HTC’s new Android flagships, the HTC One X and EVO 4G LTE, have reportedly been stalled at U.S. customs, and may not hit American stores as early as hoped, perhaps due to an International Trade Council (ITC) exclusion order… granted to Apple last December. Apple sued HTC for patent infringement over their Android implementation, and HTC has countersued Apple. This particular legal delay could be over HTC’s use of hyperlinks in the messaging app and browser. HTC has reportedly worked [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Booming Middle East purchases of U.S. fighter jets will be a bright spot in what is expected to be a sluggish economy in 2012, possibly paying dividends for President Barack Obama’s bid for a second term. Beneficiaries include Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co, whose respective F-16 and F-15 production lines are being extended by U.S. government sales to Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Oman, among other rich arms deals announced in recent weeks. The foreign sales will [...]
The U.S. Postal Service, unbeknownst to many, operates as a quasi-private organization, with an operating budget that it must make the most of and a directive to cover all of its expenses. For years, however, the USPS has struggled to make money as the Internet and private carriers have chipped away at the money-making services it provides. Some have offered conjecture that deliveries will stop on Saturdays in order to cut costs, while still others think the service may go [...]