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Microsoft falsely claims iPhone app maker backing WP7
Oct 11th
Microsoft briefly got into trouble today by showing Angry Birds as an app on its Windows Phone 7 tips page. Rovio, the developer, told fans that the icon was not only posted without its permission but didn’t reflect its actual plans. The app writer has “NOT committed to a Windows Phone 7 version” in any way, it said.
The company later admitted that it “mistakenly posted” the content and took it down, but promised that its Windows Phone 7 event on October 11 would say more about its app plans. Pulse Newsreader, Tap Tap Revenge 3 and a handful of other titles More >
Oracle may buy a chip maker to get into hardware
Sep 24th
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has indicated he may acquire a chip maker to bolster the companys long-term position, despite its ranking as the third largest software manufacturer in the world. Following Oracles acquisition of Sun earlier this year for $ 7.4 billion, Oracle is branching out from developing database management software, and is now also competing in the high-end server market. Recent years have had Sun using off-the-shelf x86 processors and struggling to compete against alternatives.
Despite a weak economy, Oracle posted a 25 percent increase in software sales this year, well above expectations, and is also set to invest More >
Joojoo maker accused of planning to split away for months
Sep 15th
TechCrunch today said it had found evidence that Fusion Garage’s decision to break its partnership for the CrunchPad and sell it as the Joojoo was a deliberate “conspiracy” to exploit its partner’s work. Michael Arrington pointed to e-mail that allegedly showed the company working with its PR firm McGrath Power to engineer the reasons for taking the Linux tablet out of its creator’s control. Among the evidence given, Fusion Garage purportedly faked investor messages citing business plans and had employees who would aware they would “really sucker these people” at the website, although the latter might refer to Pegatron and not More >
Apple only computer maker not lowering notebook orders?
Sep 5th
Apple appears to be the only company immune from a falloff in notebook shipments for the month of July, according to a report from Digitimes Research senior analyst Joanne Chien. HP is said to be the hardest hit, with notebook shipments expected to reach only 39.5 million units by the end of the year. The company had set a goal of 45-47 million units.
The report echoes a recent investor note, published by UBS analyst Maynard Um, that pointed to slow sales in most retail outlets. The only heavy traffic was seen at Apple Stores as students sought Macs for More >