"A lot of Windows customers are going to switch because of this stuff," Mr. Jobs said. He was referring to new programs that will be available on Apple’s (AAPL) iMac computers. These…
Microsoft’s (MSFT) Zune does not seem to be doing much good getting the company a piece of the Apple (AAPL) iPod digital music player market. So, the world’s largest software company is…
First, Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) turned in another bad quarter, leading Wall St. to question whether the merger between the US and French telecom equipment companies makes sense. Its shares are down 21% over…
Douglas A. McIntyre Microsoft (MSFT) is cutting the price of its most popular version of the Xbox 360 by $50 to $349. Sales of the game console have been weak as the Nintendo Wii continues…
According to Reuters, Bear Stearns (BSC) has several potential buyers including JP Morgan (JPM) and Bank of America (BAC) Reuters writes that a court overturned a patent infringement award won by Alcatel-Lucent…
According to Reuters, Bear Stearns (BSC) pushed out one of its presidents after problems that closed two of its hedge funds. Reuters writes that Robert Nardelli, former CEO of Home Depot (HD),…
Perhaps people from around the world will travel to China to get their new Microsoft (MSFT) Vista operating system. The company has dropped its price for Vista Home Basic to $66. Research…
Douglas A. McIntyre Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ:TWO) is showing how its woes are far from over. The company is lowering guidance because it delayed the launch date for its upcoming blockbuster game Grand Theft Auto 4. …
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) has posted results with a gross profit of $229 million, but its actual net loss was $132 million. Its diluted EPS was -$0.42 net and -$0.22 on a…
ValueClick Inc. (NASDAQ:VCLK) is probably hoping that Main Street can find more value in the stock with its shares down 20% pre-market. On Friday evening, the company expedited its earnings release date…
Wikia, run by the founder of massive online encyclopedia Wikipedia, is getting closer to launching a community-developed Web search service. It has just bought Grub, a pioneering Web crawler, according to CNN…
AMD (AMD) has not had much luck competing with larger rival Intel (INTC). Its gross margins have collapsed. It is losing money, and Intel has been taking back customer sales in both…
At a meeting with analysts and the press, Microsoft (MSFT) made its counter-intuitive case. The world’s largest software company intends to keep diversifying into internet advertising and hardware device, whether investor like…
According to Reuters, Microsoft’s (MSFT) CEO defended the company’s move heyond the desktop. Reuters writes that Amgen (AMGN) turned in better than expected results as several key drugs did well. Reuters reports…
Symantec (SYMC) is an odd company. Its shares are down about 12% over the last two years, and the S&P is up about 25%. The firm has bought rivals. It has accused…