Palm Inc. has been struggling to compete as consumers flock to such devices as Apple Inc.s iPhone and Research In Motion Ltd.s BlackBerry, so the price cut and addition of some free service could help the company snag bargain-hunting shoppers.
Verizon spokeswoman Brenda Raney said Thursday that Verizon is selling Palms Pre Plus for $50, down [...]
Microsoft had asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for a review by its full roster of judges. In December, a three-judge panel from that court had upheld a lower court ruling that Microsoft infringed on patents held by i4i Inc., a Canadian software company.
Toronto-based i4i sued Microsoft in U.S. District Court [...]
Facebook already lets people show that they like comments or pictures posted on the site, and it says users click that term almost twice as much as they click “become a fan.” Facebook says changing the button will make users more comfortable with linking up with a brand and will streamline the site.
Businesses use Facebook [...]
The “malware” has targeted “potentially tens of thousands” of people who downloaded software allowing users to type in Vietnamese, a posting on Googles online security blog said Tuesday. It said the malware has been used for “damaging purposes” – to attack blogs containing messages of political dissent.
“Specifically, these attacks have tried to squelch opposition to [...]
The Kindle starts at $259 and is designed mainly for reading text on a gray-and-black screen. The iPad starts at $499, but with the higher price comes more functions: a color touch screen for downloading books from Apples new iBookstore, surfing the Web, playing videos and games and more.
It will take time to determine whether [...]
Schmidts 2009 package totaled $245,322, down from $508,764 in 2008, according to documents filed Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The sharp decrease reflected lower bills for protecting Schmidt and flying his personal guests on jets chartered by Google.
Schmidts personal security cost Google $233,542 last year compared to $402,562 the previous year. Google spent $10,119 [...]
Where its available, FiOS usually provides the only competition for cable TV apart from satellite service. Studies have shown that its entry into an area leads to lower cable prices, though FiOS itself has not been undercutting cable TV prices substantially.
But Verizon is nearing the end of its program to replace copper phone lines with [...]
U.S. politicians and businesses have complained about the Chinese governments actions in keeping its currency at a low value against the U.S. dollar which makes Chinese goods cheaper for American buyers – and hikes the cost of American goods for Chinese shoppers.
U.S. companies also complain about barriers to doing business in China.
Search engine Google Inc., [...]
Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday that its supplying a phone for MetroPCS rollout of a wireless technology known as Long Term Evolution, or LTE, starting with cities including Las Vegas in the second half of this year.
Both MetroPCS and Verizon are planning to use LTE, a so-called fourth-generation, or “4G,” wireless technology. Verizon estimates that [...]
European regulators are investigating whether the practice of posting photos, videos and other information about people on sites such as Facebook without their consent is a breach of privacy laws.
The Swiss and German probes go to the heart of a debate that has gained momentum in Europe amid high-profile privacy cases: To what extent are [...]