Thursday - January 14, 2010
Eastman Kodak said Thursday it is suing Apple and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion over technology related to digital cameras in their iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones.
Kodak filed a complaint before the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging the iPhone, Apple's hottest gadget, and Research In Motion's camera-enabled BlackBerry devices infringe on a Kodak patent covering technology for previewing photos. Kodak is asking the federal agency that oversees trade disputes to bar Apple and RIM from shipping the phones.
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Thursday - January 14, 2010
Digital entertainment company RealNetworks said Wednesday that its founder stepped down as chief executive officer, but will remain chairman. In a statement, Founder Rob Glaser, 47, said that after 16 years he decided it was time for him to step away from day-to-day operations. RealNetworks spokesperson Bill Hankes said Glaser plans to focus on philanthropic and political interests.
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Thursday - January 14, 2010
Everybody loves an online deal. When it comes to cross-border shopping, though, not every online transaction turns out to work to your advantage. Shipping fees, customs delays and a fluctuating dollar can sometimes turn a great deal into a so-so one -- or even a losing proposition.
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Wednesday - January 13, 2010
The discovery of a series of cyberattacks from China targeting Google and other companies has prompted the Internet giant to threaten that it may pull out of the country. Recent "highly sophisticated and targeted" attacks "have led us to conclude that we should review the feasibility of our business operations in China," wrote SVP David Drummond on the company blog.
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Wednesday - January 13, 2010
As the number, power and flexibility of mobile devices has increased, so has their use for shopping. In 2008, a Nielsen survey found that 9 million people in the United States "have used their mobile phone to pay for goods or services," and many more expect to do so soon.
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Tuesday - January 12, 2010
A startup developer of technology that helps publishers better connect sales with affiliate marketers has closed on seed funding from First Round Capital, Google Ventures, and such individual investors as LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman. The financing for the company, VigLink, will be used to take the product out of beta and into the general market within the next few months.
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Tuesday - January 12, 2010
The global IT market will see better days in 2010 as signs point to the beginnings of a worldwide economic recovery, according to a report from Forrester Research. Global IT spending will grow 8.1 percent, while IT spending in the United States will climb 6.6 percent, according to the study.
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Tuesday - January 12, 2010
In this age of phishing, hacking, identity fraud, and other forms of cybercrime, answering two simple questions -- "Who are you?" and "How can you prove it?" -- is fast becoming a critical requirement for all online business activities. Moreover, solving this "identity management" challenge has become quite complex.
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Monday - January 11, 2010
Microsoft is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for a rehearing of its affirmation in December of a lower court's jury verdict that Microsoft infringed on patents held by a Toronto-based company, i4i. While awaiting the court's decision, though, Microsoft has scrambled to comply with an injunction that went into effect Monday.
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Monday - January 11, 2010
Alcatel-Lucent's Bell Labs on Monday launched Green Touch, a project aimed at making communications networks 1,000 times more more energy-efficient. The project's founding members include service providers such as AT&T; research labs such as the MIT Research Lab for Electronics and Bell Labs; and government and nonprofit research institutions such as the French National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control.
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Monday - January 11, 2010
In The Rise of the Creative Class, author Richard Florida describes his theories on how creative communities grow around two groups of people: 1) artists, media workers, and other classically bohemian sorts; and 2) university professors, service providers, and other highly educated professionals.
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