Oracle slams HP’s corporate correctness August 10, 2010 Oracle boss Larry Ellison yesterday laid into Hewlett-Packard after its chief executive Mark Hurd was forced to resign following allegations by a former porn star. Ellison slammed HP’s board for ousting close friend Hurd despite clearing him of sexually harassing Jodie Fisher, star of movies including Sheer Passion and Intimate Obsession. Ellison said: “The HP [...]
Saudis grant RIM reprieve on BlackBerry August 10, 2010 BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) yesterday won a reprieve from a threatened ban in Saudi Arabia as authorities said progress was being made on addressing their concerns. The company’s biggest Gulf market with 700,000 users, Saudi Arabia had threatened to ban the service last Friday before giving RIM until Monday as it worked with [...]
iPhone faults force Apple exec to leave August 8, 2010 ONE of Apple’s top executives has left the company in the wake of antenna problems that marred the release of the iPhone 4. The firm refused to say whether Mark Papermaster, who was senior vice president of devices hardware, was ousted or whether he left of his own accord. However, he would have been responsible for [...]
Apple to open its biggest store in Covent Garden August 6, 2010 APPLE is to open its biggest ever store in Covent Garden on Saturday (August 7). The three storey historic building will have separate rooms for all Apple products and more stock than any other shop. Staff will be equipped with iPod Touches to scan purchases without a till, for the first time. There will also [...]
Motorola plans iPad competitor August 3, 2010 Motorola is planning to release a competitor to Apple’s iPad, based on Google’s Android software. The device is expected to feature television services, two cameras and Adobe Flash compatibility, and will be marketed in conjunction with the Verizon mobile network. The ten-inch tablet is slated for release in time for the pre-Christmas rush.
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING August 2, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES LIVERPOOL FC AUCTION ATTRACTS GLOBAL INTEREST Global interest in the auction of Liverpool Football Club intensified on Monday with prospective bidders emerging from Hong Kong and the Middle East. Chinese sports entrepreneur Kenneth Huang has made an approach to Liverpool’s bankers Royal Bank of Scotland and US-based Wachovia seeking support for a deal, [...]
BlackBerry is expected to shrug off ban August 2, 2010 THE BlackBerry ban in the UAE is unlikely to have a major impact on the firm, according to analysts. The row over its encryption of users data escalated yesterday, with Saudi Arabia indicating it would follow suit and block the firms Messenger, email and web browsing services. An estimated 1.2m users – or 2.6 per [...]
E-book sellers face probe August 2, 2010 Connecticut attorney general Richard Blumenthal is investigating deals struck by Amazon.com and Apple to offer low prices on electronic books, saying the agreements may block rivals from providing attractive pricing. Earlier this year, Amazon and Apple worked out a “most favoured nations” deal with major publishers, ensuring rival booksellers would not be able to work [...]
Gulf ban hits 1m Blackberries August 1, 2010 OVER a million BlackBerry users face being cut off from key services in Saudi Arabia and the UAE after authorities stepped up demands on maker Research In Motion for access to encrypted messages sent on the smartphone. BlackBerry’s Messenger application has spread rapidly in the Gulf Arab region but because the data is encrypted and [...]
RIM hopes to kill iPhone July 28, 2010 Blackberry maker Research In Motion (Rim) is expected to announce the release of its new “iPhone killer” handset next week. It is understood the firm will unveil its 9800 model touchscreen smartphone at a press conference in New York on Tuesday. The launch has special significance for the firm which has seen its share price [...]