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RIM Falls Short: BlackBerry Shipments Down 21% From Q3, Former Co-CEO Jim Balsillie Resigns

posted by www.techcrunch.com - 30 march 2012

This just in folks: RIM has released their Q4 2012 earnings report, and (as expected) it paints a pretty bleak portrait the ailing company. RIM posted quarterly revenues of $4.2 billion (down 19% from the previous ...

FLA Report Reveals Issues At Foxconn Plants, Details Solutions

posted by www.techcrunch.com - 30 march 2012

The Fair Labor Association has concluded its month-long investigation of Chinese manufacturer Foxconn's factory conditions, and as they indicated early on, they have encountered "significant issues," though it's far from ...

Facebook Tests Letting Advertisers Optimize For Results (Such As Page Likes Or App Installs)

posted by www.techcrunch.com - 30 march 2012

Advertisers looking for higher ROI from their Facebook self-serve ads may soon see some new tools. Facebook tells us its testing new features like "Objectives" which lets advertisers ask Facebook to "Show this to people ...

PayPal Looks To Startup Past, Product Future With Marcus As President

posted by www.techcrunch.com - 30 march 2012

EBay CEO John Donahoe announced this morning that David Marcus, the former CEO and founder of mobile payments startup Zong and PayPal Mobile VP, will be taking over as PayPal's president. As you may know, former ...

Before FamilyLeaf, Here’s The Sports Site Pitch That Got The Team Into Y Combinator

posted by www.techcrunch.com - 30 march 2012

Do you want to get a slot as part of the next batch of Y Combinator startups? Are you curious about what the founders chosen for the program did to get there? If your answer is yes to either of those questions, then read ...