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Congratulations to Apple's Steve Jobs, Fortune's CEO of the Decade: Sam Diaz submits: Love him or hate him, you have to admit that Apple CEO Steve Jobs has had a helluva decade. Consider that, under his helm, Apple AAPL defined the portable music player market with the iPod, has shaken up the mobile industry with the...; Tags: Gadgets, Sam Diaz, Apple Inc.; External links 2009-11-06
Vonage Q1: Shares Soar on Profit, But Watch Out for Churn: Sam Diaz submits: Shares of Vonage Holdings Corp. VG soared on reports that the company had reported a net profit for its first quarter. But I can’t imagine this Wall Street lovefest lasting long. The company reported a net profit for the first quarter of $5...; Tags: Telecom, Sam Diaz, Vonage Holdings Corp.; External links 2009-05-07
Bartz to Yahoo shareholders: Change is coming, 'We Are not Google': Sam Diaz submits: Yahoo’s Carol Bartz took the stage at her first annual shareholder’s meeting as CEO Thursday morning. The first half of the meeting was business as usual, specifically votes on the re-election of board members and other official business facing the board. It wasn’t until about...; Tags: Internet, Sam Diaz, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc.; External links 2009-06-25
YouTube Reports Exponential Growth: Issues Viral Video Challenge: Sam Diaz submits: YouTube had been seeing astronomical growth of video uploads from mobile devices, up 1700 percent - yes, 1,700 - over the past six months. But since the launch of the iPhone 3GS last week, mobile video uploads increased by 400 percent a day, according to...; Tags: Internet, Sam Diaz, Google Inc.; External links 2009-06-26
Cisco Live: CEO Chambers Plays Up the Power of the Network: Sam Diaz submits: Cisco CEO John Chambers kicked off Cisco Live, the annual training event for IT professionals, at San Francisco’s Moscone Center Tuesday morning with a quick peek back in time, the early days of the company and the Internet. It’s been 10 years since Cisco Live...; Tags: Networking, Sam Diaz, Cisco Systems Inc.; External links 2009-06-30

Outlawing Links Won't Save Newspapers: Sam Diaz submits: I continue to be blown away by what I read about how newspapers can be saved. The latest comes from U.S. Appeals Court Judge Richard Posner who, in a blog post last week, suggested that one way to save newspapers from their demise would be...; Tags: Gannett Co. Inc., Media, New York Times Co., Sam Diaz; External links 2009-07-02
Andreessen: Facebook Could Do $1 Billion in Revenue: Sam Diaz submits: Facebook will likely bring in “billions of dollars in revenue” in five years time and could even do $1 billion in revenue this year if it really pushed itself, board member Marc Andreessen told Reuters. Techmeme Instead, it’s more important for Facebook -...; Tags: Internet, Sam Diaz, News Corp.; External links 2009-07-06
Amazon Kindle: E-Book Ads Just Don't Feel Right: Sam Diaz submits: The thing to remember about Amazon’s Kindle DX is that it will set you back nearly $500 just to get your hands on one. With that said, there is a report Tuesday morning on MediaPost that Amazon AMZN may be considering advertisements in...; Tags: Internet, Sam Diaz, Amazon.com Inc.; External links 2009-07-07
Amazon Wireless: Shop the Phone Instead of the Plan?: Sam Diaz submits: I’ve said it time and time again. When it comes to buying a wireless phone, my best advice is to shop the service, not the device. It’s common sense. The device can be the best in the world but if the service is unreliable...; Tags: Internet, Sam Diaz, Amazon.com Inc.; External links 2009-07-10
The Twitter Hack: Don't Blame Google: Sam Diaz submits: Have you been following this controversy surrounding some confidential documents swiped from Twitter and sent to the folks at TechCrunch? The site’s editors have been engaging in a discussion over ethics, specifically whether or not to post these “stolen” documents. For what it’s...; Tags: Internet, Sam Diaz, Google Inc.; External links 2009-07-15
No Surprise: Apple Beats for Q3, Jobs 'Thrilled' Over iPhone Sales: Sam Diaz submits: Apple AAPL Tuesday reported third quarter net income of $1.23 billion, or $1.35 per share, on sales of $8.34 billion, beating Wall Street’s estimates of $1.17 eps on revenue of $8.2 billion, a 12 percent increase from a year ago. Statement The news comes as...; Tags: Hardware, Sam Diaz, Apple Inc.; External links 2009-07-21
eBay Q2: PayPal, Skype Growth Offset by Declines at Marketplace Sites: Sam Diaz submits: eBay EBAY Wednesday reported second quarter financial results that were slightly better than Wall Street’s expectations but revenue growth of PayPal and Skype was offset, in part, by declines in the Marketplaces business. For the quarter ending June 30 statement, the company reported net income...; Tags: Internet, Sam Diaz, eBay Inc.; External links 2009-07-22
Rumors Solidify Around Apple Tablet: Sam Diaz submits: The rumors around the arrival of a tablet computer from Apple AAPL have been out there for a while, but the latest one from the AppleInsider blog seems to have some meat to it. Image Credit: AppleInsider by Sam Diaz; Tags: Gadgets, Sam Diaz, Apple Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless; External links 2009-07-26
eBay to Identify Top Sellers with a Badge: Sam Diaz submits: In eBay EBAY, being considered a top-notch, honest and reputable seller is a good thing for the seller. It keeps people coming back. Now, eBay - with a virtual badge that identifies those top sellers - is looking to tap into and showcase...; Tags: Internet, Sam Diaz, eBay Inc.; External links 2009-07-27
Cisco Q4: Earnings Beat, Sales In-Line: Sam Diaz submits: Cisco Systems CSCO Wednesday reported fourth quarter income of $1.8 billion, or 31 cents per share, on revenue of $8.5 billion, an 18 percent decrease from a year ago. Still, the company beat Wall Street earnings estimates of 28 cents per share and had sales...; Tags: Networking, Sam Diaz, Cisco Systems Inc.; External links 2009-08-05
Real Networks Unleashes Video for Mobile: Sam Diaz submits: Real Networks RNWK Wendesday announced the release of a free upgrade to its popular Real Player application. But the importance of this beta release, called Real Player SP, isn't just about the player itself. It’s about the technology that allows it to take video from...; Tags: Internet, Sam Diaz, RealNetworks Inc.; External links 2009-06-24
AT&T Finally Gets It: Upgrades Network to Boost iPhone Service: Sam Diaz submits: Hats off to AT&T T for kicking into high gear, for thinking out of the box, for being resourceful - finally - to come up with a quick-fix solution to this iPhone service problem. Company spokesman Mark Siegel told the Gearlog blog that...; Tags: Telecom, Sam Diaz, Apple Inc., AT&T Corp.; External links 2009-06-24
Apple's Growth Potential: Unleash the Power of the iPod Touch: Sam Diaz submits: In this Apple AAPL story, it’s not about whether you’re a Mac or a PC. This time, it’s all about the iPod Touch, the shy younger cousin of the iPhone that really hasn’t had its moment in the spotlight - until now. Susquehana...; Tags: Gadgets, Sam Diaz, Apple Inc.; External links 2009-05-12
Google Outage Isn't Reason Enough to Avoid a Cloud Strategy: Sam Diaz submits: I realize that emotions can run high when things like e-mail suddenly stop working. This morning, the twittersphere blew up with reports of widespread troubles with GMail and other Google GOOG services. Just as quickly, some used this opportunity to bash the reliability of the...; Tags: Internet, Sam Diaz, Google Inc.; External links 2009-05-14
EMC and VMWare: CEOs Discuss Acquisitions, Customers, and Competition: Sam Diaz submits: The CEOs - EMC’s Joe Tucci and VMWare’s Paul Maritz - took some time this afternoon to meet with reporters at [[EMC]] World for a Q&A session about the companies, the technologies and the future. by Sam Diaz; Tags: Hardware, Sam Diaz, EMC Corp., VMware Inc.; External links 2009-05-18