AIG, McDonald's, IMAX, Yahoo are big movers
2010-03-09 04:08:58
Quote: Ltd., down 73 cents at $12.15The solar cell maker said it slid to a loss driven by one-time charges, but predicted module shipments to nearly double this year.NASDAQ:Yahoo Inc., up 46 cents at $16.52A JMP Securities analyst upgraded the Internet company, citing a potential a boost from its search deal with Microsoft Corp.Research In Motion Ltd., up $3.89 at $73.39An analyst upgraded the handset maker and boosted his estimates and price target, while rival Palm Inc. received a separate downgrade....
Read articleWhat We're Reading: Conan's Twitter Buddy and New York in Pixels
2010-03-09 04:08:56
Keywords: Technology, Start-Ups, Internet, Enterprise, Gadgets
Quote: He was right.
The Future of Windows — technologizer.com
Vindu Goel says: A blog asks 28 techies what Microsoft can do to keep Windows relevant.
A Lament for the Bookshelf — The Globe and Mail
Damon Darlin says: A writer laments the loss of bookshelves — long before technology has even made them obsolete.
Time to Start Taking the Internet Seriously — edge.org
Damon Darlin says: Deep thinking about the Internet by David Gelernter that is impossible to synopsize in 140 ...
Read article[$$] One Firm's List of Takeover Targets
2010-03-08 02:20:05
Quote: perhaps it is not developing it and gaining acceptance for it as quickly as it deserves." He touts Microsoft (MSFT) as a possible acquirer. Founder and CEO Mike Lynch still owns a chunk of the Cambridge, England, company, so he would have a big say in any deal. Autonomy's shares have risen almost 50% in the past year and closed Friday at 1,679 pence.
Puma is widely considered to be a takeover target for French retailer and luxury-goods company PPR (PP.France), which already owns about 70% of its...
Read articleFour in five believe Web access a fundamental right
2010-03-08 02:20:02
Keywords: Internet software and services (industry),
Quote: Other international groups such as Microsoft (MSFT.O) and
local players including China's search leader Baidu (BIDU.O)
must also comply with those laws. "Despite worries about privacy and fraud, people around the
world see access to the Internet as their fundamental right,"
said Doug Miller, the chairman of GlobeScan which conducted the
survey. "They think the Web is a force for good, and most don't
want governments to regulate it." Over 70 percent of respondents in Japan, Mexico and Russia
sai...
Read articleMicrosoft Showcases Assistive Technology for Seniors
2010-03-08 02:20:01
Keywords: Assistive technology, aging in place, Microsoft, New York City, assisted living, Queens
Quote: Microsoft Showcases Assistive Technology for SeniorsNew York and other cities are working with Microsoft to bring computers, Webcams, and other high-tech gear to the homebound elderly
By
Suzanne Robitaille
Not even the vibrancy of the city that never sleeps could get lifelong New Yorker Milton Greidinger to leave his home. Chronic illness kept Greidinger, 86, from participating in outside activities. Loneliness set in. "I was just waiting for my time to finish," Greidinger says. MSFT)...
Read articleUPDATE - Marvell Q4 revenue rises; shares fall
2010-03-05 03:58:15
Keywords: Semiconductors,Semiconductor equipment and products,United States of America,Semiconductors and semiconductor equipment,Technology,Technology equipment,Corporate Results,Hot stocks,Equities,Business activities,Computer hardware,Data processing services,Co
Quote: Additionally, company executives said response to new
products, such as Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) Windows 7 system
were spurring demand past typically seasonal levels. Marvell derives roughly a quarter of revenue from handset
makers. Its main customers include hard-drive maker Western
Digital Corp (WDC.N) and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion
Ltd (RIM.TO).Gabriel MadwayIan Sherr, editing by Matthew
Lewis and Carol Bishopric)......
Read articleGame Changer
2010-03-05 03:58:15
Keywords: Software, Marketing, Sports Equipment, Fair Trade
Quote: del.icio.usDigg It!yahooFacebookTwitterRedditrssSo he made a dramatic career switch, breaking free of Microsoft's(MSFT -news-people) golden handcuffs in 2003 and three years later starting a company called Fair Trade Sports, which makes balls for soccer, basketball, football and rugby using rubber cultivated in pesticide-free, sustainable plantations in India and Sri Lanka. The balls are hand-stitched by unionized Pakistani workers who earn a living wage, certified by a watchdog group called the...
Read articleCORRECTED - CORRECTED-(March 3)-UPDATE - Novell shares surge on hopes of hig
2010-03-05 03:58:14
Keywords: Software,Commercial services and supplies (industry group),Industrial machinery,Machinery,
Quote: Novell has a maturing core product line, currently
accounting for about a quarter of its revenue, and has been
losing market share to Microsoft's (MSFT.O) platform for many
years now. The company is trying to carve a niche in open source
operating systems and security and systems management. Last month Novell and virtualization-software maker Citrix
Systems Inc (CTXS.O) joined hands to offer interoperability
between each other's products and provide joint technical
support to customers. Top play...
Read articleWhat We're Reading: Inside the Minds of Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg
2010-03-05 03:58:13
Keywords: Technology, Start-Ups, Internet, Enterprise, Gadgets
Quote: Thursday’s roundup of interesting tidbits from around the Web, selected by technology reporters and editors at The New York Times:
Berkeley Repertory Theatre — berkeleyrep.org
Damon Darlin says: The famed theater is producing a one-man show, “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs.”
Working With Zuck — Facebook Engineering’s Notes
Claire Cain Miller says: A Facebook engineer describes working with Mark Zuckerberg — he’s unsentimental and demandi...
Read articleMicrosoft's Dual Track Strategy for Mobile May Include Sidekick Refresh In 2010
2010-03-05 03:58:13
Quote: But now, there's evidence that the software giant has something else up its sleeve.Reuters reportsGizmodo reportedPALMNews) Pre; is not based on Windows Phone 7; and is likely running on software that Microsoft acquired when it bought Danger, the maker of the T-Mobile Sidekick.Why Microsoft would choose a two-pronged mobile approach is not clear at this time, but perhaps it feels two platforms is necessary in order to satisfy the various different user bases in the market. Unfortunately, unless ...
Read articleMicrosoft to stay its China course despite Google spat
2010-03-05 03:58:12
Keywords: Media (industry),
Quote: Microsoft to stay its China course despite Google spat BEIJING, March 5 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O) said on
Friday it will stick to its development strategy for the China
Internet search market regardless of the outcome of Google's
(GOOG.O) high-profile spat with Beijing. Microsoft has kept a relatively low profile in China since
Google announced its decision to potentially withdraw from the
market over censorship issues and following an attack on its
systems that it believes originated in Ch...
Read articleCORRECTED-(OFFICIAL)-Microsoft COO sees gradual recovery
2010-03-04 01:25:26
Keywords: Data processing services,
Quote: CORRECTED-(OFFICIAL)-Microsoft COO sees gradual recovery
(Company corrects to say it expects 300 million PCs to be
sold this year, not that it expects to sell 300 million copies
of Windows 7) * COO says customers conservative, recovery gradual * Expects 300 million PC sales this year * Cautious about investing in China(Adds comments on Google, China; shares)Georgina Prodhan LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O) is still
seeing a lot of interest in its Windows 7 computer software
launche...
Read articleTake Two Surges on Earnings Beat
2010-03-04 01:25:24
Keywords: Financial, News, Stock, Market, Headlines, Investments, Quotes, Trading, TheStreet.com, James Rogers ,Technology
Quote: Take Two's shares rose 51 cents, or 5.65%, to $9.54 after market close.The video game specialist, which competes with ActivisionATVI Quote), Electronic ArtsERTS Quote) and MicrosoftM SFT Quote), has been on a mission to streamline itself and announced the sale of its Jack of All Games distribution business to SYNNEX last week.Take Two is also undergoing a major restructuring effort which involves a 15% reduction in headcount and other cost savings. This is expected to result in $8 million in sav...
Read articleHow to Watch Video, Wirelessly, on Your TV Set
2010-03-04 01:25:23
Keywords: apple, internet, macintosh, microsoft, pc, personal technology, walt mossberg, windows, computer, digital, hardware, media, reviews, software, television, video, 2010 core, adapter, amazon, best buy, beta, cable, cbs.com, chips, dell, e205, espn.com, free
Quote: It beams video to your TV through popular game consoles such as Microsoft’s (MSFT) Xbox 360, Sony’s (SNE) PlayStation 3 and Nintendo’s Wii. Both of these products only work on Windows computers.
In my tests, both systems mostly worked as advertised, but each had some downsides. The Intel system works with any video from any site you can play on the computer, but the video disappears from the TV if you are playing it in full-screen mode and get the impulse to use the computer fo...
Read articleI-O Data Signs Linux Software Patent Agreement With Microsoft
2010-03-04 01:25:23
Quote: and KANAZAWA, Japan, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. and I-O Data Device Inc. have entered into an agreement that will provide I-O Data's customers with patent coverage for their use of I-O Data's products running Linux and other related open source software.(Logo: Â http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO)Specifically, the patent covenants apply to I-O Data's network-attached storage devices and its routers, which run Linux. Although the details of the agreemen...
Read articleFacebook CEO in no rush for IPO-WSJ
2010-03-04 01:25:22
Keywords: IT services and consulting,Internet software and services (industry),Initial Public Offerings,Equities,Commercial services and supplies (industry group),Industrial machinery,Machinery,United States of America,
Quote: Facebook counts around 400 million users and has had large
investments from the Microsoft Corp (MSFT.ORitsuko AndoLincoln Feast)......
Read articleHow to Watch Video, Wirelessly, on Your TV Set
2010-03-04 01:25:22
Quote: Both require a secondary device that remains connected to the TV to receive the wireless signal from the computer.
Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii. Both of these products only work on Windows computers.
In my tests, both systems mostly worked as advertised, but each had some downsides. The Intel system works with any video from any site you can play on the computer, but the video disappears from the TV if you are playing it in full-screen mode and get the impulse to...
Read articleYahoo's European Mobile Head Mitch Lazar Resigns
2010-03-03 05:54:59
Quote: And, only ten months after being promoted to global head of Yahoo (NasdaqGS:- Yahooon its own despite the company's search partnership with Microsoft (NasdaqGS:- In a letter sent to friends and colleagues, Lazar says he does not know what he will do next, but is taking time off and is considering moving back to the U.S. Lazar credits Yahoo for accomplishing a lot while he was there: "We didn't have much of a business when I joined, but we now have over 100 mobile search and ad deals around the g...
Read articleGoing wireless with your health care
2010-03-03 05:54:55
Keywords: Personal Finance|Spending & Saving, MSFT, Microsoft Corporation, BEAT, CardioNet Inc
Quote: The mobile health market is projected to more than triple to $9.6 million in 2012 from $2.7 million in 2007, according to study from Kalorama Information Inc.Jesse received his HealthPAL as part of the first pilot project in the nation to assess whether the use of remote digital devices with data sent over the Internet to a doctor's office improved management of multiple chronic diseases -- diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure, also known as hypertension.Administered by Cleveland Clin...
Read articleWeb Firms Under Fire to Protect Human Rights
2010-03-03 05:54:54
Quote: Durbin noted that no new companies have joined an anti-censorship and privacy-rights initiative started by Google, Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo! Inc. in 2008. And he singled out Facebook Inc. and Twitter executives for declining to testify at the hearing.
In a statement, Facebook said it had limited international staffing with which to handle the varying laws of other countries. "When we come to evaluate doing business in any country, we do so thoughtfully and are mindful of the rules, regulations...
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