While many in-person summer camps have been cancelled in response to COVID-19, the National Inventors Hall of Fame® (NIHF) has been working hard to meet the needs of families across the country with the launch of Camp Invention Connect™ — a hybrid program that offers imaginative, hands-on learning at home. To date, NIHF has run […]
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Jim Malackowski Discusses Likely RIM Suitors on CNBC Today
News broke after the market closed yesterday that Blackberry Smartphone-maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) had engaged bankers to assist in a strategic review of business and financial performance. This announcement came as part of a business update warning shareholders of an upcoming first-quarter operating loss. Referencing recent billion dollar patent sales by Nortel and […]
Did Google buy Motorola Mobility Primarily for its Patents?
Google (GOOG) agreed to acquire Motorola Mobility (MMI) for $12.5 billion this last summer. Many analysts are puzzled as to why GOOG offered so much, for a business whose sales are a far distance behind Apple and profit margins well below its own. MMI issued a new warning that its smartphone sales are slightly up […]