IBM’s Cloud Is Big in Japan With Two New Data Centers

Big Blue brings its SmartCloud to Japan, and also launches a second data center devoted to LotusLive.

Gartner Says Worldwide IT Spending to Grow, Despite Japan Earthquake

The earthquake in Japan isn’t having as much of an impact on worldwide IT spending as expected, the market research firm Gartner says. Growth, it says, will be healthy.
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Research In Motion Warns Earnings to Fall Short Amid Weak BlackBerry Sales

The BlackBerry maker said that its sales and earnings won’t meet the forecast laid out just one month ago as it has seen weaker than expected smartphone sales.

Nokia Sees Challenging Second Quarter Amid Japan Quake Impact, Start of Transition to Windows Phone

CEO Stephen Elop says he was pleased with the performance of the company last quarter, but predicts a steep drop in sales this quarter amid competition and impact from the Japan earthquake. Nokia faces several quarters of uncertainty as it seeks to sustain business in a Symbian platform it is committed to transitioning away from but doesn’t yet have much of anything to offer in terms of the Windows Phones that will be its future.

Sony Ericsson Says Quake Aftermath Will Continue to Cloud Component Picture

Supplies of screens, batteries and camera modules are among the parts most affected by the March 11 quake, Sony Ericsson told investors on a conference call on Tuesday. The company said it expects an impact for several quarters, but said the effect is tough to quantify.

Sony Ericsson Sales Drop, But Margins Rise Amid Continued Shift to Android; Quake Impact Also Felt

The cell phone maker said that its margins continue to gain as the company shifts its lineup to feature more Android smartphones and fewer lower-end feature phones. However, the company reported a double-digit drop in sales and said it faced challenges related to the March 11 earthquake, including disruptions to its supply chain.

Apple: Sorry About That Whole Shrinking PC Market Thing; Well, Not Really

The personal computer market is shrinking. Shrinking! Is Apple’s iPad to blame? Of course it is.

The Nintendo 3DS Appears Pretty Profitable, Judging by the Teardown

The latest Nintendo handheld gaming machine hit the market in North America and Europe this weekend. As usual, research firm IHS iSuppli rushed to tear it apart and look inside. What they found was a device that looks to deliver a tidy profit.

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After The Quake, Chip Maker Renesas Runs at Half Speed

Hobbled by Japan’s massive earthquake and subsequent power-supply problems, Renesas Electronics Corp. said its capacity in the early stages of chip manufacture is little more than half its pre-quake level.

Oracle Delivers on Earnings and on Its Promise to Profitably Acquire Sun

Oracle beat all the estimates on its quarterly earnings and said the Sun Microsystems business it bought last year is on track to yield a promised $1.5 billion profit. Naturally that was cause to toss yet another zinger at rival Hewlett-Packard.