GeoCities shares a story which only early internet know about. Geocities started in 1995 as an exclusive free webhosting service with subdomains: yourname.geocities.com. The service gained a lot of popularity and became the single largest free hosting service. In 1999, the beat of internet, Yahoo bought the company and continued the service flawlessly. But the popularity was on gradual decline because of better and more featureful options by other free service providers. But still, alot of users sticked to GeoCities. During the last one year, Yahoo! has been continous decline. It started with the Microsoft’s interest to acquire the company. Though Yahoo Read further »

Motorola is into Do or Die situation. With most of the departments already declared bankrupt and business shutdowns, Motorola stands ont he edge trying it’s last Hope: Android After the roundup of layoffs, Motorola has finally laid down a plan- A Plan that could save the Company and the Brand. It’s unveiling Android devices, designed to turn around the company. Sanjay Jha, co-CEO of Motorola, has had to revamp the company’s mobile portfolio. The biggest bet by Jha: Become the biggest supporter of the Android operating system. Read further »

The deals like this, brings new hopes for the customers and areas where Mobile usage isn’t as dense as US, Japan, China. Today, as per the latest press release, Orange and T-Mobile, will join hands in a new joint venture, this fall. At the moment, they are 3rd and 4th largest Telecom providers in UK. The merger will create the largest mobile company in the United Kingdom, with a subscriber base of more than 28.4 million which builds up roughly 37% of the market. Currently the largest UK operator with a 27% share is Telefonica’s O2, which is the exclusive iPhone carrier. At the  second place with 25% of the British market is Vodafone, the company which jointly owns a 48% stake of Verizon Wireless. The merger of Orange and Read further »

Th famous Idiom of “Necessity is the mother of Invention” might see a change in future. The Recession brings cost cutting, tighter time schedules, faster deliveries, efficient utilization of resources and the most important, Innovation. As a result of recession, Innovation has to grow in every sector. It starts from smarter way of working, and is most seen at bringing new Innovative Ideas to industry where you can raise the margins and hence lower the operating cost. History is proof of the quote. After all, many of the world’s enduring, multibillion-dollar corporations, from Disney to Microsoft, were founded during economic downturns decades back. Generally speaking, operating costs tend to be cheaper in a recession. Talent is easier Read further »

Nortel was once among the most powerful Telecom euipment manufacturer. This Canada-based company once had a stock quote of $240/share. Industry had worst for Nortel, It went down to as low as few cents recently. After struggling for years and Filing Bankruptcy under chapter 11, Nortel was desperately looking for a total Overhaul and an Interested Investor. Today, the leaders finally found a breath of relief. Nortel finally finds a hope. Nortel has entered into a “stalking horse” asset and share sale agreement with Avaya for its Enterprise Solutions business. After almost a month of ongoing discussions, the proposed amount has been set to $475 million by Nortel. As per the agreement : It includes the planned sale of substantially all of the Read further »

Apple fans, investors and market analysts, all are thinking and discussing one thing at this moment: Growth of Apple. They are ready to announce their 3rd quarter earnings today after the market closes. Earlier we saw how Industry gains Momentum, MAC Rises, PC Falls. And now, analysts are predicting that Apple could beat its own guidance, signaling that the tech industry is poised for a rebound, beyond recession. Apple can prove the industry that they are among the Top-Recession resistant companies. Here are the top speculations: Speculations Read further »

While looking over SourceForge’s downloads recently, I noticed that applications exist in the openSource world just about for every need. OpenSource tools are Not only are they handy (obviously), they are also very recession-friendly. I decided to round up some of the best ones in one place. Most of these come courtesy of our fearless Linux leader Jack Wallen with only a couple of exceptions. (All of the links are downloads except for OpenDNS.) Let’s start from most popular The promise of open source software is best quality, flexibility and reliability. This is the best open source software in the world. Read further »

It’s been a tough gravel and mud road for everyone in the technology sector over the past year of economic crises. But we are now observing small signs of recovery, especially for Apple. Morgan Stanley says “Apple is outperforming the PC market in sales growth, and this was before Apple in June released its new MacBook Pros in June. Of course, releasing a new notebook would only spur sales for the months after its release. Apple shipments were up 25 percent over April. In comparison, PC shipments for the same period were up only 1 percent, according to Fortune. As a result, forecast for the this quarter is 2.5 million Macs. In its Read further »

It’s always shocking when a stalwart of any industry topples. It makes people pause and lay blame in a variety of directions. Some may be slightly confused that GM is not going out of business, as the taxpayers are going to now have a 60 percent stake in the company. However, many different brands we have known for years (Saturn, Pontiac, Saab, and others) will be cut loose. There are three primary reasons why GM tanked: First, GM seemed to focus a lot of attention on high-margin gas guzzlers (case in point, the Hummer). Next, GM hit some competition from Toyota and Ford (both of which seemed to be better prepared for the economic crisis). Add to that the obvious, a financial recession, and we have a bankruptcy. Now where does Microsoft stand in comparison? Read further »

Psystar, the unauthorized Mac clone maker, battling Apple in a California courtroom has filed for Chapter 11. The news, reported first by the Mac Observer from what I can tell, isn’t that surprising. Psystar was under financial strain from trying to battle Apple in court while maintaining a business. As Mac Observer noted, the Psystar bankruptcy may indicate that its legal backers may have dropped out. However, Psystar blames the economy and suppliers’ increasingly difficult credit terms for its Read further »