International Business News - AAPL http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The tech sector's attention was captured by two major deals this week, as Hewlett-Packard Co. said it will buy Electronic Data Systems Corp. for $13.2 billion and CBS Corp. agreed to acquire CNET Networks Inc. for $1.8 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/tech-roundup-hp-nabs-eds-cbs-grabs-cnet.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 16:29:55 EDT Qualcomm Inc. stands to benefit from increasing competition in the smart phone market, which could boost earnings by as much as 19 cents per share next year, an analyst said Friday as he raised his price target on the stock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/ahead-of-the-bell-qualcomm-price-target-raised.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 09:13:54 EDT French wireless operator Orange said Friday it has signed a deal with Apple Inc. to sell its iPhone in the Middle East, Africa and several European countries. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46988-iphone-sold-out.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/frances-orange-signs-new-iphone-deal-with-apple.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/frances-orange-signs-new-iphone-deal-with-apple.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 07:23:02 EDT A UBS Investment Research analyst downgraded shares of Treo smart-phone maker Palm Inc. to "Sell" from "Neutral" Thursday, saying he doesn't see reasons to increase his forecasts and noting a "challenging" competitive landscape. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/ubs-analyst-downgrades-palm-to-sell.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 17:45:24 EDT A UBS Investment Research analyst downgraded shares of Treo smart-phone maker Palm Inc. to "Sell" from "Neutral" Thursday, saying he doesn't see reasons to increase his forecasts and noting a "challenging" competitive landscape. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/ubs-analyst-downgrades-palm-to-sell.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 15:41:22 EDT Deutsche Telekom chief executive Rene Obermann said Thursday the company has so far sold more than 100,000 of Apple Inc.'s iPhones since the device's November debut in Germany. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/deutsche-telekom-says-iphone-meeting-expectations.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 13:32:50 EDT Wall Street advanced Wednesday after a better-than-expected report on consumer prices tempered some of the market's concerns about inflation. The Labor Department's report that consumer prices advanced 0.2 percent in April after rising 0.3 percent in March seemed to alleviate investors' worries that the recent surge in energy costs would force prices throughout the economy to spike higher. The moderation in prices comes despite the largest jump in food prices in 18 years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/stocks-advance-after-lower-inflation-reading.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 21:14:39 EDT Student investors outperformed Wall Street for the Tennessee Valley Authority in 2007, beating the Standard & Poor's 500 index for the seventh time in nine years and earning more than $900,000 for the nation's largest public utility. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/tenn-students-beat-wall-street-in-tva-challenge.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 15:24:52 EDT Switzerland's leading telecommunications company has signed with Apple Inc. to carry the iPhone later this year, making the multimedia gadget available in one more country as Apple prepares a new version with a speedier Internet connection. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/switzerlands-top-telecom-to-carry-iphone.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 13:23:29 EDT Verizon Wireless is backing a free operating system that competes with programs from Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. and expects it to become the "preferred" software on its network. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/verizon-wireless-to-introduce-linux-phones.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 10:51:23 EDT Apple Inc. has scooped up Time Warner Inc.'s HBO to feed television shows to its online iTunes store, reeling in one of the last holdouts among major channels and agreeing to a rare pricing concession to land hit shows like "The Sopranos," "Sex and the City" and "The Wire." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/apple-now-sells-hbo-shows-on-itunes-store.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 14:41:51 EDT Dan Hesse, chief executive officer at Sprint Nextel Corp. for less than five months, faced tough questions Tuesday about the company's continued trouble keeping wireless subscribers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/sprint-nextel-ceo-asks-shareholders-patience-in-turnaround.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 14:00:21 EDT Most handset makers' shares declined Tuesday, with Research In Motion Ltd.'s stock dipping despite some price target increases from analysts on the day after it unveiled a new BlackBerry model and hit an all-time high. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/sector-snap-handset-stocks-mostly-decline.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 13:26:38 EDT Global information technology spending remained on track with expectations during the first quarter, but the effects of the U.S. economic slowdown has started to spread to other parts of the world, according to IDC. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/study-it-spending-on-track-but-us-slowdown-shows.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 11:25:05 EDT Apple Inc.'s shares rose Monday as the company said its U.S. and U.K. online stores are sold out of the iPhone _ a signal that Apple is probably winnowing supplies ahead of the release of a next-generation model. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/apple-shares-up-on-anticipation-for-next-gen-model.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 16:48:19 EDT Apple Inc. said Monday its online stores in the U.S. and U.K. are sold out of the iPhone, a sign supplies are being winnowed ahead of the launch of the device's next generation featuring faster Internet surfing speeds. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45632-iphone-sold-out.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/apple-iphone-sold-out-online.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/apple-iphone-sold-out-online.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 15:43:08 EDT What do you want your cell phone to be able to do? Massachusetts Industry of Technology professor Hal Abelson put that question to about 20 computer science students this semester when he gave them one assignment: Design a software program for cell phones that use Google Inc.'s upcoming Android mobile operating system. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45616-android-class.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/mit-students-show-power-of-open-cell-phone-systems.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/mit-students-show-power-of-open-cell-phone-systems.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 14:32:12 EDT Apple Inc. says its online stores in the U.S. and U.K. are sold out of the iPhone, a sign supplies are being winnowed ahead of the launch of the device's next generation that will feature faster Internet surfing speeds. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/apple-iphone-sold-out-in-us-uk.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 14:01:51 EDT Handset makers' shares mostly rose Monday, with Research In Motion Ltd. leading the sector after the company unveiled the Bold _ its first major new BlackBerry model in over a year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/sector-snap-most-handset-stocks-rise-rim-jumps.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 13:35:30 EDT Some of Robert Morse's ideas are small: Paint a baseball so it's easier to read a curve. Make a four-colored deck of cards so his wife doesn't confuse the spades and clubs. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45567-executive-compensation-activist.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/investor-reaches-for-reins-on-executive-pay.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/investor-reaches-for-reins-on-executive-pay.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 12:41:18 EDT