Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Simple Thoughts (Technology) – Newsletter for October 19, 2010

Tuesday, October 19, 2010


Apple Earnings Call Throws Some Surprise

CUPERTINO (GaeaTimes.com)- It is not quite usual to see the CEO of Apple Inc. – the Cupertino based technology giants to make an appearance at the quarterly Earning call. However, he made an exception this time and also used the opportunity to take potshots at RIM and Google, two old time rivals of …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Apple Earnings Call Throws Some Surprise.

Southampton Varsity’s Artificial Experimenter – a new tool for scientists

LONDON – Researchers at the University of Southampton’s School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) have won an award for producing an artificial intelligence that is able to guide scientific experimentation within a laboratory.

PhD students Chris Lovell and Gareth Jones received the Carl Smith Award for best student paper at the thirteenth international conference on … Read more : Southampton Varsity’s Artificial Experimenter – a new tool for scientists.

Apple Announced $20b Revenue and $4b Profit in Q4 Statement

Apple??beat the earnings estimates just like last quarter. The company posted new record of $20.34 billion in revenue and $4.31 billion in profit. EPS is $4.64.?? The company posted revenue of $12.21 billion with a profit of $2.53 billion ($2.77 EPS) about a year ago. Gross margin dropped to 36.9 percent … Original article on : Apple Announced $20b Revenue and $4b Profit in Q4 Statement.

Location Based App “Unsocial” Paves the Path to Smarter Business Networking

NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) — Business Networking is going to get smarter as location based app Unsocial peeks into the arena. Unsocial hauls itself as the meeting point of LinkedIn and Foursquare. It tends to get you in touch with your nearest business network. Basically, it is a mobile app that will cater to a …. Original source  : Location Based App “Unsocial” Paves the Path to Smarter Business Networking.

Phishing Attack Shot Up Sharply, but, Spam Email Goes Down

According to a new report from Symantec, phishing attack rose sharply and the spam email declined at its lowest level since 2008. As of Sept 2010, phishing accounts 89.4% of all emails, down from 92.5% in August. However, the phishing attempt increased by 52% compared to the month before. Meanwhile, the number of phishing … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Phishing Attack Shot Up Sharply, but, Spam Email Goes Down.

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