Can Diet Coda make the iPad a leaner meaner business machine? If you watch a lot of television, you’d think Apple’s iPad, which accounts for 68 percent of all global tablet sales, had cornered the enterprise market. Clever product placement makes it seem like this two-year-old technology has found it way into every business from retail to national security. The truth, however, is that of the hundreds of thousands of iOS apps only a tiny percentage help foster the image of the iPad as post-PC computer. Rather, the vast majority are created for casual users looking to consume content. ... Rovio Launches Facebook Game, 'Angry Birds Friends' Rovio announced a new social, competitive addition to the Angry Birds universe Wednesday morning. Yahoo under Levinsohn seen shifting to content, advertising
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With two of its most distracting conflicts resolved in the past week and a half, Yahoo Inc hopes its new interim chief executive can focus on the biggest challenge of all: turning the company into an entertainment and information destination that wins back the advertising dollars flowing elsewhere. While ousted predecessors Scott Thompson and Carol Bartz were seen as technologists, Ross Levinsohn has managed Internet efforts at such mainstream media companies as CBS and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. ...
Robotic fish may soon scan for pollution off the coast of Spain One of the easiest ways to detect otherwise unseen underwater pollution in our lakes and oceans is to monitor the animal life. Sometimes subtle changes in fish population can signal a greater problem that demands immediate attention. Not content to let … Continue reading → Sycamore Networks posts deeper fiscal 3Q loss Communications equipment maker Sycamore Networks Inc. posted a deeper loss in its fiscal third quarter because research and development costs increased. Obama Campaign Unleashes Social Campaigning Tool President Obama's 2008 campaign is seen by many as the first successful online campaign, and while his Republican rivals are certainly beginning to master the social side of campaigning, Obama's 2012 team is doubling down on digital with a new platform being released Wednesday.
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