May 22, 2012
- Thanks to a setting in iTunes, fans of opera and "Abbey Road" do not have to hear seconds of silence between selections.
May 21, 2012
- A judge said that RIM and Apple had not violated Kodak’s patent for digital image-preview technology, because the patent was invalid.
- Chinese regulators attached a big condition: that Google’s Android operating system for mobile devices remain available at no cost for the next five years.
May 20, 2012
- The Atavist, which helps produce multimedia storytelling for digital devices, has a content management system that has turned into a business opportunity.
May 19, 2012
- Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early next week.
May 17, 2012
- At Facebook, ground zero for the nouveau tech riche in Silicon Valley, peer pressure dictates that consumption be kept on the down low.
- The tech giant will refocus on product development and sales, executives say, and operations in China will most likely be spared.
- Unlike in the United States, where promising Internet startups can expect venture capitalists to come calling early, entrepreneurs in Europe face a shortage of financing.
- If history offers any lesson, average investors may find they face steep odds if they hope to make big money in a much-hyped stock like Facebook.
May 16, 2012
- "George Harrison: Living in the Material World," the new e-book by Olivia Harrison, has generated good reviews from iTunes users, and the content is excellent. Whether it's worth downloading, though, depends on your tolerance for tiny text.