6 posts and columns on financial performance

China Unicom: 5000 iPhones Sold So Far

in News on November 3, 2009 at 11:00 am PT

Sprint: Even Fewer Dropped Calls, Callers

in News on October 29, 2009 at 6:55 am PT

Good thing Sprint expects to lose fewer customers this quarter than in previous quarters. Because if the company continues to lose them at its former rate–well, things are going to get even uglier. Reporting a wider third-quarter loss than expected this morning, Sprint said it lost 545,000 wireless customers and 801,000 more in the crucial postpaid category.
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Cisco: Expectations Easy to Beat if You Set Them Low Enough

in News on May 6, 2009 at 2:15 pm PT

Cisco opened its books this afternoon and what they revealed wasn’t exactly pretty: declining profit and slumping sales. Not the sort of performance you hope for in a tech bellwether. But clearly Cisco has been beaten into submission by the econalypse just like everyone else.
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Sun Sacks 1,500

in News on March 30, 2009 at 2:22 pm PT

Looks like Sun is “aligning its business with the global economic climate” again… The company will sack 1,500 employees this week, a company spokesperson confirmed to Digital Daily. The move is part of the restructuring plan Sun announced last November and will affect “all functions, geographies and levels.”
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Cadence Leadership Released Into Wild

in News on October 16, 2008 at 5:50 am PT

They’re clearing the decks at Cadence. CEO Mike Fister resigned Wednesday, along with four other senior executives, in the wake of mounting financial problems at the semiconductor company.

Apple Notebook Event: Jobs on Touchscreen Notebooks

in News on October 14, 2008 at 11:11 am PT

In a short video, senior designer Jon Ives and other members of Apple’s industrial design team explain the new unibody enclosure. Machining enables a level of precision unheard of in the industry, says Ives. In many ways, these notebooks are more beautiful on the inside than they are on the outside. There’s lots of emphasis at this unveiling on environmental concerns, reducing the footprint for manufacturing the new notebooks.