Study says mobile phones have become our lovers (Reuters) Posted:  Reuters – humans are having an increasingly intimate relationship with their smartphones, according to a new study by Ipsos/OTX on mobile consumers presented at TheWrap’s media leadership conference, TheGrill. [Source] Reuters |
Microsoft employee Tweeted knowledge about Nokia WP7 device, no longer employeed (Digital Trends) Posted:  Digital Trends – It all started with what could have been viewed as a harmless tweet from a Microsoft employee. Two weeks later that employee, Joe Marini, is now unemployed. Marini sent out a series of tweets talking about his experience with the still unannounced Nokia Windows Phone 7 device. While Marini was not fired, [...] |
SoundCloud founder sees audio bigger than video on Web (Reuters) Posted:  Reuters – While video is widely believed to be the Internet’s killer app, Alexander Ljung, co-founder of the audio-sharing platform SoundCloud, believes sound will be the element that revolutionizes the interactive experience [Source] Reuters |
Arianna Huffington says AOL merger great for business (Reuters) Posted:  Reuters – AOL isn’t close to shuttering Patch, don’t look for it to merge with Yahoo anytime soon, and don’t ask her about breaking up the company considering that’s not her concern. Oh, and TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington had to go, and the merger has been great for business. [Source] Reuters |
Microsoft raises dividend 25 pct to support stock (AP) Posted:  AP – Microsoft Corp. is trying to lift its stock price by boosting its dividend 25 percent, the largest increase since the world’s largest software maker started the quarterly payments seven years ago. [Source] AP |
Summary Box: Oracle’s net income rises 36 pct (AP) Posted:  AP – TUGGED IN TWO DIRECTIONS: Stronger spending on business software helped Oracle Corp.’s quarterly profit jump 36 percent. But the server business declined, which Oracle attributed to the fact it is shedding lower-margin deals. [Source] AP |
Oracle expects strong Q2, firms up tech outlook (Reuters) Posted:  Reuters – Oracle Corp forecast earnings for the current quarter that are higher than expected, as well as robust software sales, offering some reassurance to investors hoping that global technology spending is holding up. [Source] Reuters |
Glam Media to acquire social platform Ning (Reuters) Posted:  Reuters – Glam Media, a collection of highly curated blogs mainly centered around fashion, beauty and health, is acquiring Ning, the social media platform co-founded by Marc Andreessen. [Source] Reuters |
Astronomers and students scour space for lost Apollo 10 module (Yahoo! News) Posted:  Yahoo! News – The PhD students working to reestablish contact with U.K. satellite Prospero X3 might have to share the distinction of being some of the first astroarcheaologists. Another group of astronomers recently announced its plan to find Snoopy, the lost Apollo 10 … [Source] Yahoo! News |
Rage HD for iPhone Review (Digital Trends) Posted:  Digital Trends – Letâs get this out of the way, Rage HD is a beautiful game, the type of game you take home to mother. whether that doesnât do it justice soon after quite simply, Rage HD is easily the best-looking game yet seen on a mobile device, and it provides an excellent demonstration of [...] |