2010年7月31日星期六

Technology Report: Emboldened RIM readies new touchscreen BlackBerry

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Good afternoon Bit, FRI 30 Jul 2010 
 
Emboldened RIM readies new touchscreen BlackBerry
Bitter smartphone war seen pinching vendor margins
Facebook may postpone IPO to 2012: report
Google says China search block may be tech glitch
Samsung Elec to introduce Android-based tablet in Q3
Microsoft talks up tablets, shows off new phones
TeleNav shares sink on revenue worries on Sprint deal
Russia clamps down on Internet, Google frowns
U.S. sues Oracle, alleges software contract fraud
Amazon offers $139 wireless Kindle for mass appeal


Emboldened RIM readies new touchscreen BlackBerry
July 30, 2010 03:06 PM ET
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Research In Motion is not known for its dramatic flair. Like the BlackBerry itself, with its renowned email security, the Canadian smartphone maker seems to put function before form.

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Bitter smartphone war seen pinching vendor margins
July 30, 2010 10:25 AM ET
HELSINKI (Reuters) - An increasingly heated battle in the global smartphone market is set to weigh on handset vendors' profit margins for the rest of the year, analysts said on Friday.

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Facebook may postpone IPO to 2012: report
July 30, 2010 01:46 PM ET
(Reuters) - Social networking website Facebook Inc may postpone its initial public offering until 2012, Bloomberg said, citing three people familiar with the matter.

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Google says China search block may be tech glitch
July 30, 2010 04:56 AM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said its earlier report that Internet search services in China were being fully blocked could have been the result of a technical glitch that overstated the problem.

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Samsung Elec to introduce Android-based tablet in Q3
July 30, 2010 03:47 AM ET
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co plans to introduce tablet computers this quarter based on Google's Android operating system, joining a growing list of firms seeking to challenge Apple's popular iPad.

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Microsoft talks up tablets, shows off new phones
July 29, 2010 06:47 PM ET
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp set out its ambitions to dominate the consumer electronics market on Thursday with Windows-powered tablet computers and smartphones designed to beat back advances by Apple Inc and Google Inc.

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TeleNav shares sink on revenue worries on Sprint deal
July 29, 2010 07:15 PM ET
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Navigation technology company TeleNav Inc warned that a contract renegotiation with its largest customer could lead to a fall in revenue, sending its shares down 16 percent in extended trade.

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Russia clamps down on Internet, Google frowns
July 29, 2010 02:13 PM ET
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A court in Russia's far east has ordered an Internet provider to block five sites which it said disseminated extreme views, prompting U.S. Internet giant Google to say on Thursday the move restricted access to information.

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U.S. sues Oracle, alleges software contract fraud
July 29, 2010 04:31 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department said on Thursday it sued Oracle Corp, alleging it defrauded the federal government on a software contract in effect from 1998 to 2006 that involved hundreds of millions of dollars in sales.

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Amazon offers $139 wireless Kindle for mass appeal
July 29, 2010 07:07 PM ET
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Amazon.com launched a cheaper, wireless-only Kindle on Wednesday, betting that the $139 price will turn its latest electronic reader into a mass-appeal device as Apple Inc's iPad gains ground.

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