Archive for July 31st, 2010

Motorola manages $162 million Q2 profit, turns that frown upside down

It’s a good day here, because rather than poor ‘ol Sad Moto we get to bust out Happy Moto, as Motorola has released some good news in its Q2 financial report. Earnings were $162 million, up from $26 million this time last year. That sounds like a big jump, but compared to overall sales of $5.4 billion you can see things are still rather tight — especially since those sales were down from $5.5 billion the year before and all-important mobile device sales figures dropped six percent to $1.7 billion. Also, these numbers were boosted by a “significant legal settlement” valued at $228 million. Maybe intellectual property wasn’t the only thing Moto got from RIM?

Motorola manages $162 million Q2 profit, turns that frown upside down originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HTC Makes Internal Changes, New Officials to Take on the Smartphone Market

HTC made an announcement concerning its internal reorganization taking place these days. Chief officers from major departments were replaced and valuable officials have been promoted to the top spots. CEO Peter Chou mentions that these measures were taken to aid HTC in developing its internal management skills. Ron Louks is the new Chief Strategy Office [...]

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Public Libraries Are Beating Netflix, Redbox and Blockbuster in DVD Rentals [DVD]

Apparently, your local library is the biggest DVD rental store in the US. According to a survey released by the Online Computer Library Center, US public libraries lend an average 2.1 million movies/day. That’s more than Netflix, Redbox and Blockbuster. More »

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‘The Shack’ downsizes, opens Bullseye Mobile kiosks in many Target stores

Radio Shack is at it again, expanding your perceptions of the place that once actually sold radio components. A year after that ill-received ‘The Shack’ marketing campaign the company is now making a rather more substantial move, securing an arrangement with Target stores to see the creation of so-called Bullseye Mobile kiosks. This has started with a 100-store pilot program but, throughout this year and into summer next, the expectation is to prop them up in 1,750 big box locations. Something tells us they won’t all be wired up for WiMAX, but we can hope.

[Thanks, Breon]

‘The Shack’ downsizes, opens Bullseye Mobile kiosks in many Target stores originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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These Boots Were Made For Typing [Shoe]

They’re not the flashiest keyboard shoes around but for those looking to add a subtle geeky touch to their wardrobe, this QWERTY keyboard shoe sole definitely does the trick. I wonder what what my WPM would be wearing them. More »

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