Business Technology News
| As of 07/29/2010 |
| Ballmer says Microsoft at work to rival iPad |
Though short on details, Microsoft's CEO said it is "job one" to make sure that Windows 7 is an attractive option for slates and tablets.
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| Graphics chip market seeing big changes |
As Nvidia falters, AMD's ATI graphics unit is on the rise, spurred by "radical" shifts in a notoriously fickle market, says Mercury Research.
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| Ballmer talks up Microsoft's consumer business |
Microsoft's CEO takes the stage at the company's financial analyst meeting. CNET's Ina Fried is in Redmond with coverage live from the event.
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| HTC revamps key management staff to spur growth |
Taiwan mobile phone maker announces series of new jobs and promotions in management staff as part of ongoing effort to drive future growth.
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| VC confidence down after several up quarters |
Concerns over the U.S. and global economies and regulatory uncertainties prompt a drop in confidence among venture capitalists.
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| IBM picks up data compression company Storwize |
Big Blue acquires privately held company and its technology for compressing data in real-time and making it available to analytics apps.
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| Microsoft makes its case to Wall Street |
The software maker is kicking off a daylong analyst meeting in Redmond, Wash. CNET's Ina Fried will have live coverage of the meeting throughout the day.
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| Sony returns to black, raises forecast |
Helped by robust computer and TV sales, the electronics giant posts net profit of 25.7 billion yen versus a net loss a year ago, while sales inch up for the quarter.
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| Nintendo hit by loss on sluggish game sales |
Weak sales of its DS console and a dearth of hot new games trigger a net loss and lower revenue for Nintendo's first quarter.
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| Microsoft touts cloud computing customers |
Ahead of its financial analyst meeting in Redmond, the software maker announces that Hyatt Hotels, Dow Chemical and the University of Georgia will use its hosted e-mail and portal products.
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| AMD tops Nvidia in graphics chip shipments |
AMD passed Nvidia in graphics chip shipments in the second quarter, according to a marketing research firm.
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| Nvidia warns of second-quarter revenue shortfall |
Graphics chip supplier pares back revenue predictions, blaming increased memory costs and economic weakness in Europe and China.
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| Microsoft's 'Street Slide' takes aim at StreetView |
A new mapping technology from Microsoft's Research team takes the idea of a panoramic street view and stitches it together into one long stream of map tiles.
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| Office for Mac to get conversation view |
In video previews for next Mac Office, Microsoft confirms new Outlook will support conversation views, a longtime Gmail feature recently added to Windows Office.
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| Comcast sales rise but earnings slip |
Second-quarter revenue climbs 6 percent for the cable provider, but earnings drop almost 9 percent as a result of costs related to its planned purchase of NBC Universal.
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| Open-source Lustre gets supercomputing nod |
High-performance Lustre file system is getting its day in the sun as new start-up Whamcloud unwraps commercial offerings.
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| Adobe buys Day Software for $240 million |
The acquisition of the Swiss maker of content management software is intended to bolster Adobe's enterprise lineup.
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| The new muscle inside the new iMac, Mac Pro |
Apple's refresh of desktop lineup taps Intel chips in a way it never has before.
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| Tabs get tweaked in Firefox 4 beta 2 |
Firefox 4 beta 2 continues Mozilla's push to release new features and under-the-hood improvements to beta testers faster.
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| Apple partnership boosting Foxconn market share |
Though it's had to wrestle with controversy over a rash of plant suicides this year, Foxconn is grabbing more revenue and higher market share.
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