6 posts and columns on junk

S&P to Nokia: Whatcha Gonna Do With All That Junk, All That Junk Inside Your Trunk?

in News on April 27 at 8:15 am PT

Three nasty credit downgrades in a row.
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Live from Facebook's Email Messages Launch

in Social on November 15, 2010 at 10:04 am PT

Facebook has called the press to yet another launch event, this time in San Francisco for a new Facebook email system. Luckily, they brought their own cafeteria chairs so our butts will feel right at home after a long summer of launches at the company’s Palo Alto, Calif., office.

$800 Apple Tablet Coming in October?

in News on July 13, 2009 at 6:09 am PT

So that mysterious touch tablet Apple’s rumored to be developing? It’s about to go into production in advance of an October launch date. This according to a report in the Information Times, which claims that three of Apple’s manufacturing partners–Foxconn, Wintek and Dynapack–have received orders from Apple that suggest the company is building a “netbook” with a 9.7-inch touchscreen.
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Motorola to 400 Employees: Looks Like We, Heh-Heh, Forgot to Fire You

in News on December 31, 2008 at 1:44 pm PT

Earlier this year Motorola said it would sack 1,500 employees during the fourth quarter of 2008. Apparently, that was a mistake. What it meant to say was that it planned to sack 1,900 employees during the fourth quarter of 2008, as evidenced today by the company’s announcement that it will lay off 400 more employees than originally expected this year.

Insert Motorola "GONR" Joke Here

in News on December 9, 2008 at 2:29 pm PT

If Motorola were a Greek tragedy, we’d be at that point in the narrative where the company is just about to blind itself out of grief–with a pair of RAZRs, of course. Two reports issued today show an already grim scenario for Motorola growing markedly worse.

Insert Motorola “GONR” Joke Here

in News on December 9, 2008 at 2:29 pm PT

If Motorola were a Greek tragedy, we’d be at that point in the narrative where the company is just about to blind itself out of grief–with a pair of RAZRs, of course. Two reports issued today show an already grim scenario for Motorola growing markedly worse.