Full FeedMarket watchers expect huge boost in PC sales as a result of Windows 7
According to the Wall Street Journal, PC sales are expected to see a huge boost in numbers as a result of the October 22 release of Windows 7. Initial figures are showing that the operating system is performing better than expected and should lead to an upturn in PC sales… Continue Reading »
Who’s on Crack in Tech: 7.24.09
Another week, another round up of ideas that could use some time in a facility upstate. This week, we’ll look at the craziness brought about thanks to: RadioShack, Barnes & Noble, Apple forces Google to go web app, and MS up APPL down. Continue Reading »
Nokia’s second quarter earnings plummet
Nokia has announced that its second-quarter earnings plummeted by 66%. The company blames the recession for the drop, saying demand for its products has diminished due to the economic turmoil. Their net profit was $535 million down from roughly €1.4 billion this time last year. Nokia shares fell 11% as… Continue Reading »
Profits down, Dell is still optimistic
It should be of no surprise that yet another computer manufacturer is declaring a disappointing quarter in comparison to the same quarter of the previous year. Thankfully not every company is posting losses like Sony and Palm did. This time it’s Dell’s turn to admit that although it’s still making… Continue Reading »
Microsoft’s profits down for first quarter ever
It’s been hard to tell so far looking at the major tech companies that there’s a recession going on. Both Apple and Google reported strong quarters for the beginning of the year despite the economic situation. There are some companies that have been losing money, but most, like Palm, were… Continue Reading »
Palm posts a seventh consecutive bad quarter
As the company has already predicted, Palm has posted a rather disappointing quarter yet again. For its third quarter, Palm has reported a loss of $98 million. It’s not all that surprising considering it only shipped out 482,000 units during the quarter, down 42 percent from the third quarter the… Continue Reading »
Yahoo announces loss but beats earnings estimates
They say every cloud has a silver lining. Or is it every corporate bad news has a spin master to make better? Whatever it is, Yahoo announced losses for the fourth quarter of 2008, but they also announced better earnings than estimated. The total loss for the fourth quarter was… Continue Reading »
$200 Eee PC by next year?
Looking to get an Eee PC for less than an iPod? Sounds like a good idea, doesn’t it? Well, in its quarterly investors earnings call, Asustek announced a great number of things, including the fact that the baseline Eee PCs will be lowered to $200 by the end of 2009. … Continue Reading »
Google, Microsoft, IBM to report Q2 2008 earnings later today
The US has been having tough times lately on Wall Street. Meanwhile, it’s rumored that the “tech giants” may not be following suit (that’s a good thing). Google, Microsoft, and IBM are expected to report their second quarter (Q2) 2008 earnings later today. How do you think they’ll do? Read… Continue Reading »
Alltel adds 1 million subscribers, posts notable earnings
Alltel, normally perceived to be at the back of the nationwide carriers pack, posted record customer growth in Q1, adding more than 1 million customers for the second consecutive quarter (up 26% from last year), now totaling over 13 million subscribers. President and CEO Scott Ford said, “We are pleased… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.
