CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman thought this image would stump most Picture of the Day players. Still, a good number did figure itout, including each of a small group of players who seem to have the right answer nearly every day. Terdiman asked thoseplayers to share their techniques on identifying the images, and they did. (Credit: [...]
Propelled by sales of the iPhone and iPad, Apple earned $3.25 billion in profit on $15.7 billion in revenue, its highest quarterly revenue ever. The company reported its fiscal third-quarter results on Tuesday. That amounts to a 88 percent increase in revenue over the same quarter a year ago, when Apple recorded revenue of $8.34 [...]
The idea hatched by private equity firm Harbinger Capital Partners LP to launch a national wholesale Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in the US looks more like a plan now that the company has gained some additional financing, selected an equipment supplier, set coverage goals, and put an executive team in place. (See Harbinger Picks [...]
The European Commission continues to push for widespread broadband connectivity, approving state aid Tuesday for high-speed Internet in Estonia. Estonia plans to set up a country-wide high-speed broadband infrastructure called the EstWin project. The project aims to link remote rural areas into the main fiber-optic network for high-speed Internet access. The Commission allowed the allocation [...]
IBM CEO Samuel J. Palmisano has concentrated power in the hands of fewer managers, including putting one person in charge of both software and hardware products, in an executive reshuffle announced in an internal memo on Monday. Steven A. Mills will take on the role of senior vice president and group executive for systems and [...]
The white iPhone 4 has been delayed because manufacturers cannot make the phone white enough for Apple, according to reports. Reports have appeared in Chinese newspaper 21st Century Business Herald that touchscreen glass manufacturer Lens Technology, is facing difficulties manufacturing the white iPhone 4. A Engadget report claims a worker from Lens’ quality control department [...]
Facebook is hoping to hit a major milestone this week. The social networking phenomenon is expecting to grab its 500 millionth user this week, according to Andrew Noyes, a Facebook spokesman. With just about a half billion users, Facebook has become a social networking powerhouse that has helped to transform the way people use the [...]
Facebook is hoping to hit a major milestone this week. The social networking phenomenon is expecting to grab its 500 millionth user this week, according to Andrew Noyes, a Facebook spokesman. With just about a half billion users, Facebook has become a social networking powerhouse that has helped to transform the way people use the [...]
“The BBC reports on new photos of the Himalayas taken from exactly the same position as ones from 1929 and compares the ice coverage. The Asia Society, which did the groundwork, are quoted as saying, ‘If the present rate of melting continues, many of these glaciers will be severely diminished by the middle of this [...]
Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL)’s impromptu press conference on Friday, at which CEO Steve Jobs informed attendees that the iPhone 4 antenna troubles were industry wide, has elicited strong responses from its rival handset makers that claim “Antennagate” is Apple’s scandal alone. (See Apple’s Answer to ‘Antennagate’.) With its external antenna design, Apple is unique from [...]
