Thursday, October 20, 2011
5 Hidden dangers of Facebook
Over the last few years, Facebook's growth has been phenomenal. The world's no. 1 social networking site also sometime back beat Google to become the most visited Web site in the US for an entire week at a stretch. However, the site has also lately being receiving lot of flak for its privacy policies.
An expert in online privacy drew attention to the five dangers of sharing information on social networking site Facebook. Joan Goodchild, senior editor of CSO (Chief Security Officer) Online, said that marketing efforts by the company often results in a compromise on account holders' privacy.
Goodchild noted five risks of using Facebook.
Apple reports Q4 results
NEW YORK: Apple
Inc failed to set a new sales record in the last three months of
founder and CEO Steve Jobs' life. Its financial results came in below
expectations - a rare miss for the company.
After several record quarters, the July-to-September period saw Apple biding its time, with no new iPhone or iPad releases.
Earnings and revenue rose from last year at rates that would be the envy of any large company, but investors had expected the seemingly unstoppable company to do even better.
Net income in the fiscal fourth quarter was $6.62 billion, or $7.05 per share. That was up 54 per cent from $4.31 billion, or $4.64 per share, a year ago.
Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting earnings of $7.28 per share.
Revenue was $28.3 billion, up 39 per cent. Analysts were expecting $29.4 billion.
Apple sold 17.1 million iPhones in the quarter, which ended September 24. That was well below analyst expectations and the 20.3 million sold in the third quarter.
IPhone buyers had been holding off and waiting for the new model that was launched last week, after the end of the quarter. Still, analysts expected the older models to keep much of their appeal.
Laptops were Apple's strongest category in the quarter, with sales up 30 per cent from the previous quarter thanks to the release of a new operating system, Lion. Total Mac sales set an all-time record at 4.9 million.
Apple's forecast for the current quarter was more pleasing to investors. It said it expects earnings of $9.30 per share and revenue of $37 billion. Apple usually low-balls its forecasts, and analyst figures are usually higher. But in this case, analysts have had lower figures, expecting earnings of $9 per share and revenue of $36.7 billion.
Jobs relinquished his position as CEO in August, after going on medical leave in January. He died October 5 after years of battling pancreatic cancer.
Apple's stock was down $24.33, or 5.8 per cent, at $397.91 in afterhours trading, losing one week of gains. At the close of regular trading, it was the world's most valuable company, but the stock drop means it's yielding the position to Exxon Mobil Corp.
After several record quarters, the July-to-September period saw Apple biding its time, with no new iPhone or iPad releases.
Earnings and revenue rose from last year at rates that would be the envy of any large company, but investors had expected the seemingly unstoppable company to do even better.
Net income in the fiscal fourth quarter was $6.62 billion, or $7.05 per share. That was up 54 per cent from $4.31 billion, or $4.64 per share, a year ago.
Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting earnings of $7.28 per share.
Revenue was $28.3 billion, up 39 per cent. Analysts were expecting $29.4 billion.
Apple sold 17.1 million iPhones in the quarter, which ended September 24. That was well below analyst expectations and the 20.3 million sold in the third quarter.
IPhone buyers had been holding off and waiting for the new model that was launched last week, after the end of the quarter. Still, analysts expected the older models to keep much of their appeal.
Laptops were Apple's strongest category in the quarter, with sales up 30 per cent from the previous quarter thanks to the release of a new operating system, Lion. Total Mac sales set an all-time record at 4.9 million.
Apple's forecast for the current quarter was more pleasing to investors. It said it expects earnings of $9.30 per share and revenue of $37 billion. Apple usually low-balls its forecasts, and analyst figures are usually higher. But in this case, analysts have had lower figures, expecting earnings of $9 per share and revenue of $36.7 billion.
Jobs relinquished his position as CEO in August, after going on medical leave in January. He died October 5 after years of battling pancreatic cancer.
Apple's stock was down $24.33, or 5.8 per cent, at $397.91 in afterhours trading, losing one week of gains. At the close of regular trading, it was the world's most valuable company, but the stock drop means it's yielding the position to Exxon Mobil Corp.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
October 9, 2011 2:51 PM PDT
The
term RPG can mean different things to different people, because it's
one of the more hybridised of the gaming genres. Think of any other game
genre to attach the term to and it's been done: action-RPG, sci-fi-RPG,
puzzle-RPG. Or, if you're from J
October 9, 2011 2:51 PM PDT
Integrating
remote desktop functionality into a Google product may be welcome to
some users who may not trust third-party vendors that already offer the
service.
from Today @sank
October 9, 2011
As
we ponder what will happen to Apple without Steve Jobs, I keep coming
back to a conversation I had a few weeks ago with a veteran Silicon
Valley CEO who knew Jobs. This was just after Jobs had resigned as CEO
of Apple. We got to talking about why
from TechCrunch
October 9, 2011
Last
week, Health 2.0 wrapped up its largest ever event with 50 percent more
attendees than their previously largest event. A number of companies
launched during the conference, but like many events the most
interesting activity wasn't what happened
from TechCrunch
October 9, 2011
US
reliance on private contractors is seeing a sinister focus on
surveillance of citizens instead of defence against cyber attack On
Friday, Wired revealed that a virus of unknown origin has been
consistently tracking the remote piloting of US milita
9 oct
- Chrome extension enables remote computer control October 8, 2011 5:19 AM PDTGoogle's Chrome Remote Desktop extension lets a person with one machine running Chrome control another such machine. It should help make Chromebooks easier to manage.
- Top-rated reviews of the week (photos) October 8, 2011 4:00 AM PDTHere are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the Samsung Galaxy S II, the Amazon Kindle 2011, and the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play 4G.
- Prototype 3G MacBook buyer gets parts back October 7, 2011 3:40 PM PDTAfter having to give a prototype Apple notebook back to the company last month, the buyer has gotten back some of the parts he bought and installed to get it running.
- Samsung, Google delay Galaxy Nexus launch October 7, 2011 5:07 AM PDTCompanies say that they're not ready to unveil the smartphone and will find a new date for the announcement.
- Homeland Security moves ahead on 'pre-crime' detection October 7, 2011 4:00 AM PDTInternal Homeland Security document indicates a program to predict criminal intent is being tested on members of the public, raising questions about whether it's a bit too close to a real-life Minority Report
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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