Facebook’s Zuckerberg may face $2B tax hit
Facebook’s upcoming IPO will make founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg a billionaire — but it will also stick him with an eye-popping tax bill that could reach as high as $2 billion. Industry experts say that might be one for the record books. “I personally have never seen a bill into the billions — close, […]
Corning’s mind-blowing concept of a glass future
“Gorilla Glass” could one day become a household phrase, but Corning has even larger ideas. “A Day Made of Glass 2” is a montage of “how highly engineered glass, with companion technologies, will help shape our world,” according to Corning. It is mind-blowing to imagine everyday objects suddenly having rich, interactive displays and multiple functionalities. […]
Why Apple’s A5 is so big–and iPhone 4 won’t get Siri
Apple’s A5 processor includes noise-reduction circuitry licensed from a start-up called Audience, and a chip analyst believes that fact resolves an iPhone 4S mystery and explains why the iPhone 4 lacks the Siri voice-control system. Audience revealed details of its Apple partnership in January, when it filed paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO) of […]
Mozilla preps the Web to push
While reaching out to supporters through probably the most latest high-tech means, President Obama extended his social media enjoy via retaining a Google+ video chat room interview on Monday afternoon. In an election year, it’s most certainly no longer good politics to talk about what you sit up for doing after it slow within the […]
Google Hires Bouncer to Give Android Malware the Heave-Ho
Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) announced a new layer of security for its Android Market on Thursday, unveiling a program called “Bouncer” that will automatically scan apps and developer accounts for malware. Bouncer works by analyzing each app as it’s uploaded to the Market, scanning for threats, spyware and trojans. It also takes a look at developer […]
Obama hosts Google ‘hangout’
While reaching out to supporters through probably the most latest high-tech means, President Obama extended his social media enjoy via retaining a Google+ video chat room interview on Monday afternoon. In an election year, it’s most certainly no longer good politics to talk about what you sit up for doing after it slow within the […]
HTC patching Wi-Fi password leak on several smartphones
Some HTC smartphone users may find their Wi-Fi passwords and other information exposed due to a new bug, but the company is rolling out a fix. The vulnerability leaks Wi-Fi credentials and SSID (network name) details to any application with basic Wi-Fi permissions on several HTC handsets, according to an alert issued yesterday by the […]
Will Silverlight live or die? Microsoft won’t say
Being a Silverlight developer these days is like being a fan of the Oakland Athletics, the baseball team made famous in the Oscar-nominated film Moneyball. Some heritage, for many who are not followers of the A’s: for just about 3 years now, A’s fanatics and staff ownership itself had been looking ahead to prime League […]
Samsung’s Q4 profit rides high on Galaxy smartphones
Samsung Electronics reigned supreme among Android vendors in the fourth quarter, as its successful smartphone business helped drive an uptick in the company’s fourth-quarter profit. The Korean consumer electronics giant today reported a profit of 4 trillion Korean won, or $3.56 billion, up 8.5 percent from a year-earlier profit of 3.42 trillion Korean won. The […]
Web sites are getting faster–but not enough
Many Web developers have gotten the message: a faster site means people buy more, read more, interact more, and return more. But it sounds as if the message hasn’t sunk in a long way enough, because the top 2,000 retail web sites nonetheless take 10 seconds to load on moderate, in step with a examine […]
Yahoo looks for ways to shed Japanese namesake
Yahoo is currently in discussions with Yahoo Japan to sell off its share in the Asian company. Speaking to reporters yesterday, Yahoo Japan Chief Financial Officer Akira Kajikawa said that Yahoo is trying to “finalize the mechanism [for selling its stake] and we are cooperating with them,” according to The Wall Street Journal, which was […]
CyanogenMod May Start Selling Forbidden Android Fruit
CyanogenMod, which offers aftermarket firmware for Android mobile devices, is apparently planning to sell apps that have been banned from the official Android Market. Koushik Dutta, who writes apps for CyanogenMod, has publish a screenshot of what appears to be the landing page for the app market. The marketplace’s offerings will include root apps, in […]
Apple shares soar following historic earnings announcement
After seeing Apple post a hugely successful fiscal first quarter yesterday, investors are on a spending spree. Apple’s stock soared in early trading today, surging nearly 7 percent to $449.33 after opening a touch higher still at $454.44, as investors moved to take quick advantage of the anticipated strong demand for the company’s shares. At […]
Google Shares Plunge 9% After Results Disappoint Wall Street
Internet search titan Google startled Wall Street with weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings results, sending the company’s shares down as much as 9% after the numbers were released. The results were driven primarily by an unexpected decline in the fees that Google receives each time a user clicks one of its search ads. That metric, which the […]
Windows 8 Promises 1-Second Wi-Fi Connections
While dropped wireless links can be frustrating, what may also be even more traumatic is the method of trying to reconnect a pc or cellular device to a network after the sign is misplaced or whilst the host gadget is resuming from standby. to reduce some of that ache, Microsoft says it’s development applied sciences […]
Wi-Fi 802.11ac to drive wireless HD video in the home
Streaming high-definition video wirelessly throughout your home will be a major benefit of Wi-Fi 802.11ac in the next few years, says NPD In-Stat. Expected to receive final approval by the IEEE toward the end of this year, 802.11ac will boast several improvements over 802.11n. The new wireless flavor will offer speeds surpassing 1 gigabit per […]
MegaUpload lawyer: U.S. misunderstands the business
A lawyer representing MegaUpload founder Kim DotCom denied his client has engaged in piracy and told a New Zealand judge the U.S. completely misunderstands the nature of his business. DotCom, along with three other men accused of serving to him run MegaUpload, appeared in court to plead for bail after he was once arrested Thursday […]
Google Sales, Profit Miss Estimates as Ad Prices Decline
Google Inc., owner of the arena’s most well liked web search engine, stated fourth-quarter revenue and profit that overlooked analysts’ estimates, as weaker eu call for and a shift to mobile advertising crimped enlargement. sales except income handed on to partner websites rose to $eight.thirteen billion, Google stated on its web page. That compared with […]
IBM Forecast Tops Estimates After Earnings Rise on Software
International Business Machines Corp., the world’s biggest computer-services provider, forecast 2012 earnings exceeding analysts’ estimates after fourth-quarter profit rose 4.4 percent because of rising software demand. Earnings, excluding some pieces, will building up to no less than $1four.eighty five a proportion this year, Armonk, ny-based IBM mentioned as of late. Analysts projected $14.81, the common […]
Oracle squashes 78 software bugs in latest patch
Oracle yesterday deployed 78 different security fixes aimed at patching holes throughout its various database products. As part of the company’s January critical patch update, 16 of the 78 fixes were considered critical, meaning they could be exploited remotely. The fixes stretched across much of Oracle’s product lineup, including Oracle Database Server, Fusion Middleware, E-Business […]