Why Everyone Suddenly LOVES Microsoft
The recent launch of Windows 8, the Surface tablet, and Bing's new advertising campaign are most likely the causes of Microsoft's recent surge in positive consumer perception. The company is at its...
View ArticleApple's Laughable New iPad Patent Reveals The Absurdity Of Our Patent System
Earlier this week, Apple got a bunch of new patents approved, including one covering the "design" of the original iPad.What does this "design" patent cover?Mostly, it covers the fact that the iPad's...
View ArticleApple's iPhone 5 Supply Is Finally Improving (AAPL)
Good news for Apple, and its investors.Two analysts have notes out this morning about improving iPhone 5 supply in the U.S.Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray, and Walter Piecyk at BTIG both say the wait for...
View ArticleBII REPORT: How In-App Commerce Drives App Store Success
The rise of "freemium" apps, mainly games, that generate money from in-app commerce is well established on Facebook.But it is also driving a huge amount of the revenue generated on Apple's iPhone App...
View ArticleCASE STUDY: Find Out How This Midsize Car Dealership Increased Sales With...
  Please enable Javascript to watch this videoAs the world becomes more interconnected, threats and risks are growing exponentially. Malware such as spyware, spam, viruses and worms are just a few of...
View ArticleFacebook Is Testing Super Annoying Audio Alerts Whenever You Get A New...
Facebook is testing a new alert system that gives you an audio notification when you get a new message, event invite, wall post, etc.It seems really, really annoying.VentureBeat's Sean Ludwig is lucky...
View ArticleELON MUSK: 'If We Published Patents, It Would Be Farcical'
The patent system has been getting a lot of heat lately, especially with the high-profile fight between Apple and Samsung.Superhero entrepreneur Elon Musk just avoids patents altogether with his...
View ArticleSAP's Julie Roehm Says Apple Bullies Companies With 'Low Self-Esteem' (AAPL)
Julie Roehm, the CMO of SAP, has an interesting take on the way Apple treats the companies it does deals with.The new svp/marketing of SAP spoke with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and others on a...
View ArticleAnd Down Goes Groupon (GRPN)
After another bad earnings report, Groupon is getting crushed. It might be time to find a new CEO, or just figure out something else, because the current structure just isn't working. <div>Please...
View ArticleView Internet Porn, Get Blackmailed By Hackers (SYMC)
Hackers have discovered a new way to part computer uses with their money. They plant malware on a computer that threatens to report the computer user to the police for viewing or distributing porn.It's...
View ArticleVictoria's Secret Model Karlie Kloss Is Reportedly Dating Tech Investor...
Karlie Kloss just walked in the Victoria's Secret show the other night. Now, there are reports the 20-year-old is dating 27-year-old financier Joshua Kushner. Kushner has a connection to the Trumps:...
View ArticleHere's The Guy Who Could Be Working On The New Star Wars Movie Screenplay...
Now that we know Disney plans to make three new "Star Wars" sequels, attention has turned to who will write and direct the movies and what the plot will be like.New York Magazine reports that Disney...
View ArticleBetaworks Unveils Swirl, A Mobile App That Turns Hashtags Into Photo Albums
People share a lot of pictures on Twitter and Instagram, which are often followed by a relevant hashtag.Dennis Crowley, for example, tweets "#FatDennys" anytime he eats something unhealthy. He does...
View ArticleFacebook Or Yahoo: Which One Gets Back To $38 First? (FB, YHOO)
This is a guest post from Martin Wolf, an M&A advisor focused on mid-market IT.On May 18, 2012, Facebook began trading, opening at $42 and closing at $38.23. The last date that Yahoo topped $38.23...
View ArticleBravo Star Dwight Crow Is Now Couch-Surfing While Working For Facebook (FB)
Dwight Crow has made quite the impression on Bravo's "Start-Ups: Silicon Valley," the reality-TV show that's drawn boos up and down the heartland of tech.But that doesn't seem to be hurting him at...
View ArticleBII MOBILE INSIGHTS: Merging Mobile And Social To Maximize Reach
Mobile Insights is a new daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today.The...
View ArticleHow Are We Going To Make Money On Mobile?
Figuring out how to make money on mobile has been the code that many entrepreneurs have been trying to crack for some time now.We decided to ask some of the top entrepreneurs in New York tech that...
View ArticleTim Cook Is One Of The Three People That Saved Apple (AAPL)
Tim Cook is one three people directly responsible for saving Apple, says former employee David Sobotta.Sobotta worked at Apple for twenty years, retiring in 2004. He was the director of the company's...
View ArticleStartup To Cisco: Buy Us And We'll Fix Your Skype Problem (CSCO)
Tiny startup Hookflash has a proposal for Cisco. It wants to help Cisco smash Skype and is willing to sell itself to Cisco to do it, Hookflash founder Erik Lagerway told Business Insider.Cisco, if you...
View ArticleCon Artists Are Selling Fake iPads In Texas -- Again
A con artist recently duped an Arlington woman into shelling out $200 for what she thought was a new iPad worth $800.What she really bought was a mirror covered in duct tape. Not to mention a Fed Ex...
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