Thursday, November 29, 2012

[Technology] Barnes & Noble reports net income for 2Q

Barnes & Noble reports net income for 2Q
http://paidcontent.org/2012/11/29/barnes-noble-earnings-nook-sales-up-as-retail-sales-slide/
NEW YORK (AP) - Barnes & Noble on Thursday said it turned a profit in its fiscal second-quarter as higher revenue from its Nook e-book and e-bookstore division offset a decline at retail stores.

Research in Motion shows off BlackBerry 10 with keyboard
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2012/11/28/rim-nokia.html
Research in Motion is hoping to mount a comeback in the new year on the back of an all-new operating system called BlackBerry 10. Yet while RIM is trying to innovate, it's also being cautions about abandoning the devoted base of customers who've stuck ...

Verizon lauded by Consumer Reports: Only LTE earns AT&T approval
http://www.slashgear.com/verizon-lauded-by-consumer-reports-only-lte-earns-att-approval-29258922/
Verizon's cellphone service has come out top of the pack for major US carriers, with sterling 4G performance the only thing to rescue AT&T from poor ratings across the board.

Google goes public over German copyright law
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/internet/Googles-propaganda-slammed-by-German-politicians/articleshow/17416231.cms
Google on Tuesday launched a public campaign in an attempt to stop the German parliament passing legislation that would allow the country's publishers to charge internet search engines for displaying links to newspaper articles on services like Google ...

Wii U: the essential guide
http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/games/blogs/screenplay/wii-u-launch-highlights-20121129-2agrf.html
Friday sees the first major home console launch since 2006 and the beginning of the next generation in games hardware. But since its announcement at E3 in 2011, confusion and uncertainty has surrounded Nintendo's intriguing Wii U. Is it the latest slab of ...

iPhone 5 clears network hurdle on path to China launch
http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/iphone-5-to-launch-mid-december-on-china-telecom-china-unicom
The smartphone was approved for access to the China mobile network by the country's Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center.

Basis Science reveals its health-tracking wristwatch and fitness web service
http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/29/basis-science-reveals-its-health-tracking-wristwatch-and-fitness-web-service/
Fitness tracking devices have invaded our lives, seeking to quench our thirst for data about whether we're healthy or not. But Basis Science is hoping to create the mother of all devices with the unveiling today of its Basis Health Tracker and accompanying ...

Cisco buys network traffic software firm Cariden Tech for $141m
http://au.news.yahoo.com/technology/news/article/-/15517352/cisco-to-buy-privately-held-network-software-co/
Summary: Cisco continues its spending spree as it buys a privately-held networking firm, which specializes in developing software for network traffic management.

Los Angeles Auto Show 2012 report
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motor-shows/los-angeles-auto-show/9711484/Los-Angeles-Auto-Show-2012-report.html
"How different cars will be in the future," posited Jim Lentz, Toyota US CEO, in his opening address for this year's Los Angeles Auto Show.

Like it or not, nonreplaceable CPUs may be the future of desktops
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/11/like-it-or-not-nonreplaceable-cpus-may-be-the-future-of-desktops/
We're still waiting on Intel's next-generation Haswell CPUs to launch, but details and rumors are already swirling about processors that are even further down the company's roadmap.

Nexus 4 vs. iPhone 5: How (not) to manage a supply chain
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/11/29/nexus-4-sold-out-apple-iphone-5/
FORTUNE -- Both smartphones were highly anticipated and well-reviewed. Both were made available for online orders and quickly sold out.

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