» Why Android is difficult for developers to work with. [DroidDog] ...
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Monday is a sparse day for economic announcements but investors can anticipate several T-Bill auctions with a small serving of earnings news. Among them, H&R Block will announce its EPS after the close with a forecast number of 15 cents. ...
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The list is more than a dozen countries long. ...
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A $9.9 billion industry is about to get a serious makeover. ...
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Google Targets Microsoft With DocVerse Deal Google is acquiring DocVerse, a technology start-up that allows people to collaborate on Microsoft Office files online, for about $25 million. ...
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Seriously. We don't get it. ...
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Why Project Natal could mean big profits for Microsoft. ...
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Continuing its acquisition spree, Google has snapped up DocVerse, a start-up aimed at allowing users of Microsoft Office documents to collaborate in real-time on the Web. It's yet another shot across Microsoft's software bow by Google, so the brewing war over the cloud between Google and Microsoft just got a ...
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T-Mobile USA has ended its year-old exclusive search deal with Yahoo, and has replaced the company with its chief rival—Google . ...
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Isn't it risky to tease geeks about a product that could still be vaporware? ...
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Google Inc. has acquired a company called DocVerse to help the Internet search leader round out its online software programs and provide more ammunition in its duel with Microsoft Corp. ...
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Google has loudly suggested that Microsoft is behind the European Commission's preliminary antitrust inquiry into Google's practices. Microsoft's response: So what? ...
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Google has loudly suggested that Microsoft is behind the European Commission's preliminary antitrust inquiry into Google's practices. Microsoft's response: So what? ...
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Foundem is a specialist search website founded in 2005 by Adam and Shivaun Raff, a husband and wife team. Both have computer science degrees and wanted to create their own business after working for Capgemini, Detica and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting. ...
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Will this year mark the death of the joystick? With major video game publishers adopting camera and motion controller technologies, the end of the traditional controller -- you know, that thing with all those buttons, sticks and pads -- could be imminent. ...
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Microsoft Corp. today announced participation in the following upcoming events with the financial community. Interested parties can view a webcast of these events on Microsoft's Investor Relations Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/msft. ...
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Accounts of his anti-Adobe rants raise questions about what really motivates them I have no doubt that Steve Jobs is at least partially sincere when he complains to his staff and the gossipy editors at the Wall Street Journal about Flash, the multimedia platform Apple pointedly refuses to support on ...
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Tech-sector investors begin to get beyond the weakness in Dell shares, as Intuit among others makes gains. ...
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PC giants Hewlett-Packard and Dell say that they expect more businesses will finally replace aging machines -- but that they will likely do so gradually. That's sobering news for investors who've been hoping personal computer makers would get a boost from an uptick in corporate spending. ...
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Tech-sector investors begin to get beyond the weakness in Dell shares, as Intuit among others makes gains. ...
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Judging from the round of fourth-quarter 2009 earnings reports, this is a good time for leading technology companies. It just isn't a good time to be a tech-stock investor. ...
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Dell reports a dip in fourth-quarter profit, but investors bid the PC maker's shares lower, unimpressed by growth in sales that included higher year-over-year revenue for its mobility and services units. ...
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E-learning outfit agrees to a private buyout offer for $1.1 billion. ...
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Microsoft will soon be one step closer to becoming the exclusive provider of search on Yahoo. The European Commission is preparing to green light the landmark deal. “I expect clearance without any concessions next Friday,” sources familiar with the situation tell Reuters. ...
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Hewlett-Packard and Dell Inc. are expected to get a boost from the much-anticipated uptick in corporate demand as businesses upgrade or replace aging equipment, including PCs. ...
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Microsoft will soon be one step closer to becoming the exclusive provider of search on Yahoo. The European Commission is preparing to green light the landmark deal. “I expect clearance without any concessions next Friday,” sources familiar with the situation tell Reuters. ...
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Network storage firm comes up short; stock dives as volume spikes. ...
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Determined to create the world's largest digital library, Google Inc. is betting it knows more about U.S. antitrust and copyright laws than the government regulators enforcing them. ...
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Microsoft plans to show a long-awaited new version of its operating system for cellphones, Windows Mobile 7, for the first time in Barcelona on Monday. Nick Wingfield previews the redesign in the News Hub. ...
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Barbie is outfitted with a binary code t-shirt and hot pink laptop for her latest career as a computer engineer, a job voted on by fans. ...
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Google is now offering more relevant ads to users who view sites on its AdSense network. ...
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» Why Microsoft acquiring RIM would be a bad idea. [eWeek] ...
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China moved to curtail bank lending Friday for the second time in a month in the latest effort to cool down its supercharged economy. ...
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Playing a winning options trade. On January 22, Dan suggested buying the February 29/.27 one by two put spread for 35 cents. Now it's worth 85 cents, with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Options Action traders. ...
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Move follows activist investor's departure from board of directors. ...
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Microsoft's stock could take a hit whether or not the company did well last quarter. ...
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Yahoo posts a fourth-quarter revenue decline that underlines the Internet giant's lingering challenges, as it strives for a turnaround in the face of the recent downturn in spending on online advertising. ...
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Yahoo Inc. moved further down the road to recovery in the fourth quarter as online advertising began to snap out of a yearlong stupor to ease the Internet company's long-running slump. ...
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Yahoo's Profit Rebounds Yahoo swung to a fourth-quarter profit, citing a rebound in demand for premium display advertising. ...
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Microsoft Corp is expected to report a strong jump in quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by the successful launch of Windows 7, but it may not be enough to satisfy demanding investors and push its stock higher. ...
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When Apple introduced the iPhone, it shook up the cell phone business but it also changed the way people play video games. About a quarter of the 100,000 applications that you can download to the iPhone are games, ranging from the simple "Doodle Jump" to a version of "Grand Theft ...
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The Height of Radio HD Radio offers better sound quality and more channels than regular radio—if you don't mind a slight delay, says Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution. ...
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U.S. stocks slipped late on Tuesday due to trepidation over churning political and regulatory developments, offsetting solid earnings and improved consumer confidence data. ...
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Yahoo Inc said revenue could grow for the first time in six quarters in the first quarter of 2010, noting that demand for premium display advertising had improved significantly. ...
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Just like the Google phone is made by HTC, Microsoft is looking for a partner for a "Zune-like phone." ...
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Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it would shorten the time it stores Internet users' addresses from Web search queries from 18 months to six months following a request from a European Union data privacy panel. ...
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Tech sector employers announced almost 175,000 job cuts in 2009, a report says -- a 12.3% increase from the previous year. ...
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Adam Katz on the future of tech in 2010. ...
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Microsoft Corp. today announced Susan Hauser's promotion to vice president of Worldwide Industry and Global Accounts. She replaces Brian Scott, who has assumed his new role as general manager of the Health & Life Sciences Industry. ...
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Microsoft Tightens Privacy Rules Microsoft acted on its promise to tighten consumer-privacy rules, saying it will limit the length of time it holds customers' Internet search data to six months. ...
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Warnings by the French and German governments not to use Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 appear to be boosting the uptake of rival browsers, particularly Mozilla Firefox, across Europe. ...
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Intel's Good Numbers Bode Well for the PC Sector A nice kickoff for earnings. ...
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Google and Bing Both Gain as Yahoo Slips Jefferies notes Google's search-market share hit a new high in December. ...
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Microsoft has long claimed that its mobile strategy is to provide a software solution, not devices. So it’s intriguing to see that talk of the company’s long-rumored ‘Pink’ phone project has started up again. ...
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Gov. Chris Gregoire won't suggest a full roster of tax hikes to pay for the programs she wants rescued from the state's $2.6 billion budget deficit, deferring instead to the Legislature while state officials wait for word of another federal bailout. ...
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67 WALL STREET, New York - January 12, 2010 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Large-Cap Growth and Other Investing Strategies Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This 53 page feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with ...
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Almunia Vows to Fight Cartels Rigorous enforcement of antitrust rules is needed in the European Union, the bloc's designated antitrust commissioner, Joaquin Almunia, told the European Parliament. ...
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NEW YORK and REDMOND, Wash. -- TODAYshow.com launched its new food and recipe site cookingschool.TODAYshow.com, a destination for viewers who want to find delicious recipes and video and cooking tips from celebrity chefs and food experts. ...
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AOL Inc. needs to shed 1,200 more to reach its staff lay-off target of trimming a third of its staff or approximately 2,300 employees through a voluntary retirement program. ...
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The tech downturn is over and a recovery is on the way after a "dismal" 2009, as companies resume spending on computers and software, according to a new analysis. ...
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Gov. Chris Gregoire won't suggest a full roster of tax hikes to pay for the programs she wants rescued from the state's $2.6 billion budget deficit, deferring instead to the Legislature while state officials wait for word of another federal bailout. ...
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Opera Software ASA announced Tuesday that co-founder and CEO Jon von Tetzchner has stepped down following 15 years at the helm of the Norwegian software developer. ...
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Kia, Microsoft Plan Voice Controls Kia Motors America and Microsoft are partnering to provide a system to allow drivers and passengers to make phone calls and control a car's audio system through voice commands. ...
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Google Inc. is again trying to shake up the mobile market. In holding an event Tuesday in which it was expected to outline its vision for how a mobile phone should be made and sold, the Internet search leader will likely raise the stakes in its bid to gain more ...
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IPhone and iPod touch users have been downloading apps like crazy from Apple's App Store, reaching 3 billion just 3 months after the store topped 2 billion downloads. ...
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NEW YORK -- The msnbc Digital Network today announced its acquisition of the URL www.breakingnews.com. Breakingnews.com aims to be the fastest, most accurate site for live breaking news from around the globe. ...
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Microsoft Corp. will sell four versions of the forthcoming Office 2010 software, due out in June, for prices ranging from $99 to $499. ...
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