problems are at least partly of Google's own doing.
Amazon Teaches App Developers to Smarten Up the Hard Way
App developer Shift Jelly learns the hard way how badly independent software companies can get screwed when listening to the siren call of retailers.
Silicon Valley to Feds on Job Creation: Do as We Say, not as We Do
High tech lectures the country on how to grow jobs, only it seems more intent on reducing them.
Sirius XM's Plan Comes Clear: Last Long Enough to Raise Prices
Sirius improved its fortunes, literally, last quarter and is now considering a rate hike to further bolster the business.
Best Buy Pads Samsung Stats with Free Google Nexus S Smartphones
Best Buy's deal goes beyond the usual free-phone deal for a couple reasons.
Foursquare Plans Could Stir a Privacy Problem
Congrats to Foursquare for finding an answer to the question "How do we make money?" that isn't the same as other social media. But will the potential privacy problem be any different?
The New VC Scene: The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming
DST Global puts $800 million into Twitter. Welcome to the new face of Silicon Valley venture capital, Moscow style.
FTC Mulls New Online Ad Regulations, So Why Is Tech Industry Uninterested?
The FTC is requesting comments on its recommendations for online ad disclosures. Tech companies, so far, have been curiously silent.
iCloud: 5 Things Your Business Needs To Know
From pricing to power, Apple reveals details on its highly-anticipated cloud service coming in September.
Foxconn Turns to Robots to Save Apple Business
Foxconn hopes that automation will help drive down prices and bring in more business. But at what point do outsourced manufacturing firms reach a dead end?
Big Business Tries to Knock Out Startups through Special Patent Rules
Large banks and high tech companies have worked effectively to stack patent reform legislation in their favor.
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