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The Cool Hand Of Technology – US-FOREX.US
A young engineer slips a glove on his right hand and wiggles it around at the wrist, then curls in his fingers. A shiny, black robotic hand mounted upright on his desk whirs and clicks as it mirrors his “real” hand with rapid movements. Very cool. But ask any of the other engineers what they… »
No Time For Games – US-FOREX.US
Another month, another hit to an industry that once seemed immune to the financial distress afflicting broad segments of the economy. Sales of video games, both hardware and software, fell 29% in July compared to the same month in 2008, according to research group NPD. That’s the fifth consecutive monthly decline, although a smaller one… »
Nokia Microsoft Gang Up On BlackBerry – US-FOREX.US
In the technology world, the enemy of an enemy is a friend. So it goes with Nokia and Microsoft, which on Wednesday announced a “long-term alliance” to snatch more of the enterprise market from BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion-even though they also compete against one another with rival operating systems.Although the BlackBerry is not the… »
Applied Materials Weathers Storm – US-FOREX.US
Investors have accepted that 2009 isn’t the year for Applied Materials, making Tuesday’s fiscal-third quarter report an assessment of how well the semiconductor equipment maker has handled the downturn and positioned itself for the future.
In June, Applied Materials
‘ chief executive Mike Splinter warned of more failures in the industry as the number of customers declines…. »
IPhone No Magic Bullet For T-Mobile U.K. – US-FOREX.US
Just how badly do network operators need the Apple iPhone to grow in Britain? O2 is the only operator to offer the in-demand handset, and its second-quarter customer additions were strong – 252,268 – at a time when rivals T-Mobile and Vodafone are actually losing customers. T-Mobile especially is feeling the pressure after parent company… »
Chinas Largesse Helps Lenovo – US-FOREX.US
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Because half of the low-priced computers sold in China’s rural areas carried Lenovo’s label, the world’s fourth-largest computer maker managed to trim its losses in the quarter ending in June.
Lenovo
reported Thursday a net loss of 16 million for the three months through June, down from a profit of 110.5 million from the same… »
Analysts Split On Nvidia – US-FOREX.US
A year ago, Nvidia was the comeback kid. The maker of graphics processing microchips transformed itself from habitual laggard in the industry’s undercard rivalry into a premier designer of circuitry, poised to challenge Intel and Advanced Micro Devices, the reigning champions of chipmaking. But when you’re a contender, you’re also a target, and this is… »
Alcatel-Lucent Turns First Ever Profit – US-FOREX.US
When France’s Alcatel bought America’s Lucent Technologies in 2006 for 13 billion, bringing together a fixed-line pro and a wireless champion, the deal seemed to make business sense. So far the opposite has been true: Alcatel-Lucent’s mounting losses since then have sent the network supplier’s stock down 80% and led to a management shake-up, with… »
Yahoo Stock Falls – US-FOREX.US
A night’s sleep wasn’t enough to calm Yahoo! investors unhappy with the terms of its deal with Microsoft.After sinking 12.1% on Wednesday, Yahoo!
shares felllittle further on Thursday, pulling the poster-child of the 1990s Dotcom boom to 14.43 by midday trading, 16.2% down from its Tuesday close.”Investors are clearly disappointed with the terms of the deal,”… »
Sleek SAP Is Primed For Recovery – US-FOREX.US
When the economy recovers, some companies will come back with a bang and others will arrive with a calm “hello.” SAP seems content to go with the latter. The world’s biggest maker of business software surprised the market on Wednesday when it showed just how well it had done to keep a lid on costs… »