When It Comes to In-Flight Wi-Fi, Supply Far Exceeds Demand
Increasing data rates, a recent US regulatory simplification, and a steady growth of global in-flight Wi-Fi installations suggest that popularity of onboard Internet access should be booming. But a...
View ArticleSamsung Revamps Its Flagship Galaxy Smartphone, Preparing to Set New Sales...
Samsung (PINK:SSNLF) controlled nearly 40% of the smartphone market in 2012 with its Android devices according to IDC research. With its enormous sales and its position as market leader, the Korean...
View ArticleTop US Patents 2012: Which Tech Companies Were Most Efficient With Their R&D...
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has just published its report on patents granted to companies last year. There were no significant changes to the list; as in past years, it was led by IBM...
View ArticleThree Things to Watch for at Google I/O
Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) annual Google I/O conference starts in just a few minutes, so we compiled a couple of things to watch for during the keynote and throughout the event. 1. An iTunes Competitor The...
View ArticleHere Are 10 Things You Need to Know About Google's Announcements Today
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced a number of impressive changes today during the keynote address at its developers event. Here are the top 10 takeaways. 1. "OK, Google": A New Impressive Conversational...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Spookiest Technologies
While visionaries like the CEO of Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) give speeches about the tremendous opportunities that technology has in store for us, let us not forget about the innovations that might change...
View ArticleHow Not to Screw It Up: Three Challenges Facing Big Tech Acquisitions
When Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) officially announced the expected $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr, a trendy social media site, both sides expressed genuine excitement about the deal. In addition, Yahoo...
View Article'Pitches Are Like Blind Dates': The 11 Things Top Investors Want Startup CEOs...
An investor pitch meeting is similar to a blind date, argues Jay Samit, an investor, president of ooVoo, and a renowned digital innovator who pioneered CD-ROM technology and LaserDisc distribution. In...
View ArticleAmerican 'Workers' No Longer Lead This Multibillion Dollar Gray Market
Belarus, a country in Eastern Europe bordering Russia and Poland, has pushed the US out of its unenviable spot at the top of a list of the world's most spam-producing nations. AppRiver, the email and...
View ArticleSamsung Aims to Cement Its Domination of the Mobile Market -- Here's How
Samsung Electronics (KRX:005930) is seeking to extend its lead in the mobile devices market with an even wider product portfolio and aggressive expansion -- that much can be clearly inferred from...
View ArticleFrom Apple to Yahoo: How 7 Major Tech Companies Have Performed Under New CEOs
Change may be natural, and inevitable, and many other inspiring things -- but a change at the top is always a white-knuckle ordeal for a major corporation and its shareholders. In the past two years...
View ArticleAt 12 Years and Counting, Is This the Longest Play-by-Email Game Session Ever?
In 2001, when Dmitry Labutin of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, was setting up a server for himself and his friends to play the fantasy turn-based strategy game Atlantis, he could not have imagined that the...
View ArticleGoogle CEO's Reaction to PRISM Surveillance Allegations: 'What the ...?'
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) CEO Larry Page reacted to the allegations that the Internet giant provided the US government access to its customers' private data through a secret cooperation program...
View ArticleBroken iPromises: Top Apple Inc. Announcements That Didn't 'Just Work'
Over the past decade, Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) has grown into a premier event for the Mac community, and it is where the company announces its new products and...
View ArticleInvestors and Analysts Have Mixed Feelings About Apple Inc.'s New Offerings
With a major redesign of iOS, a Mac OS X update, iTunes Radio, and new MacBook Air and Mac Pro products on their way, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) had a strong line-up at its Worldwide Developers...
View ArticleThe Plane That Airbus Was Reluctant to Build Could Have the Boeing Company...
The brand new A350-900 XWB (Extra Wide Body) aircraft successfully taking off and landing today after a four-hour maiden flight proved that Airbus (EPA:EAD) is capable of delivering on schedule. And it...
View ArticleApple Inc.'s Number of Government Data Requests Lags Facebook Inc., Microsoft...
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) received 4,000 to 5,000 requests from US law enforcement agencies for customer data on 9,000 to 10,000 accounts or devices from December 2012 to the end of May 2013, the...
View ArticleBoeing to Airbus: Game On
By the time the brand-new Airbus (EPA:EAD) A350-900 XWB (Extra Wide Body) aircraft was up in the air Wednesday for its second test flight during the 50th anniversary Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, The...
View ArticleEU Regulators Bully Google Again
The Internet search giant Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), already troubled over a long-running tax evasion dispute and antitrust complaints in Europe, faced some fresh regulatory issues this week. In the...
View Article5 Pieces of 'Old' Tech That Still Drive Today's Newest Gadgets
Even the freshest electronic gadgets sold today – from Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SSNLF) Galaxy S4 to Glass from Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) – rely heavily on technologies that were around for...
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