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Taiwan’s HTC Sees First Loss Since 2002 Listing

Taiwan’s HTC said on Friday it had swung to its first net loss since listing in 2002, as it struggles to gain foothold in the highly competitive smartphone market. The firm reported a net loss of Tw$2.97 billion ($101 million) in July-September, compared…

Difference Engine: Pay up or Shut up

THE on-going saga of Google sweeping up people’s Wi-Fi transmissions—as its Street View vehicles trundled around the world, snapping panoramic pictures of their surroundings—has focused attention yet again on just how much privacy people can expect…

JustFab Raises Another $40M Proving Fast Fashion Ecommerce is a Billion $ Global Opportunity

By Michael Carney On September 26, 2013JustFab, the Los Angeles-based women’s fashion subscription ecommerce giant, has raised a $40 million Series C round. The news comes as the company continues to expand aggressively into Europe and grow its…

How Did Once-Addictive Blackberry Fall Behind Other Smart Phones?

JUDY WOODRUFF: Next: the end of an era for an embattled smartphone company. Last week, BlackBerry announced that it was facing a huge loss due to unsold devices and that it would lay off about 40 percent of its already reduced work force. And, yesterday…

DKNY’s 10 Commandments of Luxury Social Media, Part I

“If you’re not speaking for yourself on behalf of your brand, someone else is speaking for you, about you or against you,” said Aliza Licht, SVP, Global Communications, Donna Karan International, during her presentation at…