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'Angry Birds' Migrates to Baby Products
The Angry Birds will soon fly to your home and become your kids' pal. Rovio, the developer of the smash hit casual game Angry Birds, has signed a new licensing deal with SwaddleDesigns, which specializes in the manufacturing of baby products. This move comes after Rovio's foray into toys paid off.
Web site Cleared in iPhone Probe, Sellers Charged
Authorities press charges on the two who found, sold mislaid iPhone.
Apple Becomes No. 1: Here's Five Reasons Why
Apple has become the most valuable company in the U.S., passing Exxon Mobil. Here's five reasons why.
Apple Tops Exxon Mobil: Can it Sustain the Growth?
Apple topped Exxon Mobil as the world's most valuable company on Wednesday, but can the company be able to keep up the momentum if the country's economy continues to slip?
It?s Official: Apple Now Biggest Public U.S. Company
These two iconic corporations are going in decidedly different directions.
HP Drops Price of Touchpad Permanently
HP cuts the price of its tablet computer permanently.
Tech Stocks Ease in Overall Market Fall
Tech stocks didn't fall as sharply as the overall market.
Tech Stocks Decline Moderately in Market Bashing
Tech stocks fell only moderately Wednesday.
Apple's Market Share Could Double Or Triple In Coming Years: Analyst
Apple's market shares could double or even triple in the next few years, according to a new analysis.In a note to investors on Wednesday, Sterne Agee's analyst Shaw Wu called Apple's growth the "ultimate platform adopting story."
Amazon Unveils Kindle Cloud Reader, Joins Migration To HTML5 App
Amazon today launched an HTML5-based Kindle reading app to circumvent Apple's new in-app subscription rules.Kindle Cloud Reader allows users to read their Kindle e-books from Google's Chrome browser and Apple's Safari browser, without requiring any download or installation.
Avnet sees weak Q1 as new orders slow
Technology distributor Avnet Inc reported fourth-quarter revenue below market estimates as concerns over slowing economic growth led customers to be cautious with new orders, and projected a weak first quarter.
Amazon's Kindle Cloud Reader Leaps Over Apple's In-App Rules
Wednesday morning, Amazon has launched Kindle Cloud Reader to circumvent Apple's new in-app subscription rules. Kindle Cloud Reader is an HTML5-based reading app, which allows users to read their Kindle e-books from Chrome and Safari, without requiring any download or installation.
Facebook Messenger Soars in Popularity; Added Trouble for RIM?
What could Facebook Messenger's early popularity mean for RIM.
Samsung's Celox 4G LTE Matches Droid Bionic Features to the Hilt
While Motorola was basking in the buzz that has been created around its upcoming Android device, the Droid Bionic, Samsung has thrown down the gauntlet in the 4G race, with rumors of a 4G LTE Samsung Galaxy look-alike Android phone called, the Celox, doing rounds in Korea.
Latest on Apple's iPhone 5: Product Delay Reeks of Marketing Brilliance
Apple's delayed launch of the highly-anticipated iPhone 5 is a marketing strategy that reeks of brilliance.
Toshiba: chip business could fall short of forecast
Toshiba Corp, the world's No.2 maker of flash memory, on Wednesday warned that profits in its chip business could fall short of expectations, citing weak PC sales, faltering U.S. and European economies and a higher yen.
'Angry Birds' Targeting Baby Products
Have you thought about wrapping your newborn up with an Angry Birds blanket? Now that is about to come true. Rovio, the developer of the smash hit casual game Angry Birds, has signed a new licensing deal with SwaddleDesigns, which specializes in the manufacturing of baby products. This move comes after Rovio's foray into toys paid off.
Why Wal-Mart's Vudu for the iPad is Not an App
Wal-Mart has joined Amazon in skirting Apple's revenue sharing rules by offering Vudu for the iPad on the browser, rather than an app.
Amazon Takes on Apple's App Restictions, Launches Kindle Cloud Reader
Online retail giant Amazon.com has unveiled Kindle Cloud Reader, which is its latest Kindle reading application that leverages HTML5 and enables customers to read Kindle books instantly using only their Web browser - online or offline.
New Facebook Messenger Becomes Top Free App; Takes on BlackBerry's BBM
Facebook's new Messenger is already the top free app in Apple's App Store. The communications tool is directly taking on BlackBerry's popular BBM.
RIM's First QNX-based Phone BlackBerry Colt Arrives in Q1, 2012
Just days after launching revamped versions of BlackBerry Torch and Bold models which optimize the BlackBerry OS 7, reports are filtering in which suggest that RIM will launch its first QNX-based smartphone in Q1, 2012.
Apple Briefly Surpassed Exxon as Most Valuable US Company, Can It be Worth $1 Trillion?
Apple Inc on Tuesday surpassed Exxon Mobile Corp, if only briefly, to become the most valuable company in the United States. With a market cap of almost $342 billion, Apple's sales have been increasing 80 percent a year, coupled with even faster profit.
Wal-Mart's Vudu launches on iPad without an app
Wal-Mart Stores Inc's Vudu video-streaming service launches on Apple Inc's iPad on Wednesday, but it doesn't come with the type of app that's common on the best-selling tablet computer.
Micron says NAND chip demand buoyed by tablets
Orders for Micron Technology Inc's NAND memory chips are holding up despite growing economic uncertainty, thanks to strong demand from manufacturers making tablets and solid-state drives, a senior executive at the chipmaker said.
Apple Beat Exxon as Most Valuable Company with $338 Billion Dollars
Apple beat oil company Exxon Mobil to briefly became the most valuable business in America, with a jaw-dropping $338 billion dollars on Tuesday. Exxon's stock was down earlier Tuesday, which allowed the Cupertino-based tech company to grab the top spot. Just last year, Apple took Microsoft's number two spot, and on Tuesday became the official most valuable company in America as the ipad, iphone and Macbooks continue to sell successfully.
Apple's IP War Machine Could 'Cripple' Samsung
In another victory for Apple's legal team, courts in Germany ruled against rival Samsung Electronics, barring it from selling its competing tablet computer in most of the European Union.
Nokia Killing Off Symbian, Feature Phones in U.S.
Nokia has decided to part ways with Symbian in the U.S. A move that should shock very few.
Apple KOs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Out of Europe (Except the Netherlands)
Apple has done it again - after blocking rival Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Australia, the technology giant managed, Monday, to get a preliminary injunction (or temporary restraining order) from a German court that prevents Samsung from selling Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the whole of Europe (excluding the Netherlands).
EU Blocks Sales of Samsung Galaxy Tablet in Apple Win
A German court ruled that Samsung Galaxy tablet computers cannot be sold in any EU country besides the Netherlands.
The Ailing U.S. Economy: If Only Apple's iPhone, iPad Were Made in America
America's economy is barely growing, and policy-makers are searching for solutions. If only Apple made its popular iPhone and iPad in America. The unemployment rate would shrink, and the economy would get moving again.