How Congress Is Setting Up The SEC to Fail - - Again
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Google Shouldn't Fear: Facebook's Search Engine May Actually Get Worse with More Users
Facebook's search engine ranks items based on what your friends "Like," which could render it less useful.
Oracle Owes Big Quarter to Sun Hardware, Software, and Fast Talking
Over two-thirds of Oracle's year-over-year growth last quarter was due to the Sun acquisition.
Smarty Pants: Digital Underwear Will Be the Next Mobile Battleground
Facebook, Twitter, Apple (APPL) and other companies are focused on location services, but the next mobile battleground will be a lot more intimate. The newest technology is focused on smart underwear that can give information and retrieve information without the user having to think about it. From ...
HP's Melodeo Acquisition: Not a Consumer Play, Just Part of Its Mobile-Services Expansion
HP is building a superstructure around mobile to deliver services and grab a part of the market.
Ebay Can't Win Mobile Shopping With Apps Alone
Without a new market, eBay's apps may simply cannibalize its desktop usership instead of growing it.
Apple iPhone 4 Problems Show that Innovation without Execution Fails
The iPhone 4 shows once again that Apple can be as innovative and clever as possible and still deliver a product with big problems.
FTC Teaches Twitter that Regulators Have Sharp Teeth
Twitter enters consent decree with the Federal Trade Commission. All high tech companies should take it as a warning that they've been skating on thin ice.
YouTube's Win Over Viacom: A Victory for Innovation on the Web
YouTube's win over Viacom is good for American business that wants to innovate on the web.
OMGWTF Branding Fail: New Samsung Phone Is Called the :) -- No Lie
Evidently Microsoft (MSFT) Kin promoters aren't the only ones struggling to be hip nowadays. Samsung announced its new phone called -- wait for it -- :). (In case you didn't get it, that's the abbreviated smiley-face emoticon.) It's not only hard to say -- literally -- it's also hard to search on, a...
Viacom Sues Google and Loses -- What a Wasted Opportunity
Viacom lost its copyright suit against Google. What a waste, because the company could have turned the situation into a business win.
How OnLive Will Kill Video Game Consoles
For decades consumers who wanted to play the newest, coolest video games had to buy expensive TV consoles or top of the line computers. But with the launch of the streaming game service OnLive this weekend, the death of expensive consoles from Microsoft (MSFT), Sony (SNE) and Nintendo (NTDOY) may fi...
Facebook Isn't Trying to Kill Quora, It's Just Taking Things Personally
Facebook's isn't trying to destroy startups -- it's merely attempting to stay relevant.
Google and Apple: Soon at 100 Million Operating System Copies a Year
Google and Apple have ramped up sales of Android and iOS so heavily that both are close to selling 20 million copies a quarter, or 80 million a year. Keep the same growth, and 100 million a year is not far off.
Frontier Sues Google over Patent on Google-Owned Invention
Frontier Communications sues Google, claiming that Google Voice infringes its newly awarded patent. However, Google Voice's predecessor, GrandCentral, had the service up and running before Frontier even filed its first patent application.
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