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Apple has announced the iPad will hit retail shelves April 3, sending the adrenalin surging through competitors’ veins. HP and several Chinese manufacturers have announced tablets in what might be perceived as an attempt to capitalize on the not-quite-a-laptop, not-really-a-netbook category.
Users of apps from BIRT, the open source Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools project, will be able to access them on the iPhone starting Monday. Actuate, which founded the BIRT project and coleads it with the Eclipse Foundation, is putting its BIRT Mobile Viewer on the App Store.
Apple’s share prices have begun climbing back since Feb. 23, closing Tuesday at $208.85. It’s not yet quite clear why — it could be the imminent shipping of the iPod or the shareholders’ meeting Feb. 25, among other things. Still, investors should take what they can get. They’ll have to — Cupertino isn’t about to fork over any dividends soon.
Palm’s warning Thursday that revenues for fiscal year 2010 will be “well below” its forecast of $1.6 billion to $1.8 billion has raised questions regarding its ability to survive as an independent company. The company’s stocks closed at $6.53 Thursday, $1.56 down from the previous day’s close of $8.09.
Once again, Americans are hearing that the United States is a cybersecurity wimp, vulnerable to major damage should it ever suffer a large, organized cyberattack. The latest testimony underscoring that notion came from Michael McConnell, the former director of national intelligence, who spoke to the Senate Tuesday.
Apple stock closed at $197.05 Tuesday, down $3.37 after a five-day rally that saw it hit $203.08 Friday. However, that slide was part of an overall market phenomenon. On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 100 points and the NASDAQ composite index lost about 29 points as consumer confidence took a tumble.
Global iPhone sales grew in 2009 at the expense of Windows Mobile devices, according to Gartner’s worldwide mobile sales report, released Tuesday. The report also showed sales of Android and Research In Motion’s Blackberry devices going up year over year. Overall, worldwide mobile phone sales fell 0.9 percent in 2009 from the previous year’s levels.
Search marketing will undergo many changes in 2010, according to marketing agency Greenlight. Among other things, Facebook will have to offer better ad tracking, mobile search will take off, and Google will rethink incorporating Twitter search data into its real-time search results as well as include video content in page relevancy scores.
Search marketing will undergo many changes in 2010, according to marketing agency Greenlight. Among other things, Facebook will have to offer better ad tracking, mobile search will take off, and Google will rethink incorporating Twitter search data into its real-time search results as well as include video content in page relevancy scores.
Apple’s role as the book publishing industry’s white knight may be over even before it has begun. Cupertino may not be willing to allow publishers as much leeway in setting their own e-book prices as previously thought, according to a New York Times report. After unveiling the iPad Jan. 27, Apple shook the e-book world with its statement on e-book pricing.
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