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Do you hate Apple news?

Do you hate Apple news? Are you so bothered by stories about the Cupertino-based company that you feel the need to comment on each and every story about how bothered by stories about the Cupertino-based company you are? Do you lay awake at night, co…

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Gadgets |

Week in Microsoft: Windows 7 gives Microsoft a huge boost

Let’s look back at the week that was in Microsoft news. Here were the top stories:Windows 7 leads the way to record quarter for Microsoft: Sales of Windows 7 and a recovering economy helped Microsoft set a record second quarter with a …

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |
 

Week in tech: iPad protestors, RIAA vs. Thomas-Rasset redux, and stupid Facebook users

The iPad made finally debuted last week, but not everyone was happy to see it. A group of protesters from the Free Software Foundation picketed the launch event saying that Apple’s new tablet is nothing more than a golden calf of DRM.A…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |

Steam steams ahead to 25 million users, 205 percent increase in sales

Steam, Valve’s digital distribution for video games (as well as a kind of “social network” for gamers, though the phrase “social network” makes me nauseous), is really quite successful. In 2009, its fifth year of operation, sales were up 205 percent…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Gadgets |
 

Microsoft: Better-Than-Expected Quarterly Profit

With strong sales of Windows 7, Microsoft Corp posted a bigger-than-expected 60 percent jump in quarterly profit and said it expected business technology spending to recover this year, Reuters reported.Net profit came to $6.7 billion, or 74 cents per s…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |

Microsoft profit beats on strong Windows 7 sales

SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp posted a bigger-than-expected 60 percent jump in quarterly profit, helped by strong sales of Windows 7, and said it expected business technology spending to recover this year.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |
 

Microsoft profit beats on strong Windows 7 sale

Microsoft Corp posted a bigger-than-expected 60 percent jump in quarterly profit, helped by strong sales of Windows 7, and said it expected business technology spending to recover this year.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |

Microsoft fiscal 2Q earns up 60 pct on PC rebound

Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its earnings in the most recent quarter jumped 60 percent, as a rebound in the personal computer industry drove sales of the company’s latest Windows operating system.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |

Painful Wii price cut keeps Nintendo in the game

TOKYO (Reuters) – Games maker Nintendo showed greater than expected resilience in its battle for market share last quarter thanks in part to a 20 percent price cut on its Wii product that sliced into profits.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |

CA Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Results

Revenue Up 4 percent in Constant Currency, 8 Percent as ReportedGAAP and Non-GAAP Operating Margins ImproveCash Flow From Operations Up 36 Percent in Constant Currency, 17 Percent as ReportedNames William E. McCracken as CEO

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Technology |