HTC One is no flop: Shipments of HTC’s potential savior approach 5 million Thursday, May 23, 2013
Many industry watchers believed the delayed launch of HTC’s flagship HTC One smartphone would be its undoing. The notion wasn’t exactly a stretch with Samsung’s Galaxy S4 looming on the horizon, but comments made to The Wall Street Journal by an unnamed HTC executive suggest shipments of HTC’s new f.. .. read more..
Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View Thursday, May 23, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. .. read more..
Microsoft working on integrating Windows Phone with Xbox One Thursday, May 23, 2013
Microsoft is working on some important features for Windows Phone that could help it become more than an also-ran. Microsoft senior marketing manager Greg Sullivan tells PCMag that his company is working on a project with the goal of producing “an increased seamlessness and integration across” both .. .. read more..
EU pledges 5 billion euros funding for electronics research Thursday, May 23, 2013
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is pledging 5 billion euros ($6.5 billion) to boost research on semiconductors and other electronics items used in everything from smartphones to cars, in a bid to boost the sector which is lagging U.S. and Asian rivals. Europe's micro- and nano-electronics in.. .. read more..
E-commerce software maker ChannelAdvisor soars in debut Thursday, May 23, 2013
By Alistair Barr and Tanya Agrawal (Reuters) - ChannelAdvisor Corp shares soared as much as 39 percent in their market debut on Thursday as investors bet the e-commerce software company will benefit from the rapid global spread of online buying and selling. The company's shares opened up 25 percent,.. .. read more..