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Barnes and Noble has gained an unlikely suitor to help it compete in the ebook market. The company has just announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft that will see Barnes and Noble create a new subsidiary that will house its nook and College business lines. Microsoft will be forking over $300 million for a 17.6%…
The short-term outlook for Nokia is getting dimmer by the minute. Nearly two months after downgrading Nokia’s stock to BBB-, Standard and Poor’s has cut the stock outlook again, this time all the way down to junk status. S&P is the second firm to rate Nokia’s stock to junk status, with Fitch giving Nokia the…
Though it recently hired a law firm to work out a restructuring plan, RIM is betting on BlackBerry 10 to propel RIM back into a state of relevance in the smartphone market. We’ve seen some leaks come out pertaining to BlackBerry 10, and prototype devices are due to hit BlackBerry World in May. RIM CEO…
Tickets for Apple’s annual World Wide Developer Conference opened up yesterday, and quickly sold out within 2 hours, even at $1,600 a pop. The tickets went on sale at 5:45 am PST, selling out at 7:45 and leaving West Coast developers hoping to attend WWDC in the dark. Making matters worse, Apple does not allow…
Research firm Parks Associates conducted a study and found that nearly two-thirds of American’s are unwilling to pay $50 per month for mobile data. Though this finding is fairly obvious, it’s an important one for carriers to hear. Personally, I hate how expensive mobile data plans are becoming, when rates for in-home internet are dropping…
Every once in a while, a KickStarter project comes along that almost instantly leaves me throwing money at the screen. Today is one of those days. As a writer, I’m always looking for cool new ways to increase the usefulness of my devices. I own an iPad, and have tried many bluetooth keyboard and case…
Microsoft has announced new restrictions for the Windows Phone Marketplace via its Windows Phone Blog. Starting today, Microsoft has removed access to the Windows Phone Marketplace from the Zune PC software. Until today, individuals who run the Zune PC software had access to both the Zune HD app store and the Windows Phone Marketplace, allowing…
Apple has just announced the official dates for their annual World Wide Developers Conference. The conference is set for June 11th to 15th in San Francisco. Tickets are limited to 1 per person and 5 per organization, and are going for $1,599 a piece. Student developers aged 13 and up can apply for a scholarship…
What, Apple worry? Earlier today, we reported that Apple’s stock price was dropping thanks to analysts claiming that Apple would miss iPhone sales expectations. Well, they were wrong. Dead Wrong. Apple sold over 35 million iPhones in fiscal Q2, up 88% from a year ago and easily beating expectations of about 32 million. Apple also…
Earnings calls from Verizon and AT&T are in, and both spell potentially “bad” news for Apple. While the iPhone continues to outsell all other smartphones combined on these networks, the number of iPhones sold in the quarter after Apple’s record-breaking Q1 fell below analyst expectations. Analysts expected Apple to sell 32 million iPhones in the…