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Verizon forecast disappoints, shares down

Verizon Communications may miss analyst expectations for 2012 earnings after posting disappointing fourth quarter results as it was hurt by hefty subsidies for the Apple Inc iPhone.

Apple Earnings: Did Jobs’s Roadmap Include U.S. Jobs?

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While shares of Apple, the most valuable technology company, fell about 1 percent to $422.37 Tuesday ahead of its first-quarter earnings announcement, TechnoBuffalo editor Jon Rettinger warned the company is swimming in uncharted waters.

Verizon forecast disappoints

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Verizon Communications may miss analyst expectations for 2012 earnings after posting disappointing fourth quarter results as it was hurt by hefty subsidies for the Apple Inc iPhone.
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Insider is Surprise Pick as New BlackBerry CEO

Insider Thorsten Heins, the new chief executive at BlackBerry maker RIM, is a surprise choice for those looking for a transformational leader from outside to turn around the Canadian group's fortunes.
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New RIM CEO Heins Takes Control of Sinking Ship

Here's a good one you may not have heard unless you are a (disgruntled) Research in Motion investor. It's about new Research in Motion (RIM) CEO Thorsten Heins, and his insistence that there will be no drastic change at the struggling maker of BlackBerry.
Apple's iBooks 2 for iPad has been downloaded 350,000 times in its first 3 days. There's a reason why users are downloading this app at such a high rate: The education industry has been needed this app for a long time.

Apple iBooks 2: Why Users Downloaded 350K in 3 Days

Apple's iBooks 2 for iPad has been downloaded 350,000 times in its first 3 days. There's a reason why users are downloading this app at such a high rate: The education industry has been needed this app for a long time.
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Samsung Galaxy S3: Top Five New Quad-Core Phones

Samsung, LG, HTC and other smartphone makers are set to deliver their next-generation quad-core devices at Mobile World Congress in about a month. Some of the phones to be announced have been teased (like the Galaxy S3), while others are being hidden away without much detail coming out. At least one maker, Fujitsu, even showed off their new phone at the Consumer Electronics Show in January.
Thorsten Heins has replaced Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie as the president and CEO of RIM, the maker of BlackBerry. He will need to right the ship's course before moving forward.

Thorsten Heins: Who is RIM's New CEO?

A result of flagging sales and optimism, Research in Motion (RIM) decided to replace its two co-CEOs with Thorsten Heins, RIM's former COO of product engineering. But who is the new leader of BlackBerry?
Thorsten Heins poses for a portrait at the Research in Motion (RIM) company headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, January 22, 2012.

RIM and BlackBerry on the Edge under New CEO

Takeover talk swirled around Research In Motion on Monday as investors and analysts pondered whether new Chief Executive Thorsten Heins had been appointed to lead a turnaround of the struggling smartphone maker or prepare it for sale.
Jobseekers pass their resumes to representatives from Foxconn at a job fair in Zhengzhou

iPhone: Why Can't it be 'Made in U.S.A.' ?

If you look at the back of any iPhone, you're likely to come across the words, Designed by Apple in California. Assembled in China. Indeed, from the very first generation iPhone to the latest iPhone 4S, the world's most popular smartphone have come to be made in China and not in the U.S. An analysis, based on interviews with Apple's former and current executives and employees at Apple's supply chains and manufacturing experts by The New York Times, has now revealed why the wo...
A RIM logo is seen at the Research in Motion headquarters in Waterlo

RIM New CEO, Chairman Positive but Still Tough Near-Term: Analyst

Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) said its Co-Chief Executive Officers (CEO) Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis have stepped down. They have been succeeded by Chief Operating Officer Thorsten Heins, as President, CEO and Director of the company, effective immediately.
Research in Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie and President and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis listen during the annual general meeting of shareholders in Waterloo

RIM's Co-CEOs Resign, Thorsten Heins Takes over

Research In Motion's Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have bowed to investor pressure and resigned as co-CEOs, handing the top job to an insider with four years at the struggling BlackBerry maker.

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