SOFTWARE

Five Android Beasts That Could Deal Sucker Punch to Apple iPhone 5

Motorola Photon 4G and Samsung Galaxy S2
Apple Inc. is tight-lipped about the release date of the most-anticipated smartphone, iPhone 5. However, when the device is launched, probably in early October, it is expected to have a bloody nose as Android devices like Samsung Galaxy S2, Motorola Photon 4G, Atrix 4G, HTC Sensation 4G and EVO 3D have become extremely popular in the market.
BlackBerry Bold 9900

RIM, BlackBerry Sales Plunging in U.S.

Sales of Research in Motion's BlackBerry smartphone are plunging in the U.S. In a company filing, RIM notes that the company has a 50 percent year-over-year decline in U.S. revenue, largely because consumers are moving away from the BlackBerry to Apple's iPhone and Android-based smartphones.
More news
The headquarters of Oracle Corporation are shown in Redwood City, California February 2, 2010. Picture taken February 2, 2010.

Oracle Earnings: Is the Giant Slowing Down?

Database giant Oracle reported its first quarter net income jumped 36 percent to $1.8 billion, exceeding analyst estimates, as revenue rose a more modest 12 percent to $8.4 billion.
IBTimes Logo

Google+ opens up, takes fight to Facebook

Google Inc and Facebook trotted out a variety of new social networking features in back-to-back announcements on Tuesday, underscoring their intensifying competition for Web surfers.
IBTimes Logo

Atrinsic launches Kazaa app for iPad, shares soar

Atrinsic Inc said the streaming application for its popular Kazaa digital music service is now available for download through Apple Inc's app store, sending its shares up 67 percent in heavy volumes.
IBTimes Logo

Netflix splits DVD and streaming services

Top video rental company Netflix Inc split off its DVD service to a separate website called Qwikster, setting off another round of complaints from customers already angry at a price increase and sending its shares down 7 percent.
IBTimes Logo

Netflix renames DVD business Qwikster, shares fall

Top video rental company Netflix Inc will rename its DVD-by-mail business and split it off to a separate website, sparking a new round of customer complaints and concern by some analysts that customers might drop the service.
IBTimes Logo

Netflix DVDs to be Qwikster, on separate site

Top video rental company Netflix Inc will rename its DVD-by-mail business and split it off to a separate website, sparking a new round of customer complaints and concern by some analysts that customers might drop the service.
IBTimes Logo

Windows 8 vs iOS 5: Comparing the Features

Between Microsoft announcing Windows 8 and Apple ready to release iOS 5 any week now, the mobile space is heating up. Find out what differentiates these two platforms from one another before their release dates.
ios5

iPhone 5 Features Taken From Android, Others

Anticipation is growing for Apple's next smartphone -- the iPhone 5 -- and while the company is as tight-lipped as ever, one needs only to look at rivals for hints of what might be included.

Pages

IBT Spotlight

We Help Businesses Find B2B Service Providers They Can Trust.