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Technology
Google (GOOG) Moves Toward 52-Week Low
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is down almost 6% today to just above $457. That is within $20 of its 52-week low.Twenty dollars might seem like a lot, but the shares would only have…
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Technology
As Internet Ad Revenue Growth Slows, Yahoo! (YHOO) Deal Looks Worse
All the thumb-sucking champions of internet ad growth were probably cheering when they saw that online marketing revenue jumped 25% last year to $21 billion. But, that was much less than the…
Douglas A. McIntyre 6:10am ET
Apps & Software
VMWare’s (VMW) Shares Can Fall More As Microsoft (MSFT) Enters The Market
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) play a cut-throat game in almost every sector the software market it enters and investors at virtualisation software company VMWare (NYSE: VMW) know that. VMW shares have gone from…
4:03am ET
Media
Media Digest 2/26/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Siemens (SI) will cut over 6,000 jobs in its telecom equipment business. Reuters writes that MBIA (MBI) is moving to help bring stability to the credit markets. Reuters reports…
2:01pm ET
Technology
Google Search Almost Double Yahoo!/MSN Combined (GOOG, MSFT, YHOO)
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) search is now roughly 3-times that of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO). To make matters worse, its "searchers" appear to be much more active in search. While Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is…
2:00pm ET
Technology
Microsoft (MSFT) Tries To Leap Frog Google’s (GOOG) Ad Targeting
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) claims that is has come out with the greatest internet ad targeting system since the beginning of time. "It said its new system, which it calls Engagement Mapping, will…
8:56am ET
Technology
Rumor Of The Day: Will News Corp (NWS) Walk Away From Google (GOOG)?
Techcrunch is reporting that News Corp (NYSE: NWS) is negotiating with Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) to get out of a deal which allows the big search company exclusive rights to sell text ads…
4:06am ET
Media
Media Digest 2/22/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, Micorosft (MSFT) will open up some of its software code to rivals. Reuters reports that BP (BP) will try to get billions of more barrels out of Prudhoe Bay.…
1:54pm ET
Technology
US Search Engine Market Share: Yahoo! (YHOO) Running Out Of Time
Based on the January US search engine numbers, Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) needs to hurry up and get itself sold. The Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) share barely moved according to comScore. It had 58.5%…
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Apps & Software
Microsoft & Interoperability (MSFT)
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is implementing four new interoperability principles and corresponding actions across its high-volume business products: ensuring open connections; promoting data portability; enhancing support for industry standards; fostering more open engagement…
Douglas A. McIntyre 8:02am ET
Consumer Electronics
Microsoft (MSFT) Says XBox Live May Double
If the Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Xbox 360 will stop overheating, the company believes that it can double the number of Xbox Live users. The Live product has 10 million users now who…
7:53am ET
Apps & Software
Microsoft (MSFT) Gets Good News From Asia
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) says that its sales to PC makers in Taiwan are running up and should rise about 10% this year. Manufacturers in Taiwan make about 60% of PCs sold around…
6:19am ET
Consumer Electronics
Is Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) The Exception Or The Rule
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) turned in one of the best performances of the earnings season. Net income rose 38%. Revenue rose 13% to $28.5 billion. The computer company raised guidance and its shares…
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Consumer Electronics
Nintendo To Push Envelop In Video Games (SNE)(MSFT)
It is not enough that Nintendo’s Wii outsells the Sony (NYSE: SNE) PS3 and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Xbox 360 in almost every market, every month. Nintendo its launching a new product in…
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Technology
Bill Gates: Microsoft (MSFT) Doesn’t Needs Yahoo! (YHOO)
Bill Gates says Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) can do well in the search market if its offer for Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) does not work out. "We can afford to make big investments in the engineering…