Sirius XM Earnings: Trouble On the Airwaves [UPDATE]
Sirius XM satellite radio is trying to accent the positive in its latest earnings release, but the negatives aren't far out of sight.
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The Real Cyberthreat to U.S. Business: Chinese College Kids
American companies should be hoping that the recent cyber attacks against Google were in fact instigated by the Chinese government. Because the alternative is far scarier -- a loose collection of nationalist teenagers whose idea of a good time is sophisticated corporate espionage at an unprecedented level.
Aol Decides to Ignore the Lessons of Apple
Aol's attempt to use technology to tell it what stories to chase makes it the anti-Apple, following markets instead of leading them.
Tweet More and You'll Get More Followers. Duh!
In an attempt to answer the question of how much tweeting leads to new followers, serial entrepreneur Damon Cortesi tracked Twitterers during a Tweet Chat and found that tweeting equals more followers.
Microsoft Wants To Turn Smartphones into Mice
Microsoft has applied for a patent to use a touch-screen cell phone or other mobile device as a graphics tablet for a computer.
Bad Rating: Yelp Faces Lawsuit Over Poor Reviews
Yelp is the target of a class action suit for allegedly demanding money from companies to remove bad reviews.
A Manic Start to a Very Mobile Week
This is shaping up to be a big week for mobile. Across several areas--advertising, location-based services, devices--there's a lot going on in the manic mobile market right now. Here's a round-up: On Tuesday, Millennial Media, an AdMob competitor, acquired TapMetrics, a key player in mobile ana...
Google Patent Auto-Converts Print Publications to E-Articles
Google is trying to patent a process to convert print publications into individual electronic articles. However, should it try to use the method, it might find itself at odds with settled U.S. copyright law.
Four Myths About Suing Google
When you're a $169 billion company, fatuous lawsuits come with the territory. But the latest round of suits are proof of the ever-growing complexity of what, exactly, it is that Google does. For a company that has relied heavily on a robust word-of-mouth marketing machine, acquiring a reputation fo...
Apple May Have Wised Up To Parental Controls [UPDATE]
[UPDATE] Nope, Apple didn't wise up. As Gizmodo reports 36 hours later: The joy didn't last long. According to an iPhone developer, the new "Explicit" option available this morning on the App Store submission software is now gone. He just got off the telephone with Apple, who confirmed the removal...
Yahoo Beats Google in the Social Network Game -- For Now
Yahoo is gaining ground over Google in social networking by realizing that social networks are as much about posting as they are about reading.
Why Toyota Can't Admit Computers Are to Blame for Its Acceleration Problems
Toyota is desperate to convince people that it's problems aren't electronic That's because a faulty floor mat or a sticky gas pedal can be replaced. If the problem turns out to be electronic, Toyota is going to face a more difficult problem, both in the vehicle and in the minds of consumers.
AT&T Wireless Does Not Suck (And Apple Was Right. Maybe.)
A new PC World study shows that AT&T really does have the fastest 3G network. However, its 3G network still covers significantly fewer people than its 2G technology.
Symbian in the Crosshairs of Apple, RIM, and Google
Google, Apple, and RIM continue their fast growth in the smartphone category, both in market share and in absolute number of units. Nokia looks to be moving away from Symbian, and Microsoft may or may not consider acquiring a hardware vendor.
Apple Bans Sexy Apps; Small Developers Suffer
Apple is still making up its collective mind over what should and shouldn't be allowed at the app store, but the powerful company has apparently decided big developers a pass. To quote the New York Times: Philip W. Schiller, head of worldwide product marketing at Apple, said in an interview tha...
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