In a memo to Dell Inc. employees days after returning as chief executive officer, Michael Dell said one of the world's largest computer makers is quashing bonuses and reducing managers to help cut costs and steer the company back toward dominance.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/05/2007
Global semiconductor sales reached a record $248 billion last year, driven largely by favorable economic conditions and rising demand for consumer electronics such as high-definition TVs, digital music players and cell phones, an industry group said Friday.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/05/2007
"I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" ad campaign that takes swipes at Windows Vista goes into overdrive.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/01/2007
In the biggest executive shake-up yet after a string of disappointing earnings, eroding market share and an ongoing federal accounting probe, Michael Dell has returned to his role as chief executive officer of Dell Inc. -- the company he created in his college dorm room nearly 25 years ago.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/01/2007
Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. agreed to extend the time Apple has to respond to Cisco's lawsuit surrounding the iPhone, in order to discuss trademark rights and interoperability, the companies said late Wednesday.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/01/2007
Executive who oversaw Zune development plans to leave Microsoft.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/01/2007
Michael Dell, founder and chairman, returns to CEO role at Dell; warns of 4Q shortfall
- By The Associated Press
- 01/31/2007
U.S. regulators said Tuesday that Sony BMG Music Entertainment agreed to reimburse consumers up to $150 for damage to their computers from CDs with hidden anti-piracy software.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/30/2007
Microsoft and HP partner to challenge IBM in the market for enterprise services.
Hewlett-Packard Co. said Tuesday that CEO Mark Hurd received an $8.6 million bonus in 2006, a year of strong performance but one plagued by scandal over its shady boardroom spying antics.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/24/2007
A federal judge has thrown out an antitrust lawsuit filed by the distributor of Morpheus file-sharing software against Internet phone service provider Skype Technologies SA, eBay Inc. and other defendants.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/24/2007
Advanced Micro Devices Inc., the world's No. 2 microprocessor maker behind Intel Corp., said Tuesday that it swung to a loss in the fourth quarter as the company incurred heavy costs related to its acquisition of graphics chip maker ATI Technologies Inc., negating record processor sales.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/24/2007
Sun Microsystems Inc. will begin building a line of servers that run on chips from Intel Corp. and will receive Intel's endorsement of Sun's Solaris operating system, executives from both companies said Monday.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/23/2007
With iPod sales still soaring, Apple Inc. reaped record profit during the holiday quarter and stands to remain a Wall Street darling despite issuing a second-quarter forecast that fell below analyst expectations.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/19/2007
International Business Machines Corp. rode cost cuts and software acquisitions to healthy fourth-quarter profits, and the company posted a blockbuster number for contract signings. But investors found reasons to be disappointed, sending IBM stock down sharply Friday.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/19/2007
State prosecutors offered to drop felony charges against former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairwoman Patricia Dunn and the four other defendants in the company's boardroom spying scandal if they agree to plead guilty to a misdemeanor, a defense lawyer said Thursday.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/19/2007
The state will likely drop criminal charges against a low-level investigator in the Hewlett-Packard Co. boardroom spying scandal because he already pleaded guilty to similar crimes in federal court, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/18/2007
Microsoft Corp. will make Windows Vista available for sale and download online.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/18/2007
The state will likely drop criminal charges against an investigator in the Hewlett-Packard Co. boardroom spying scandal because he already pleaded guilty to similar crimes in federal court.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/18/2007
Hewlett-Packard Co. extended its lead over Dell Inc. in the worldwide personal-computer market in the fourth quarter.
- By The Associated Press
- 01/18/2007