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Memorial Day Sales 2012: 25 Best Deals, Discounts And Bargains Online And In Stores For MDW Holiday Weekend

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:34:24 EDT

While Memorial Day is a day meant to celebrate and commemorate all those who have fallen while serving in the United States Armed Forced, along with a long weekend vacation from work and school, Monday, May 28 may be a great day to snag sales. According to NASDAQ, Memorial Day 2012 will be one of the best in recent years to receive heavy discounts on apparel and home goods.

New Dell Tablet: Not Budget Priced; Windows 8; 10.1-Inch Screen

Fri, 25 May 2012 03:09:18 EDT

The Dell tablet isn't dead. Unlike Hewlett-Packard, which liquidated its TouchPad tablets at $99 apiece, another Dell tablet aims to compete with the market leading Apple iPad.

Jonathan Ive: Apple's Next Project Is 'Most Important,' 'Best Work We've Done'

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:27:57 EDT

Apple's senior VP of industrial design Jonathan "Jony" Ive, who was also Apple founder Steve Jobs' closest friend and confidant, was asked by The Telegraph what project he would like to be remembered by. Even though Ive is behind some of Apple's most courageous product designs, the design guru actually said Apple's current project could be his finest hour.

EU court to rule on $1.1 billion Microsoft fine on June 27

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:49:02 EDT

Europe's second-highest court will rule on June 27 whether EU regulators were justified in fining Microsoft 899 million euros ($1.1 billion) four years ago for failing to comply with an antitrust ruling intended to make business easier for its rivals.

Renesas says to tie up with TSMC in chip business

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:14:02 EDT

Japan's loss-making Renesas Electronics Corp said on Thursday it will tie up with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co in the microchip business as it struggles to keep up with aggressive rivals like Samsung Electronics.

Intel eyes future with computers that learn

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:21:02 EDT

Intel Corp is launching research in Israel into technology that mimics the human brain and develops devices that "learn" about their user.

First Wiretap Played At Gupta's Insider Trading Trial

Wed, 23 May 2012 18:49:03 EDT

A New York jury on Wednesday heard former Goldman director Rajat Gupta on a FBI wiretap casually discussing business with Raj Rajaratnam, the now-imprisoned hedge fund founder he is accused of tipping off about boardroom secrets.

Dell shares dive, PC margin fears drag HP lower

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:56:03 EDT

Shares of Dell Inc plunged 18 percent Wednesday, on track for their biggest single-day loss in more than a decade, after a disappointing revenue forecast spurred fears that global tech spending is weakening faster than anticipated.

Cisco, Dell, HP: Is A Tech Recession Coming?

Wed, 23 May 2012 13:37:01 EDT

Because they report quarterly results generally out of the regula,r pattern technology giants Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSC), Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) and Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) are technology bellwethers. Do their dismal dismal forecast presage downturn?.

Dell shares lower on weak forecast

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:28:02 EDT

Shares of Dell Inc fell 15 percent on Wednesday after a weak revenue forecast and disappointing quarterly results triggered stock price target cuts by a slew of brokerages on the world's No. 3 personal computer maker.

High Tech Vietnam: IBM Opens Da Nang Office

Tue, 22 May 2012 14:20:11 EDT

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer maker, said it opened a new center in Da Nang, Vietnam, its third center in the Southeast Asian country.

Gupta on Rajaratnam's "important people" list: witness

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:28:02 EDT

Former Goldman Sachs director and McKinsey & Co executive Rajat Gupta was on a list of "important people" that now-imprisoned hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam was willing to be disturbed to take their phone calls, his onetime secretary testified at Gupta's insider-trading trial on Tuesday.

EU offers Google last chance in antitrust case

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:35:02 EDT

The European Union's antitrust chief on Monday ratcheted up the pressure on Google, giving it a matter of weeks to settle an investigation into allegations of anti-competitive behavior and avoid formal charges and a possible fine.

ARM, Intel Battle Heats Up

Sat, 19 May 2012 16:56:13 EDT

Low-power processor maker ARM Holdings PLC (Nasdaq: ARMH) is stepping up the rhetoric against chip rival Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC), saying it expects to take more of Intel's share in the notebook personal-computer market than Intel can take from it in the smartphone market.

Buying Facebook? Consider These Tech Titans That May Be Better Stock Bargains

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:30:40 EDT

Investors in Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, got their first chance on Friday to gauge reaction to its $38-a-share public offering price that initially had valued the company at $104 billion.

Micron Shares Surge On Apple Japan Orders

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:19:28 EDT

Shares of Micron Technology (Nasdaq: MU), the only U.S. maker of memory chips, jumped as much as 9 percent Thursday on a report that Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, had placed a huge order in Japan.

Dell XPS 13 Review

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:15:34 EDT

Can Dell's first entry in the Ultrabook market, the XPS 13, make its mark?

Retail Stores to sell Intel’s Windows 8 Tablets and Hybrids in November

Tue, 15 May 2012 22:20:52 EDT

Intel’s Windows 8 tablets will be available in retail stores in November.

Berkshire adds GM, Viacom positions in first quarter

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:42:04 EDT

Berkshire Hathaway added new positions in automaker General Motors and media conglomerate Viacom in the first quarter and cut its stake in chipmaker Intel by 33 percent, the conglomerate said in a quarterly holdings statement on Tuesday.

Tech Risks? Disasters, Failure To Innovate Rank High: BDO Survey

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:07:46 EDT

In 1999, Andrew Grove, then Chairman of Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), the No. 1 chipmaker, published a bestseller, “Only the Paranoid Survive.”

MacBook Pro Expected Release Date June 11: Report Points to WWDC 2012 Launch [FEATURES]

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:45:28 EDT

The highly anticipated revamped and redesigned MacBook Pro will be released at the annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on June 11, according to Bloomberg.

AMD's CEO catches Intel's wave of sleek laptops

Tue, 15 May 2012 07:49:02 EDT

PC chipmaker AMD's chief executive is betting that its larger rival Intel has overestimated consumers' willingness to pay top dollar for a new category of premium laptops.

AMD Trinity Series of APUs Unveiled

Tue, 15 May 2012 07:46:31 EDT

AMD claims its second generation APUs, codenamed Trinity, will beat Intel’s Ivy Bridge on price and gaming.

Ex-Yahoo CEO’s Cancer Diagnosis Led To Quit Decision

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:33:30 EDT

Former Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) CEO Scott Thompson quit in part because of a recent diagnosis of thyroid cancer, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Ultrabook Group Test: Acer Aspire S3, Asus Zenbook UX31, HP Folio 13 and Toshiba Satellite Z830

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:50:01 EDT

We test four Ultrabooks in our group test of the ultra-slim laptops: the Acer Aspire S3, Asus Zenbook UX31, HP Folio 13 and Toshiba Satellite Z830.

Corrected: Analysis: Cisco spooks, but IT spending seen on mend

Fri, 11 May 2012 12:14:03 EDT

As a cautious outlook from Cisco Systems Inc pummels shares of the network equipment maker and its peers, it might be time to go bargain hunting.

Stock futures signal drop after JPMorgan loss

Fri, 11 May 2012 05:42:02 EDT

Stock index futures were down on Friday, pointing to a lower open on Wall Street, after JPMorgan Chase & Co stunned investors with news of "significant mark-to-market losses" that it said could "easily get worse.".

Intel Says Tablet/Ultrabook Hybrid Will be a Hit [VIDEO]

Fri, 11 May 2012 02:11:19 EDT

Intel’s chief executive Paul Otellini predicted that a hybrid of tablet and ultrabook will be “the next big thing” in the tech world.

Analysis: Cisco spooks, but IT spending seen on the mend

Thu, 10 May 2012 20:14:02 EDT

As a cautious outlook from Cisco Systems Inc pummels shares of the network equipment maker and its peers, it might be time to go bargain hunting.

Intel CEO plays down concerns about tech spending

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:35:02 EDT

Intel Corp Chief Executive Paul Otellini said he is not seeing unexpected weakness in enterprise technology spending that Cisco CEO John Chambers cited when he forecast quarterly earnings below estimates.

Intel's CEO talks up smartphones and thin laptops

Thu, 10 May 2012 13:56:02 EDT

Intel Chief Executive Paul Otellini showcased the top chipmaker's long-awaited push into smartphones and talked up ultrathin laptops he hopes will spice up a category that seems increasingly dull compared to tablets and other mobile devices.

Portable Diagnostics Designed to be Shaken, Not Stirred

Thu, 10 May 2012 02:55:21 EDT

University of Washington researchers have built and patented a surface that, when shaken, moves drops along certain paths to conduct medical or environmental tests.

HP Ultrabook Vs. MacBook Air: HP Price Drop May Threaten Apple Sales [VIDEO]

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:11:39 EDT

Best Buy has dropped the price on Hewlett-Packard's Folio ultrabook down to its lowest ever, just $798. The lightweight laptop, which is similar in design to Apple's MacBook Air, got its new low price on Wednesday as rumors of a $799 MacBook Air continue to grow.

Sleekbooks join HP Envy Range of Laptops from July

Wed, 09 May 2012 09:46:52 EDT

HP has created a sleekbook brand of laptops, as well as adding an Envy SpectreXT ultrabook and HP EliteBook Folio 9470m business machine to its roster.

MacBook Air Release Rumor: Apple Prepping $799 Air For Q3; Will It Be The Biggest Threat To Ultrabooks Market Sales?

Wed, 09 May 2012 06:59:23 EDT

According to recent report cited in DigiTimes, Apple is going to launch a new MacBook Air sometime around the third quarter of this year. Further, the report has suggested that the new Air would be priced by the company at a price as low as $799.

Semiconductor Industry Lauds Congressional Boost For R&D Funds

Mon, 07 May 2012 14:48:19 EDT

The Semiconductor Industry Association, which represents the top U.S. chipmakers, lauded bipartisan approval in the U.S. Congress to boost funding for both the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Micron Wins Japan’s Elpida To Boost DRAM Lines To Asia

Mon, 07 May 2012 11:50:14 EDT

Micron Technology Inc. (NYSE: MU), the only U.S. maker of memory chips, has won a bid for the assets of rival Elpida Memory of Japan, which collapsed in February.

Adobe CS6 Released, Creative Cloud to Come on May 11: What Will You Require to Run the New Software On Your Systems?

Mon, 07 May 2012 09:07:52 EDT

Adobe Systems Inc Monday announced the availability of the upgraded Adobe Creative Suite 6 (CS6) software, which was unveiled two weeks ago.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 – What We Know So Far

Sat, 05 May 2012 06:15:42 EDT

The game is set to arrive on Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Wii U on Nov. 13, 2012.

'Fox Mole' Joe Muto Lands Book Deal: Money For Nothing?

Fri, 04 May 2012 18:01:57 EDT

Does the Fox Mole have a book's worth of insider dirt? We don't think so either.

Pre-Market Movers (RIG, WFM, SNN, CRM, INTC, GMCR, DEG, NVTL, SKUL, LTD, SWY)

Thu, 03 May 2012 07:54:57 EDT

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade Thursday are: Transocean, Whole Foods Market, Smith & Nephew, Salesforce.com, Intel Corp, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Delhaize Group, Novatel Wireless, Skullcandy, Limited Brands and Safeway Inc.

Settlement With HP Isn't Going To Happen: Oracle

Wed, 02 May 2012 19:01:10 EDT

An Oracle Corp attorney ruled out a settlement with Hewlett-Packard Co in a bitter lawsuit over the Itanium microprocessor, a day after the judge refused to resolve the case for either side before trial.

Settlement with HP isn't going to happen: Oracle

Wed, 02 May 2012 17:49:03 EDT

Dow, S&P 500 fall as private-sector hiring spurs worry

Wed, 02 May 2012 17:07:02 EDT

The S&P 500 and the Dow edged lower on Wednesday as data showed that private sector hiring unexpectedly fell to a seven-month low in April, sparking concerns that Friday's key jobs report will also disappoint investors.

Symantec 4Q: Lower Earnings Forecast Ahead

Wed, 02 May 2012 16:32:55 EDT

Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC), the largest provider of security software, reported flat revenues and fourth-quarter earnings because it sold fewer software licenses.

Apple Gets Final Approval For Tax Incentives, Can Now Begin Expanding Austin Campus

Wed, 02 May 2012 15:57:55 EDT

After several delays, the Travis County Commissioners Court has officially given its final stamp of approval on the tax incentives package offered from the state and local governments, which means Apple can start preparing to build facilities and add jobs in its sprawling campus in Austin, Texas.

S&P 500 lower after private-sector jobs data

Wed, 02 May 2012 15:21:02 EDT

The S&P 500 and the Dow fell on Wednesday as data showed private sector hiring slowed in April, sparking concerns that monthly payrolls numbers on Friday will be weaker than forecast.

Sony Vaio T11 and T13 Laptops: Sony’s First Ultrabooks

Wed, 02 May 2012 10:58:55 EDT

Sony officially reveals its Vaio T11 and T13 Ultrabook laptops, with a release date in May or early June 2012.

Chip Merger Frenzy: Microchip To Acquire Standard Microsystems For $939M

Wed, 02 May 2012 09:27:29 EDT

Respected semiconductor maker Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) said it will acquire smaller Standard Microsystems (Nasdaq: SMSC) for $939 million.

Dell sees brisk sales of new ultrabooks

Tue, 01 May 2012 14:49:02 EDT

Dell Inc's new ultra-thin laptop computer meant to rival Apple Inc's popular MacBook Air is doing much better than the company expected.