36 posts and columns on Brazil

Tim Cook on His First Four Months as Apple CEO: Just Look at the Results

in News on January 24 at 3:40 pm PT

Always humble, Cook gave his colleagues most of the credit, but said that the company’s recent financial results speak for themselves.
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A Look Back at IBM’s Palmisano Era and the China Strategy

in News on January 2 at 9:33 am PT

Palmisano will be remembered as the man who sold IBM’s PC division to China’s Lenovo. Seven years later, it seems to have been a good trade for both parties.
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Brazilian Social Games Company Pays Zynga to Settle Copyright Issues

in Commerce on December 6, 2011 at 9:29 am PT

San Francisco-based Zynga, which is on track to go public next week, has settled a lawsuit against Vostu, a social-game maker in Brazil that Zynga accused of copyright infringement. In a joint statement, the two said: “As part of the settlement, Vostu made a monetary payment to Zynga and made some changes to four of its games.” Terms were not disclosed. Vostu claims to be the largest social game company in Brazil and is backed by Accel Partners, Tiger Technology Global Management, Intel Capital and General Catalyst Partners.

China’s Lenovo Proves There’s Life in the PC Market Yet

in Enterprise on November 2, 2011 at 12:50 pm PT

China-based PC maker Lenovo today reported profits that grew 88 percent and officially became the No. 2 PC maker in the world, behind Hewlett-Packard.
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China Now Accounts for 16 Percent of Apple Revenue

in News on October 18, 2011 at 4:06 pm PT

China, which is the company’s second largest market, accounted for 16 percent of Apple’s sales during the past quarter, with $4.5 billion in revenue, a year-over-year increase of 270 percent.
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The Future of Social Gaming Isn’t All About Facebook

in Social on October 11, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

In fact, other platforms are slated to represent much larger opportunities than Facebook, according to a recent study.
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When Attrition Attacks: Yahoo’s Latin America Head Departs

in News on September 26, 2011 at 3:17 pm PT

Guilherme Ribenboim, VP and managing director of Latin America and U.S. Hispanic markets, has left Yahoo for another job at a start-up.
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VeriFone Willing to Shell Out $1 Billion Annually to Grow Payments Network

in Commerce on August 23, 2011 at 3:57 pm PT

As the largest maker of cash registers and other payment processing devices, VeriFone is willing to spend up to $1 billion a year on acquisitions to stay on top.
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Intel CEO: We’re Big in Brazil, and Lots of Other Places

in News on July 20, 2011 at 5:27 pm PT

When it comes to the PC market research, firms see business growing a lot more slowly than Intel does.
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At the Height of Their Infamy, LulzSec Hackers Call It Quits

in News on June 25, 2011 at 7:37 pm PT

On its 50th day of activity, the hacking group LulzSec calls it quits, but not before dropping one more collection of hacker booty. Why quit now? Probably because the heat is on.
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LinkedIn Reaches 100 Million Users

in Social, March 22, 2011 at 4:50 am PT

Spanish Private-Sales Site Privalia Expands to Germany Via Acquisition

Apple’s Really Good Quarter Was Really, Really Good in China

in Mobile, January 19, 2011 at 5:45 am PT

Nielsen: Young People Across The Globe Love Their Cell Phones (But Use Them Differently)

in Mobile, January 11, 2011 at 3:00 am PT

Vostu Harvests Funds from Facebook, Zynga Backers

in News, November 29, 2010 at 10:00 am PT

Brazil Makes the Most Content Takedown Demands of Google

How Internet Growth Is Playing Out in Top Emerging Markets

in News, September 1, 2010 at 1:38 pm PT

Say You, Say (Google) Me–When Will the Search Giant Get Social Graces?

in News, August 25, 2010 at 8:16 am PT

Google Makes Change to Orkut as Facebook Wins in India

in News, August 25, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Telefónica Wins Vivo Battle

in News, July 28, 2010 at 8:57 am PT

“Avatar” Director James Cameron at D8: 3-D or Not, It’s Still About the Story

in D8, June 2, 2010 at 8:00 pm PT

Google Street View Cars Collected Wi-Fi User Data for Three Years

in News, May 14, 2010 at 2:23 pm PT

Google: Can Someone Help Us Out With This “Social” Thing?

in Social, May 10, 2010 at 4:05 pm PT

Acer Focuses on China and Brazil

in News, April 1, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Dell Dials Up Smartphones

in News, November 13, 2009 at 11:00 am PT