Kodak Is Exploring Sale of Patent in Apple Lawsuit

Eastman Kodak Co. is exploring a sale of one the company’s crown jewels: the patent for previewing photographs currently being litigated against Apple Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd.

What To Do After MobileMe Goes Away?

Walt answers a reader’s question on what to do with data stored on MobileMe after it goes away.

Mining Facebook to Make a Real Photo Album

Katie tests an effort by photo-sharing sites to import photos from none other than Facebook, itself.
Facebook and Photo Books

Shutterfly To Buy Card Site In $333M Deal, Raises 1Q Sales View

Shutterfly Inc. said it would buy a privately held operator of two online cards and stationary websites in a deal it valued at $333 million, while it also raised its revenue guidance for the current quarter.

Shutterfly Jumps on Janney Upgrade

Shutterfly shares are sharply higher this morning after Janney Capital Markets analyst Shawn Milne raised his rating on the online photo services company to Buy from Neutral, with a new target of $21, up from $18. Milne lifted his 2010 EPS forecast to 57 cents, from 50 cents.

Litl Introduces Its Web-Based Netbook

Is a computer with no disk drive and no applications software still a computer? Litl LLC, a small Boston company, says its eponymous Litl device is the future of personal computing. Litl is a Web computer with a full keyboard and an operating system designed for people who use online software like Google Docs and store their photos on Flickr or Shutterfly.

Organizing Your Web Life in One Place

Katie reviews Windows Live, Microsoft’s Web-based attempt to consolidate many of the regular activities you perform on the Internet: sharing photos on Flickr, emailing via Hotmail, posting status updates on Facebook, following tweets on Twitter, sending instant messages on Google Chat and keeping a calendar on Apple’s MobileMe.

Shutterfly: Cowen Sees a Blurry Picture

Shutterfly (SFLY) shares are down sharply today after Cowen’s Jim Friedland started coverage of the online photo services company with a Neutral rating. Friedland writes that he sees 17 percent compounded growth over the next five years, but that he expects the company “to continue to experience lower demand and returns in the near-term.”

Mapping Your Digital Photo World

The Eye-Fi Explore Card, a wireless memory card with a geotagging feature that geographically prelabels photos, was unreliable in one scenario, but we found it to be a great way to automatically organize and label photos.

Shutterfly Slides on Ugly Picture For Q3

Shutterfly (SFLY) shares have dropped to an all-time low after the company issued a disappointing Q3 guidance. The online photo service–oops, I’m sorry, it’s “an Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service”–posted Q2 revenue of $35.4 million and a GAAP loss of 16 cents a share, coming in at the low end of its revenue guidance range of $35 to $38 million, but reporting a smaller loss than the 19 to 24 cents the company had forecast.