Year of the Talking Phone and a Cloud That Got Hot

Important new products and services—including Ultrabooks, cloud computing and Android devices—raised questions and anticipation for the year ahead.
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Chip Makers Post Weak Results

Asian chip makers Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Hynix Semiconductor Inc. and Elpida Memory Inc. posted weak results on Thursday for the quarter ended Sept. 30 and some flagged that demand for chips will remain soft in coming months, highlighting how major component makers are suffering from slowing economies in Europe and the U.S.

Worries Persist for IBM

International Business Machines Corp.’s quarterly profit and sales rose amid growth in emerging markets, but the technology giant failed to dispel investors’ concerns about the health of technology spending.

Boo! Citing Spooky Economy, Citi Cuts Targets for Google, AOL, Demand Media.

Of course, if October 2011 ends up looking like October 2008, then all stocks are going to plummet. But Mark Mahaney has specific concerns about Google and six other tech companies.
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Real Estate Search Provider Trulia Sold on IPO Prospects

Trulia’s founder and CEO Pete Flint remains focused on taking his real-estate search company public, despite one of its closest competitors beating him to it this summer.
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YouTube Voters Want to Ask Rick Perry About Government Spending

But there’s a whole lot of other stuff on their minds, too. They’d also like to hear from Ron Paul.
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Another 2008 Flashback: Ad Spending Already Contracting

It’s still growing, mind you. But it turns out ad growth might have peaked a year ago.
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What Bad Economy? Three Big Silicon Valley VCs Poised to Haul in $2B in New Fund Raising.

Despite the bad economy, turbulent markets and lackluster venture returns of late, limited partners looking for an investment edge seem to still be adding more dough to the VC kitty.
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IBM Stakes $1 Billion on Hope of Spurring Small Business Buying

Big Blue is hoping to prod small and medium companies to boost their tech spending with a billion dollars worth of easy credit.
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Acer Expects Loss for the Year

Acer Inc. said Wednesday that it doesn’t expect to post a profit this year, with conditions that resulted in a second-quarter net loss likely to continue weighing on the company.