Posts Tagged ‘Tech News’

The next digital image revolution?

Lytro unveils its digital cameraDespite the explosive innovation around digital picture-taking, the end result has actually changed very little. A photo is still a photo. And a poorly focused photo is still as bad as ever. Ren Ng aims to fix that.

Yahoo director on hot seat to leave board

The flap over a bogus college degree on Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson’s official biography has claimed its first casualty — the director who led the committee that hired him four months ago.

Jury deadlocks on key issue in Google-Oracle trial

File - In this April 18, 2012 file photo, Google CEO Larry Page walks into a federal building in San Francisco. A Federal jury in San Francisco reached an impasse on a key issue in Oracle's copyright-infringement case against Google, handing the database-software company a major setback on Monday, May, 7, 2012. The jury has already spent more than 25 hours in deliberations after hearing two weeks of evidence that included testimony from both Page and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, file)A federal jury failed to agree on a pivotal issue in Oracle’s copyright-infringement case against Google, blunting the impact of its finding that Google relied on another company’s technology to build its popular Android software for mobile devices.

‘Avengers’ smashes record: $200.3 million debut

Hulk, smash.

Murdoch scandal follows classic media baron script

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2011 file photo, News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch delivers a keynote address at the National Summit on Education Reform in San Francisco. If the phone hacking scandal gripping Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. empire has a familiar ring, it might be because you've heard the story before. Scrappy outsider turns modest newspaper business into international media conglomerate. Ambition turns to hubris. Mogul dramatically falls from grace. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)If the phone hacking scandal gripping Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. empire has a familiar ring, it might be because you’ve heard the story before. Scrappy outsider turns modest newspaper business into international media conglomerate. Ambition turns to hubris. Mogul dramatically falls from grace.

Yahoo CEO faces calls for ouster after inaccuracy

In this Nov. 24, 2010 photo, then PayPal president Scott Thompson, who in January 2012 was named CEO of Yahoo Inc., poses for photos at PayPal's offices in San Jose, Calif. Yahoo shareholder and New York hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb questioned Thompson's qualifications and integrity after exposing a misrepresentation about the executive’s education. The fabrication confirmed by Yahoo Inc. on Thursday, May 3, 2012 gives Loeb more artillery as he tries to topple a board of directors favored by Thompson. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)Scott Thompson’s reign as Yahoo’s CEO is in jeopardy after just four months on the job because he allowed an inaccuracy about his academic credentials to recur for years.

New Galaxy S III phone is bigger and smarter

Samsung Galaxy S III Announced: Eye-Tracking, Siri FeatureAt a press event in London on Thursday that it described as an “unpacking,” Samsung indeed rolled out an impressive array of hardware and software enhancements that the company hopes will help it retain its ranking as the top cell phone maker in the world.

Comcast 1Q earnings up 30 percent

FILE - In a Feb. 15, 2011 file photo, Comcast logos are displayed on installation trucks in Pittsburgh. Comcast Corp., the country's largest cable company, reported Wednesday May 2, 2012, a 30 percent profit increase in the first quarter, beating expectations on the strength of Super Bowl advertising and its popular broadband service. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)Comcast Corp., the country’s largest cable company, reported a 30 percent profit increase in the first quarter, beating expectations on the strength of Super Bowl advertising and its popular broadband service.

CBS 1Q beats Street on digital, overseas sales

CBS Corp. on Tuesday said its net income grew 80 percent in the first quarter, as revenue surged on digital licensing deals for its TV shows and overseas sales of reruns.

Groupon replaces 2 directors

Online deals company Groupon Inc. said Monday that it will replace two board members with executives from American Express Co. and accounting firm Deloitte LLP.