Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies Wednesday, June 19, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said. .. read more..
HTC reaffirms pledge to bring Android 4.2 to HTC One Wednesday, June 19, 2013
HTC One users shouldn’t have to go without the latest version of Android for too much longer. Engadget reports that HTC is still planning to upgrade its flagship smartphone to Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean at some point, although the site says that “users may need to wait a little longer before it become.. .. read more..
Dish abandons Sprint bid for now to focus on Clearwire Wednesday, June 19, 2013
By Sinead Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dish Network Corp said it would not make a new offer to buy No. 3 U.S. wireless provider Sprint Nextel in time for a Tuesday deadline and would instead focus on its tender offer for Clearwire Corp. The decision may be good news for Japan's SoftBank Corp, wh.. .. read more..
Adobe expects third-quarter Creative Cloud subscriber adds to exceed second-quar.. Wednesday, June 19, 2013
By Sruthi Ramakrishnan (Reuters) - Adobe Systems Inc, known for its Photoshop and Acrobat software, reported a higher-than-expected adjusted second-quarter profit and said demand rose for Creative Cloud, the subscription-based version of its flagship software package. The company said it expects th.. .. read more..
Kodak prepares $406 million offering as it eyes bankruptcy exit Wednesday, June 19, 2013
(Reuters) - Eastman Kodak Co on Tuesday said it will seek court approval for a $406 million rights offering that could give creditors a big equity stake in the company after it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Kodak said creditors agreed to backstop an offering that would let the Roch.. .. read more..