SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc’s results smashed Wall Street’s expectations after iPhone and Mac sales scaled new heights while iPad supplies could not keep up with roaring global demand.
PRAGUE: Czech Education Ministry says the EU has approved a multi-million dollar scientific project that includes the construction of the world’s most powerful laser device that could be used in cancer treatment and thermonuclear fusion research.
NEW YORK: AT&T; survived the loss of its exclusive US rights to sell the Apple Inc iPhone.
TORONTO: Research In Motion’s PlayBook, the long-awaited response to Apple’s iPad, goes on sale in the US and Canada on Tuesday in a launch RIM desperately hopes will win the hearts and minds of consumers.
NEW YORK: Motorola Mobility changed the launch target date for Bionic, its next key phone for Verizon Wireless to this summer, potentially making the device a quarter later than expected.
HONG KONG: Apple’s next-generation iPhone will have a faster processor and will begin shipping in September, three people with direct knowledge of the company’s supply chain said.
BOSTON: IBM reported a decline in signings of new business at its global services division during the first quarter, even as it reported profit and revenue ahead of analysts’ projections.
SAN FRANCISCO: Intel forecast quarterly revenues well above Wall Street’s estimates, defying fears the world’s top chip maker is struggling to find its footing as personal computer sales growth wanes.
WASHINGTON: Yahoo plans to extend the amount of time it retains user search records to 18 months from 90 days.
TEHRAN, Iran: A senior Iranian military official involved in investigating a mysterious computer worm targeting Iranian nuclear facilities and other industrial sites said Saturday the malware could have caused large-scale accidents and loss of life.
NAIROBI, Kenya: A ship-based laser tested by the Navy’s research arm could put the heat on Somali pirates.
The Navy for the first time last week successfully tested a solid-state high-energy laser from a ship. The beam, which was aimed at a boat moving through turbulent Pacific Ocean waters, set the target’s engine on fire.
HONG KONG: Zoom Technologies signed a licensing pact with chipmaker Qualcomm, allowing the Chinese mobile phone maker to develop and sell 3G devices using Qualcomm’s chip patents.
HONG KONG: Suppliers to Apple Inc have begun production of white iPhones after a delay of almost 10 months, pointing to a launch date of within a month, two people familiar with the situation said.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California: Google’s first-quarter earnings came in below analyst projections as the Internet search leader sped up hiring, driving up its costs.
SAN FRANCISCO: Last year, the popularity of Apple Inc.’s iPad hurt PC sales.
WASHINGTON/BOSTON: US authorities claimed one of their biggest victories against cyber crime as they shut down a ring they said used malicious software to steal what experts estimate could top $100 million.
NEW YORK: A blogger and labor activist has filed a lawsuit against AOL and the Huffington Post for not paying freelance bloggers while benefiting financially from the content they create.
SAN FRANCISCO: Intel has launched a new chip for tablet computers, as the world’s most powerful semiconductor company aims to become a contender in the market for mobile chips.
HELSINKI: Nokia, the world’s largest phone maker by volume, has unveiled two new smartphone models running on a new version of its Symbian software platform. The new models, the E6 and the X7, will go on sale for 340 euros ($491.6) and 380 euros respectively excluding subisidies and taxes, later this quarter.
SEATTLE: Microsoft is making its strongest push yet into the steadily growing business software market in the hope that it can create another multibillion-dollar business.
SAN JOSE, California: Cisco Systems is exiting parts of its consumer businesses, with plans to shut its Flip video camera business.
LOS ANGELES: The elderly have a harder time multi-tasking than young adults because they are far less nimble at switching neurological connections in their brains between activities, according to research released this week.
ORLANDO, Florida: A team of graduate students has created a new smartphone application they say will allow healthcare workers in remote locations to diagnose malaria cases on the spot. Tristan Gibeau, 25, a graduate computer engineering student at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, said his team’s application fits the bill.
“It’s going to make a difference in trying to contain the outbreak of malaria,” said Gibeau, the project’s software designer.
LONDON: Scientists say they have moved a step closer to developing a computer model of the brain after finding a way to map both the connections and functions of nerve cells in the brain together for the first time.
NEW YORK: Worried about how many calories you are going to consume in that slice of pizza, chocolate cake or bag of fries? A new iPhone application may help.
HELSINKI: Apple’s iPad will continue to dominate surging media tablet market for years, with Google playing catch-up, research firm Gartner said.
WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department approved Google’s purchase of ITA Software with stiff conditions, and left the door open to a larger probe into whether Google manipulates search results to hurt rivals.
SAN FRANCISCO: Think twice next time you get an e-mail from Chase or Citi asking you to log in to your credit card account. The bank may not have sent it.
LOS ANGELES: YouTube, the video site owned by Google, has unveiled a page highlighting live programing and said users have asked for more live streams.
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc. has sued Samsung Electronics Co., saying the South Korean company’s Galaxy line of smartphones and tablet computers copy Apple’s popular iPad and iPhone.
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SAN FRANCISCO: A Facebook lawsuit at the heart of the Hollywood blockbuster “The Social Network” lives on.
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Start a revolution. Create a political party. Set up a company. These are normal activities for players in the massively multiplayer online game called eRepublik (www.erepublik.com). Now in its third year and second version — eRepublik Rising, the game combines social networking and a strategy simulator. It's accessible through most web browsers.
TORONTO/NEW YORK: RIM’s PlayBook tablet bombed with influential technology reviewers who called the iPad competitor a rushed job that won’t even provide RIM’s vaunted e-mail service unless it’s hooked up to a BlackBerry. The poor initial response to a device the company hopes will get it onboard the tablet computing explosion overshadowed a splashy coming-out party in New York.
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DEN BOSCH, Netherlands: Farming is moving indoors, where the sun never shines, where rainfall is irrelevant and where the climate is always right. The perfect crop field could be inside a windowless building with meticulously controlled light and temperature.
SAN FRANCISCO: Google is investing $168 million in an alternative power project that aims to produce enough solar energy to light 140,000 homes. The commitment announced Monday is part of the financing that BrightSource Energy needs to build a solar power plant in California’s Mojave Desert.
MOSCOW: One of the last things Yuri last things Gagarin did before making his pioneering voyage into space 50 years ago was make sure he had enough sausage to last him on the trip back home to Moscow.
This tidbit was among more than 700 pages of once-secret material linked to the life and times of the world’s first spaceman that were released by Russia ahead of the April 12 anniversary.
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A special report from research analysts at Gartner, Inc., (www.gartner.com/technology/research/ipad-media-tablet) finds that media tablets are presenting a variety of new opportunities for businesses, but they are also requiring a new set of policies, technologies and skills for enterprises.
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