Michelle Megna

Things had been pretty quiet up in Waterloo, Ontario, since BlackBerry maker Research In Motion’s impressive earnings report. But this week changed all that with a slew of announcements — most notably, reports today of new BlackBerry Storm and Curve models coming this summer. RIM (NASDAQ: RIMM), which has long reigned supreme in the enterprise, […]

As the souring economy persists, e-tailers are spending more attention to keeping the customers they have, turning to social media and other emerging marketing techniques. That’s according to a new study from online retailing industry group Shop.org — a unit of the National Retail Federation — and conducted by Forrester Research. The 12th annual Shop.org […]

Google today announced the upcoming release of the Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server, a software component designed to make it easier for mobile users to use Google Apps on Research in Motion’s BlackBerry devices. The application enables users to access Gmail, Google Calendar and Contacts using the built-in BlackBerry smartphone applications they’re already […]

While Palm and Sprint remain tight-lipped on any specifics, reports out today suggest that electronics retailer Best Buy will get a limited supply of Palm Pre units June 7. It’s not clear if that would be the launch date, as 4,500 Pre models are on tap to be distributed evenly to each Best Buy store […]

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has a lot to crow about today. A new partnership with HP (NYSE: HPQ), announced today, lays the groundwork for Web-based printing, mobile management software and managed deployment services for enterprises using RIM’s (NASDAQ: RIMM) BlackBerry devices. News of the HP-RIM alliance comes on the heels of reports that models […]

Rumors are swirling that Amazon may be poised to release a new, larger-sized Kindle e-book reader, even as competitors new and old ready new rival offerings. While the e-tail giant declined to comment on reports of a large-screen version of the Kindle, designed to replace newspapers and textbooks, it’s scheduled to hold at least one […]

Merchants serving thousands of online shoppers could help Amazon promote its own payments solution instead of PayPal, now that the e-tail giant added 25 new e-commerce solution providers to its list of partners. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) just announced that 25 new shopping cart providers including Magento, Miva Merchant and ShopVisible, will support Amazon Payments, which […]

A software developer claiming that Android, the Google-backed mobile operating system, violates his company’s trademarked name has slapped the search giant and its allies with a lawsuit seeking millions in damages. Erich Specht charges that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and its partners in the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) that oversees Android development are violating his nearly […]

The Walt Disney Company announced today that its ABC television network will join NBC Universal and News Corp. as an equity owner of the ad-supported online video site Hulu — and getting its content included on the fast-growing site. With the deal, Hulu now will offer full-length episodes of ABC primetime shows, including “Grey’s Anatomy,” […]

Facebook efforts to block phishers. Source: Facebook. Click to enlarge. Facebook early today suffered its second phishing attack in 24 hours, but the social networking site took swift action to resolve the matter. Yesterday, attackers worked to lure Facebook members to FBAction.net, a site displaying a bogus Facebook login page that hijacked users’ accounts. Today, a second attack […]

Despite long efforts at a turnaround, embattled wireless giant Motorola (NYSE: MOT) today reported continued pain with worse-than-expected sales and earnings, and a precipitous drop in revenue from its once-mighty consumer mobile business. The company reported a 28 percent drop in first-quarter sales to $5.37 billion, down from $7.44 billion a year ago and below […]

While Amazon’s stock price has risen 41 percent over the past two years, eBay’s has lost more than 50 percent of its value — a fact that hasn’t gone overlooked by its shareholders. But speaking today during its annual shareholder meeting, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) CEO John Donahoe downplayed the comparison, saying that eBay has to […]