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Apple Emerges as Nintendo Game Rival

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:39:29 EST

Nintendo's brass argue that the popular DS hand-held device doesn't compete with the iPhone, but Apple has made clear that it intends to go after Nintendo's turf in the portable-game market.

EU Stance in Oracle Deal May Reopen Rift

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:25:52 EST

The EU's objection to the Oracle-Sun deal opens up new legal questions and strains the bloc's regulatory relationship with the U.S.

Mobile Venture Lifts Hope in West Bank

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:17:40 EST

The Palestinian territories's second cellphone carrier, Wataniya Mobile, launched Tuesday, injecting competition into the wireless market and delivering a significant vote of confidence by foreign investors.

Marvell Employee Named in Insider Case

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:16:43 EST

A cooperating witness in an expanding insider-trading probe on Wall Street paid a employee of Marvell Technology for inside information.

Logitech to Buy LifeSize for $405 Million

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:50:14 EST

Webcam maker Logitech said it would spend $405 million to buy LifeSize Communications, a closely held maker of video-conferencing equipment.

Alibaba's Earnings Drop 20%

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:25:55 EST

Alibaba.com's third-quarter profit fell 20% as the company boosted spending to raise the number of users of its online business-to-business platform.

Adobe to Cut 680 Jobs to Reduce Costs

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:45:01 EST

Adobe said it will cut about 680 full-time positions world-wide, or about 9% of its total work force, as the company moves to align costs with 2010 projections.

Streamlined Broadband Process Set

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:04:07 EST

The Obama administration will speed up awards under a $7.2 billion broadband stimulus program in response to complaints the process is overly complex.

EU Opens Thomson Reuters Probe

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:37:21 EST

Thomson Reuters faces a European antitrust probe over the way it locks in customers of its market-data services.

SingTel Profit Climbs 10.1%

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:25:35 EST

Singapore Telecommunications said its fiscal second-quarter net profit rose 10.1% on year due to stronger operating revenue and contributions from its regional mobile associates.

Clearwire Reaches Deal to Raise $1.56 Billion

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:45:16 EST

Clearwire reached an agreement to raise $1.56 billion by selling new shares to several companies so it can continue the expansion of its high-speed, fourth-generation wireless network.

SMIC's Chief Resigns After Deal

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:00:16 EST

SMIC announced the resignation of its CEO a few hours after the China-based chip maker said it would pay rival TSMC $200 million as part of a deal to settle a legal dispute.

EA to Cut 17% of Staff and Buy Playfish

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:59:33 EST

Videogame publisher Electronic Arts said it plans to cut 17% of its work force while acquiring a U.K. online-videogame concern to build up its digital business.

Samsung Loses LCD Patent Case

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:20:46 EST

Samsung Electronics has lost a patent infringement case involving liquid-crystal-displays that was brought by Sharp in the U.S.

Google, Verizon Deepen Ties

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:37:20 EST

Verizon Wireless and Google are counting on an unlikely but growing friendship between their CEOs as they look to challenge AT&T and Apple's iPhone.

Vodafone More Than Doubles Earnings

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:13:12 EST

Vodafone said first-half net profit more than doubled, confirmed its full-year forecast and doubled its cost-saving target to help combat sluggish demand.

Google to Purchase AdMob

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:41:45 EST

Google agreed to buy start-up AdMob, which provides display ads for cellphones, for $750 million in stock.

Sprint to Cut Up to 2,500 Jobs

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:52:52 EST

Sprint Nextel said it plans to cut 2,000 to 2,500 workers by year's end as the struggling cellphone-service provider looks to cut annual costs by at least $350 million.

Liberty Media Says QVC, Starz Show Improvement

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:39:39 EST

Liberty Media said its QVC home-shopping business returned to growth and business improved at its Starz division in the third quarter.

Charter Posts Loss on Write-Down

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:01:16 EST

Charter Communications posted a wider quarterly loss as the cable-television provider took a $2.85 billion write-down on its franchises, masking stronger sales of bundled services and the benefits of cost controls

Icahn Pulls Bid for XO Holdings

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:51:50 EST

Carl Icahn's ACF Industries has withdrawn its bid for the part of XO Holdings it doesn't already own.

Nokia Recalls 14 Million Chargers

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:50:43 EST

Nokia said it has started a program for customers to exchange certain chargers, which can cause electric shocks, for free replacements.

Nook e-Book Reader on Back-Order

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:31:54 EST

Barnes & Noble says heavy demand for its new e-book reader is delaying shipments of the latest pre-orders of the device.

Microsoft India: Good Early Response to Windows 7

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:42:45 EST

The Indian unit of Microsoft Corp. said it is seeing a good early response to its new Windows 7 operating system.

Companies Differ on Patent Case

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:58:50 EST

Firms have flooded the Supreme Court with advice as it prepares for arguments over one of the biggest questions in intellectual property: When can a business method be patented?

Bharti Chairman on Lessons From Failed MTN Deal

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:30:30 EST

Bharti chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal says despite the collapse of the merger plan with the South African telecom, the deal was a turning point for government support of Indian entrepreneurship.

Windows 7 Sales Start Strong

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:04:03 EST

Consumers snapped up copies of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system during its first week on store shelves, though it's too soon to tell to what extent the software will ignite sales of new PCs.

Hedge-Fund Giant Surfaces in Trading Probe

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:47:59 EST

The widening probe of insider trading on Wall Street is expected to examine transactions at Steven A. Cohen's SAC, one of America's largest and most successful hedge funds.

Sun's Server Sales Continue to Sag

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:53:31 EST

Sun Microsystems continued to suffer from delays in closing its purchase by Oracle and other problems, particularly in the company's server systems business.

Tandberg Shareholders: Cisco Offer Too Low

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:02:56 EST

Minority owners in Tandber said Cisco's recommended bid for the Norwegian video-conferencing-equipment maker is at least 11% too low and should be raised. Separately, Cisco said it plans to unveil new products aimed at helping workers communicate better.

EBay Settles Suit Over Skype

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:23:24 EST

Ebay announced a legal settlement with the co-founders of Skype, allowing a planned $2 billion deal to sell a majority share in the Internet communications company to a group of investors to proceed.

High Hopes for Tackling Terror

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:12:49 EST

The new videogame Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the most highly anticipated game of the season. Hopes are high that its sales will provide a much-needed boost to the whole industry.

Sirius Makes Strides in 3rd Quarter

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:31:38 EST

Sirius XM Radio said its third-quarter loss narrowed substantially from a year ago when the company had a $4.75 billion write-down. Subscriber growth slowed.

JDA Software to Buy Rival i2

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:17:11 EST

JDA Software said it plans to buy i2 Technologies for $434.4 million, a deal the companies said will create global leader in helping corporate-supply chains.