Apple Talks iPhones and Accounting, Not the Tablet
Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 26-01-2010
Apple’s fiscal first-quarter profit surged 50% to $3.38 billion on revenue of $15.68 billion. Results easily topped Wall Street’s expectations.
California Joins Growing Opposition To Ticketmaster/Live Nation Merger
Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 26-01-2010
My readers know that I’m not a fan of Ticketmaster, I see it as a tax on society and our shared culture. It can double the price of events tickets and its proposed merger with Live Nation would extend its controls over tickets and raise prices.
Top Security Expert Confirms GOOG’s Internal ‘Spying’ System Was Hacker Target
Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 25-01-2010
Ten days ago, SVW reported: Chinese Hackers Targeted GOOG’s Internal Spy System
Got A Niche? Scratch It!
Filed Under (Small Business) by Admin on 24-01-2010
Let’s Use Silicon Valley’s Jet Fleet To Rush Aid To Haiti
Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 24-01-2010
Bruce Eric Anderson shared this link from Statesman.com: Austin church mobilizes volunteers, planes and medical supplies en route to Haiti in four days.
Polycom and Juniper Team Up Against Cisco
Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 23-01-2010
As a small handful of giants consolidate the tech industry, midsize companies are increasingly looking for partners in order to strengthen their positions relative to their larger rivals.
The Sexual Energy In Oracle…
Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 23-01-2010
Oracle president Charles Philips has been embarrassed by his ex-girlfriend who put up billboards of them together.
Oracle Exec Admits Relationship With Woman on Billboard
Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 22-01-2010
Oracle President Charles Phillips said Thursday that he had a long-running relationship with a woman whose picture seemingly appears alongside his on billboards in New York and other cities.
Wow. No Charisma, No Funding - Says Study In Harvard Business Review
Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 22-01-2010
Startups should put away their business plans and find a charismatic CEO if they want to raise funding. That seems to be the finding of a study reported in the Harvard Business Review:
New Software Aims to Keep Facebook Safer
Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 21-01-2010
As social-media sites like Facebook and Twitter have expanded to include more of the online population, spammers and hackers have come along for the ride. Even the FCC chairman has seen his Facebook page taken over by a malicious program that sent spam to his friends.