Author: Lorie Wimble

Verizon has had its share of foibles over the last few months over how their customers interact with their cellular plans. On June 28th, they debut their “Share Everything” plans which will allow up to 10 devices within a family to pull from a common pool of data coverage while enjoying unlimited minutes and messages. “Customers asked, and today Verizon Wireless delivered an industry first,” said Tami Erwin, VP and CMO for Verizon Wireless. “Share Everything Plans are the new standard for wireless service. They are simple; customers no longer have to think about their voice and message…

Incessant gossip surrounding iPad/iPhone releases and future features is the only thing more persistent in the tech rumor mill than the mythical Facebook phone. It’s coming, then it dies, then it’s in production, then it was never even considered; the information coming out of Menlo Park (and Palo Alto when they were there) as well as reliable sources do more flip flops about the Facebook phone than most politicians. Most. Now, it appears that the rumors may have some real weight to them. The project which was reported scrapped last year may have been up and running the whole time. Code-named…

Here’s how it all breaks down: It doesn’t take an astute observer to realize that RIM is dying. It takes even less knowledge of the mobile industry to know that Microsoft desperately wants to compete and excel in phone and tablets. Both companies have problems that are best represented by two companies: Apple and Google. Why doesn’t Research In Motion simply sell at any cost to Microsoft? They are losing executives and cutting employees. No measure of restructuring can save their plummeting market share or improve their dismal outlook. They need help in a big way. Microsoft needs to make some moves….

Microsoft is throwing its hat into the niche-social arena by going after students in a bold and likely-futile move with so.cl (pronounced “social”). “With So.cl you can share your search and help others discover what they might be looking for,” they say on their website. “Fun commentary and discussions usually follow.” This is a bad idea. People do not want to share their search. College students are hooked in to Facebook and have study groups already positioned there. Microsoft does not have the clout to be able to muscle their way into social the way Google has and the way Apple could, not because…

To most, it was a matter of when. The “if” possibilities were sealed when word broke that former Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson had incorrect information on educational history. Now, we wait to see the flurry of “resume padding” memes pop up in the underbelly of the internet. In a press release, Yahoo announced that Fred Amorosa well become chairman of the board and Ross Levinsohn would be the interim CEO. Here’s the release: SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) today announced that the Board of Directors has named Fred Amoroso as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Ross Levinsohn as interim…

Leaks often hit the press in an effort to change the reality of the news. They can be an effective way of drumming up more interest than a story really deserves and if BusinessInsider’s report is to be believed, that’s exactly what happened with the Monster.com/LinkedIn rumors that were circulating today. Initially, the story on Reuters was titled “LinkedIn, others weigh Monster deal: sources” but has been changed to “Exclusive: Monster deal heats up, LinkedIn to pass: sources”. Apparently, the professional social network did a courtesy call to discuss Monster but decided against pursuing…

It was supposed to be the iPad killer and in many ways it was. Well, it didn’t kill the iPad, but it took a small chunk out of its dominance during the Christmas rush of 2011. Apple may want to return the favor if rumors are true about a 7-inch iPad with retina display. Rumors are rumors but when Apple is involved, they tend to make news. If it’s true in whole or in part (and there’s no reason why Apple wouldn’t want to attack the market before next Christmas) then it could mean that the one place where Android devices (and particularly the Amazon Kindle Fire) still has playing room may be torn down by the Apple…

Play time is over. It’s time to get down to business. That’s the semi-embraced mantra at Facebook, depending on who you talk to. The alternate mantra being felt in the Facebook underground is about how to keep the party going and still cash in. Publicly, CEO Mark Zuckerberg is in the first camp, but most people can tell by his actions as well as by reading between the line through some of his statements that his heart is with the second camp. It could be argued that Facebook is where it is because it was built with the idea that revenue was an engine for innovation, not the other way around. They have become…

It might be the most beautiful drop of $7 billion in earnings, ever. Apple’s Q2 earnings report showed a sharp downturn compared to last quarter, but investors aren’t worried. It’s not that the company performed poorly. It’s that last quarter was the stuff of legends and the decline was expected, possibly even necessary. When compared to the all-important year-over-year statistics, Apple is up $11.6 billion. iPhone dominated the revenue-generation for the company again, accounting for 58%. iPad followed at 17%. As this graphic shows, it’s business as usual in Cupertino. From: Ft Lauderdale…

We knew the day was coming. Ever since Google announced the discontinuation of the failed social media… something… that they launched 3 years ago, the hundreds of avid users were given ample time to collect their virtual belongings and move them elsewhere. Posts were frozen in January, two months after the announcement of the terminal condition of… something… that kept Wave from picking up steam, and now the site is officially going completely dark. If any of the dozens of people who were using it regularly are reading this, move your content now or lose it forever. The tubes have been…