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Kodak to Stop Making Cameras

in News on February 9 at 6:56 am PT

Eastman Kodak Company has said it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in the first half of 2012, in an effort to achieve annual operating savings of more than $100 million. Rochester, N.Y.-based Kodak says it plans to expand its current brand-licensing program instead, and that it will continue to produce retail-based photo kiosks, inkjet printers, online photo gallery and apps, and camera batteries and accessories. The announcement comes a few weeks after the iconic camera company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Can’t Buy Me Love … But You Can Buy Me Gadgets

in Commerce on February 8 at 12:54 pm PT

What better way to show your affection than with obscure tablets and daily deals?
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The Full Valenti: Dodd Trades His Olive Branch to Tech for a Howitzer, After SOPA/PIPA Gets Delayed

in Media on January 20 at 11:32 am PT

What would Jack do? (And would it work anymore?)
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The Times of Its Troubled Life: A 2007 Visit to Kodak (Video)

in Media on January 19 at 11:54 am PT

Good morning yesterday, you wake up and time has slipped away …
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As Weak Q4 Earnings Loom, Yahoo Freezes Hiring and Also Contemplates Layoffs

in News on January 19 at 5:10 am PT

More not-good news from Silicon Valley’s troubled giant.
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Hot-Button Topic: Do Women Buy More Consumer Tech Than Men?

in Commerce on January 17 at 3:12 pm PT

Women spend more than men on consumer electronics. And men spend more than women on consumer electronics. Confused yet? Here’s a different way of looking at it.
In the 1986 movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", Ferris got a computer, while Jeannie got a car.

Is Facebook IPO on Track for Late May?

in Social on January 16 at 1:31 am PT

With a click, with a shock, phone’ll jingle, door’ll knock, open the latch! Something’s coming, don’t know when, but it’s soon; Catch the moon, one-handed catch!
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Yahapocalypse Now? Q4 Results, Proxy Fight, Board Hijinks and Asia Solution Combine for Busy Month for Yahoo.

in News on January 9 at 1:12 pm PT

A perfect storm for the Silicon Valley Internet giant or just another day at “The Office”?
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Like Yahoo Founder, Like New Yahoo CEO: Data Is Now King?

in Media on January 8 at 10:39 am PT

Advertising and media at Yahoo are now hereby a viscount and baron.
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New Yahoo CEO (And BoSox Fanboy) Scott Thompson Speaks: It’s Still “Early Innings”

in News on January 4 at 9:28 am PT

Meet the man who hopes to be the Carlton Fisk — the baseball legend who was nicknamed “The Commander” — of the troubled Internet giant.
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Confirmed: Yahoo Names PayPal Head Scott Thompson as New CEO

in News, January 4, 2012 at 6:08 am PT

Exclusive: Yahoo Poised to Name CEO — With eBay’s PayPal Prez as Top Choice

in News, January 3, 2012 at 11:29 pm PT

Survey Sez: Consumers Still Miffed at Netflix, but Give Even Bigger Kiss to Amazon

in Commerce, December 27, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

Google Will Pay Mozilla Almost $300M Per Year in Search Deal, Besting Microsoft and Yahoo

in News, December 22, 2011 at 10:57 am PT

Year of the Talking Phone and a Cloud That Got Hot

in Personal Technology, December 21, 2011 at 6:04 pm PT

Youth Is Wasted on the Young, and So Are Consumer Electronics

in Commerce, December 12, 2011 at 9:46 am PT

Introducing Lauren Goode

in Walt Mossberg, December 1, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

What Cash Crunch? Revolution Growth Raises $450M for Its First Fund.

in News, November 30, 2011 at 8:30 pm PT

From iPods to Thermostats: Nest CEO and Founder Tony Fadell Speaks! (Video)

in News, November 29, 2011 at 11:02 am PT

HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang Talks Android, Smartphones and More: The Full AsiaD Interview (Video)

in AsiaD, November 10, 2011 at 2:10 pm PT

Horse Flash: Apple’s Steve Jobs on Adobe Vendetta in 2010 at D8 (Video)

in Mobile, November 9, 2011 at 9:30 am PT

With No-Yahoo-CEO Pledge, David Kenny Back in the Strategic Fray

in Media, November 8, 2011 at 12:42 pm PT

Jawbone Debuts UP, Which Tracks, Well, You (Video)

in News, November 2, 2011 at 9:01 pm PT

Yahoo’s Product Runway: Are You In or Out?

in Media, November 2, 2011 at 10:41 am PT

Clearspring Buys Data Science Start-Up XGraph

in News, November 1, 2011 at 5:00 am PT