Archive for January, 2011

LinkedIn Share Sale May Be First in Wave of Social Media IPOs

LinkedIn Corp.’s plan to raise as much as $175 million in an initial public offering may be the first in a wave of share sales for U.S. social-networking companies

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Inside Sony’s next-generation PSP

Sony’s disclosure of the engine powering the Next Generation PlayStation Portable shows that the Japanese company is deadly serious about performance.

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Inside Sony’s next-generation PSP

Samsung Electronics Rises to Record After Profit Beats Estimate

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest maker of mobile phones, rose to a record in Seoul trading after sales of smartphones helped the company post fourth-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates.

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Reports: Internet disruptions hit Egypt

It’s unclear how widespread the service disruptions are and what is causing them.

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Reports: Internet disruptions hit Egypt

Samsung Electronics Fourth-Quarter Profit Rises 13%

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest maker of mobile phones, reported a 13 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit, helped by earnings at the telecommunications business that exceeded analysts’ estimates .

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Samsung Electronics Fourth-Quarter Profit Rises 13%

Otterbox now has Kindle and Nook covered

Otterbox has moved into the e-reader arena with its new Commuter series case for the Kindle, Kindle DX, Nook, and Sony Reader Touch Edition.

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Otterbox now has Kindle and Nook covered

A new (old) way to protect privacy: Disclose less

Microsoft and IBM pilot project uses encryption to deliver a high-tech twist on a common sense observation: allowing you to divulge less information about yourself protects your privacy.

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A new (old) way to protect privacy: Disclose less

World desires Apple more than animals, Microsoft

In a survey claiming to quantify brand desire, it seems people desire iPhones more than they desire the salvation of animals or people. Or Microsoft.

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World desires Apple more than animals, Microsoft

Verizon Buys Cloud Provider Terremark for $1.4 Billion

Verizon Communications Inc., the second-largest U.S. phone carrier, agreed to buy Terremark Worldwide Inc. for $1.4 billion as it expands services offered to corporate customers for storing data and programs offsite.

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LinkedIn Seeks $175 Million in Initial Share Sale

LinkedIn Corp. plans to raise as much as $175 million in what’s likely to be the first public offering for a major U.S. social-networking site.

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