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Jawbone Debuts UP, Which Tracks, Well, You (Video)

Kara Swisher in News on November 2, 2011 at 9:01 pm PT

It’s UP to you to get in better shape.

Liveblogging Microsoft 3Q Earnings: Office-Tastic and Kinect-Able (But PC-Frown)

Kara Swisher in News on April 28, 2011 at 2:48 pm PT

You’d think there would be a party in Redmond, Wash. today, as software giant Microsoft soundly beat Wall Street expectations in its third-quarter earnings released today. But there are shadows too, as results were dragged down by weaker revenues for its flagship Windows unit. The report comes as Microsoft’s stock continues to lag, declining 14 percent for the year. Buzz kill!

Mac Growth Outpaces Market for 19th Straight Quarter

John Paczkowski in Mobile on February 17, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

The Mac has been on a growth tear for a few years now, outperforming the broader PC market in most every sector. Indeed, December 2010 marked the 19th straight quarter that it did so.

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Silicon Valley's Latest Geek: Barbie Gets a CS Degree

Drake Martinet, Associate Editor, All Things Digital in News on November 23, 2010 at 11:00 am PT

Of course, All Things Digital went. How could we not, what with Microsoft, Mattel and the Girl Scouts of America holding a joint event last week to talk up their new partnership aimed at halting the expanding gender gap in the tech sector. Their weapon of choice? Barbie.

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The Tough Terms of Selling a Tech Company

Pui-Wing Tam, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 13, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Selling a closely held tech company these days is no picnic–especially after the sale of the firm has already closed. That’s the message according to a new study by Shareholder Representative Services LLC, which manages the post-closing process in M&A transactions of private companies. SRS based its study on more than 100 transactions that it was involved with recently.

Global Chip Sales Down 21.3 Percent Year-to-Date. But Hey, They Rose Five Percent in August!

John Paczkowski in News on October 2, 2009 at 9:13 am PT

Worldwide sales of semiconductors in August rose five percent over July, racking up their sixth month of consecutive gains, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. Great news were it not for the fact that at $19.1 billion, August sales were down a horrific 16.1 percent year-over-year. Furthermore, for the first eight months of 2009, sales are at $133.8 billion–about 21.3 percent below what they were at this time last year.

The Chips Are Up

John Paczkowski in News on August 31, 2009 at 12:24 pm PT

Could the global semiconductor industry be heading for a much anticipated recovery? It’s starting to look that way. Chip sales rose in July for the fifth consecutive month on a month-to-month basis, according to the trade group, Semiconductor Industry Association. Which is not to say sales are robust; down 18.2 percent year-over-year, they’re abysmal, but they are showing continuing signs of recovery.

Gartner: World-Wide IT Spending Even Crappier Than We Thought

John Paczkowski in News on July 7, 2009 at 10:20 am PT

The first half of 2009 has been brutal time for the IT sector. With consumers hesitant to buy and enterprise slashing IT budgets, world-wide information technology spending this year will decline six percent. That’s the word from Gartner, which back in March was claiming the decline would be just 3.8 percent.

Tech Job Cuts Upgraded to "Appalling" from "Gruesome"

John Paczkowski in News on April 6, 2009 at 12:30 pm PT

The first three months of 2009 were brutal ones for the high-tech industry–from a job loss perspective, the worst in seven years. Challenger, Gray & Christmas on Monday said high-tech companies sacked some 84,217 employees in the first quarter, a 27 percent increase over the previous quarter and the steepest reduction the firm has seen since the Great Dark Time of 2002.

Tech Job Cuts Upgraded to “Appalling” from “Gruesome”