January 24, 2014 Microsoft Suggests Wider Options for Foreign Data by NICK WINGFIELD and MARK SCOTT By NICK WINGFIELD and MARK SCOTT In a published interview, Microsoft’s general counsel said the company’s customers should be able to “make an informed…
January 24, 2014 Samsung’s Profit Drops as Apple Squeezes Mobile Sales by ERIC PFANNER By ERIC PFANNER The company cited a range of factors, including the recent strength of the won currency and concerns that economic growth would…
January 24, 2014 Microsoft Earnings Illustrate Move to Devices and Services From Software by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD The company said its second-quarter profit rose 3 percent, ahead of analysts’ forecasts, with strong sales of its Xbox consoles and…
January 23, 2014 IBM Happy to Be Rid of Low-End Server Business by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Cheap servers were a drag on Big Blue. Now the company plans to focus on computer hardware with better profit margins….
January 23, 2014 Our Bodies, Our Apps: For the Love of Period-Trackers by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM Period-tracking apps are the latest entry in the trendy quantitative self and health movement. Published: January 23, 2014 at 12:00AM from…
January 23, 2014 Portable Charger Adds New Feature: Speakers by GREGORY SCHMIDT By GREGORY SCHMIDT PowerStick.com, the Canadian company behind the handy PowerStick charger, has ventured into new territory: portable speakers. Published: January 23, 2014 at…
January 23, 2014 Trove Is a Treasure for News Junkies by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL Graham Holdings, the education and media company left after The Washington Post Company sold its namesake newspaper, is venturing back into…
January 23, 2014 VMware Looks to Improve Its Cloud With AirWatch by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Patrick Gelsinger, the chief executive of VMWare, believes some older companies are moving into cloud computing and others are retrenching as…
January 23, 2014 EBay Profit Rises as Icahn Proposes Spin-Off of PayPal by REUTERS By REUTERS The company reported a higher profit for the holiday quarter as more transactions were paid with its PayPal service, which the activist…
January 23, 2014 Why Rovio Looks to Coca-Cola For Inspiration by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The Finnish gaming company rode Angry Birds to international success. Next up: the dream of interacting with one billion customers. Published:…