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BANGALORE (Reuters) – Analysts flagged Google Inc’s aggressive spending and a spike in headcount that led to the search giant missing profit estimates for the first time in two years. On Thursday, Google reported second-quarter earnings that missed estimates in spite of a 24 percent jump in revenue. The company, however, said it would keep […]

(Reuters) – Apple Inc is likely to announce a fix for the iPhone 4’s reception problems on Friday rather than recall the device, hoping to stem a growing chorus of complaints and avert any lasting damage to its carefully earned reputation for quality products. Apple, which surprised consumers and investors when it said it will […]

(Reuters) – Investors have muted expectations for Google Inc’s second-quarter results, as economic clouds and shifts in the company’s strategy dampened hopes that it will beat Wall Street estimates. At least three analysts have cut financial estimates for Google in the run up to its second-quarter earnings report due late Thursday. “There’s no question that […]

(Reuters) – Apple Inc has called a surprise press conference for Friday to talk about the iPhone 4, as the company continues to deal with fallout from reported reception problems on its popular smartphone. Apple spokesman Steve Dowling said late on Wednesday the company would hold the event at 10 a.m. on Friday at its […]

SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer touted new tablet-style devices running the Windows 7 operating system from about 20 manufacturers at a conference on Monday, underlining the giant software company’s eagerness to counter the explosion of interest in Apple Inc’s iPad. New Windows-powered tablet or slate devices — small, hand-held, wireless computers […]

SUN VALLEY Idaho (Reuters) – Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt rejected any notion that Apple Inc or Facebook presented a threat to the web search leader’s business. Most people “assume that these are zero-sum games, which are battles to the death,” said Schmidt, who spoke with reporters in a one-hour briefing on Thursday at […]

(Reuters) – Fujitsu Ltd, Japan’s biggest IT services provider, said on Friday it plans to boost investment in cloud computing by 54 percent this year to beef up its operations in one of the IT sector’s hottest areas. It will also seek more global partnerships and acquisitions to expand its software and product offerings accessed […]

Green really seems to be the color of the moment, with more and more products being promoted not only for their performance and features but for their environmental friendliness as well. Lenovo has been a champion of the trend, as we saw in our review of the ThinkVision L2251x monitor and its reusable shopping bag. […]

(Reuters) – The U.S. government is launching a program nicknamed “Perfect Citizen” to detect cyber assaults on private U.S. companies and government agencies running critical infrastructure, the Wall Street Journal said in its online edition. The surveillance by the National Security Agency would rely on sensors deployed in computer networks for critical infrastructure such as […]

(Reuters) – U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp is planning to cut a small number of jobs as early as this week, the Wall Street Journal said, citing a person familiar with the matter. The size of the job cuts could not be learned, the Journal said. However, the scope of latest job reduction is far […]

(Reuters) – Worldwide semiconductor sales rose 4.5 percent in May from April to $24.7 billion, helped by strong sales of personal computers, cell phones, corporate information technology, industrial applications and autos, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said. SIA expects unit sales of personal computers to grow by 20 percent and sales of cell phones to […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States, seeking to modernize technology and reduce costs, is embracing “cloud computing,” but privacy and security issues need to be ironed out during a decade-long transition, U.S. officials said on Thursday. In a fledgling and rapidly growing industry, companies like Google Inc, Microsoft Corp and Salesforce.com Inc, the world’s biggest […]