News: Business & Finance

• The new prolific iPhone app developer: Microsoft
  MG Siegler
  Jan 08 2009
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  • Business & Finance

  For a company whose chief executive laughed off the iPhone when it was first announced, Microsoft is sure making a lot of iPhone applications. The company unveiled another app, Tag Reader [iTunes], ...

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• Intel will miss its already-lowered 4Q targets
  Jordan Robertson
  Jan 08 2009
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  • Business & Finance

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Even after sharply reducing its outlook for the fourth quarter, Intel Corp. said Wednesday that it would miss its revenue projection by about $500 million, a sign that PC ...

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• CES: Palm shows off its Palm Pre gesture-based smart phone
  Dean Takahashi
  Jan 08 2009
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  • Business & Finance

  Palm went into a deep research and development phase for a few years. Right now, it’s coming up for air. It is unveiling the long-awaited Palm Pre at the International Consumer Electronics ...

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• Roundup: Cuts at One Laptop Per Child, Yahoo takeover plans and more
  Anthony Ha
  Jan 08 2009
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  • Business & Finance

  Here’s the latest action: One Laptop Per Child cuts 50 percent of staff — The group says it is refocusing its efforts and that the remaining 32 team members are facing salary ...

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• LG shows off 'Dick Tracy' wristwatch phone
  The Associated Press
  Jan 08 2009
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  • Business & Finance

  LAS VEGAS (AP) — It looks like Dick Tracy may finally get his wristwatch cell phone, the one that does video calls.LG Electronics Inc. plans to introduce a wrist phone later this year, giving ...

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• Nonprofit laptop maker forced to cut staff
  The Associated Press
  Jan 08 2009
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  • Business & Finance

  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — In another sign of the growing financial strain on nonprofit groups, the One Laptop Per Child program is paring its staff in half. The project, a spinoff from the ...

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• Asustek Eee PC, motherboard shipments hit by downturn
  Dan Nystedt
  Jan 08 2009
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  • Business & Finance

  Asustek Computer, the world's largest motherboard maker and developer of the popular Eee PC line of netbooks, slashed its fourth quarter shipment outlook on Thursday, citing slower than expected ...

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• Live blogging CES: Sony CEO Howard Stringer pals with Tom Hanks
  Dean Takahashi
  Jan 08 2009
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  • Business & Finance

  Sir Howard did a good job showing off a combination of cool technology and Sony’s clout in rounding up celebrities to appear on stage with him for his keynote speech at the CES show in Las ...

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• IPEVO shows off a what a high-end digital photo frame should look like
  Dean Takahashi
  Jan 08 2009
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  • Business & Finance

  IPEVO is one of those Taiwanese companies that doesn’t get a lot of attention. It’s been making Skype phones and other gear for a while, and now it’s showing off its first digital ...

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• Intel's miss weighs on Microsoft shares
  The Associated Press
  Jan 08 2009
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  • Business & Finance

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Shares of Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, sank Wednesday after chip maker Intel Corp. said fourth-quarter sales missed already lowered ...

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