Apple’s iPad gets just enough of tune-up to pack a punch
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s latest iPad sports a crisper display and an array of technology advances that, while less than revolutionary, may prove enough for now to keep rivals like Amazon.com Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd at bay.
While stopping short of vaulting ahead of Motorola and Samsung, the device — which comes 4G-ready and boasts a quad-core graphics processor — is capable enough to help safeguard its two-thirds market share. “The screen is a notable feature for non-techie customers, as is the faster connectivity. That’s something that mainstream consumers can identify with,” said Morningstar analyst Michael Holt. “There’s pent-up demand because a new device was widely anticipated. I they’ve made enough incremental improvements to do well.”
Apple unveils 4G iPad
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s latest iPad sports a crisper display and an array of technology advances that, while less than revolutionary, may prove enough for now to keep rivals like Amazon.com Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd at bay.
While stopping short of vaulting ahead of Motorola and Samsung, the device — which comes 4G-ready and boasts a quad-core graphics processor — is capable enough to help safeguard its two-thirds market share. “The screen is a notable feature for non-techie customers, as is the faster connectivity. That’s something that mainstream consumers can identify with,” said Morningstar analyst Michael Holt. “There’s pent-up demand because a new device was widely anticipated. I they’ve made enough incremental improvements to do well.”
Facebook adds 25 more underwriters for IPO
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc added 25 banks to help underwrite the company’s initial public offering, meaning most of Wall Street will have a role in the share sale, according to an amended IPO filing on Wednesday.
Facebook also said on Wednesday that it had secured two new credit facilities, one of which will help the company satisfy hefty tax withholding obligations and remittances related to employees’ stock units following its initial public offering.
Apple’s Cook lifts lid on newest, 4G-powered iPad
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc took the wraps off a faster 4G-equipped iPad on Wednesday, hoping the latest version of its tablet can safeguard its dominance as rivals from Amazon to Samsung pile into the market.
CEO Tim Cook, presiding over his biggest product launch since 2011′s voice-enabled iPhone 4S, introduced the highly anticipated third iteration of the tablet, which commands upwards of two-thirds of the growing market.
CEO Cook kicks off Apple’s iPad-unveiling event
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc is expected to take the wraps off a faster 4G-equipped iPad on Wednesday, hoping the latest version of its tablet can safeguard its dominance as rivals from Amazon to Samsung pile into the market.
CEO Tim Cook, presiding over his biggest product launch since 2011′s voice-enabled iPhone 4S, has so far not introduced the highly anticipated third iteration of the tablet, which commands upwards of two-thirds of the growing market.
Google recasts Android Market with new name
SAN FRANCISCO, March 6 (Reuters) – Google Inc
is renaming its online storefront for music, books and digital
goods, its latest move to raise its profile in the market for
electronic content sales and to better compete with Apple Inc
and Amazon.com Inc.
The company has retired the Android Market name for its
store that sells apps, videos, music and electronic books on the
Web and on mobile devices. From Tuesday, the store will be
rebranded as the Google Play Store.
More Bets on Virtual Casinos: Big Fish scoops up Card Ace
Casinos are the hottest real estate in today’s heady world of social gaming.
From Zynga to Caesars, deep-pocketed companies are increasingly looking to get a piece of the action. On Tuesday, Seattle-based Big Fish Games staked its claim, acquiring the maker of one of the most popular social casino games, Card Ace: Casino.
The deal, gives Big Fish a seat at the table of the fast-growing social casino market, where consumers connect with other players in real-time using their smartphones, tablets and PCs to play poker, blackjack, roulette and other felt-table classics. The parties are not disclosing the price of the acquisition.
Yahoo preparing layoffs, could affect thousands: report
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Yahoo Inc’s new chief executive is preparing a significant restructuring of the Internet company, including layoffs that could cut thousands of employees from its payroll, according to a technology blog.
The moves could be announced as soon as the end of the month and would represent the first major changes under CEO Scott Thompson, the former PayPal president who took the top job at Yahoo in January.
Why can’t Facebook and Twitter say the A-word?
What’s the most uncool word in social media?
Just look at the pains the top social networking companies take to avoid uttering the dreaded term.
Twitter started the trend when it rolled out its advertising products in 2010, which it dubbed “promoted Tweets.” Chief Executive Dick Costolo (who was COO at the time) insisted that the marketing pitches coming to Twitter were not ads at all – they were simply standard Twitter messages that companies could pay to promote.
Facebook woos Madison Ave in pre-IPO business push
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 29 (Reuters) – Facebook
unveiled new pages and ways for businesses to plug their
brands on Wednesday, casting its net wider for corporate users
as it prepares for a multibillion-dollar IPO.
Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg launched a
major charm offensive on Madison Avenue advertisers, touting
revamped pages or mini-websites and timelines that marketers can
use to promote brands and businesses to Facebook’s 845 million
members.
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