Google Inc.'s second-quarter earnings were up 19 percent, but revenue slowed as advertising sales were down from the previous quarter. The search engine giant posted a profit of $1.48 billion, or $4.66 a share, compared with $1.25 billion, or $3.92 a share, in the same quarter last year.
Apple lawyers had asked Microsoft to stop doing its Laptop Hunter ad campaign saying they had already lowered its computer price.
Dell Inc on Thursday unveiled its all in one desktop, a stylish, scalable and secure design for small-medium businesses.
The world's top cell phone maker Nokia Oyj cut its profitability and market share forecasts due to tough competition, sending its shares sharply lower on Thursday.
Shares of Palm Inc fell more than 3 percent on Thursday after Apple Inc closed a loophole in iTunes that had allowed the music management software to be synchronized with Palm's Pre phone.
The world's top cellphone maker Nokia cut on Thursday its forecast for second half profitability and 2009 market share at its key phone unit, sending its shares sharply lower. Nokia said its second-half underlying operating profit margin at its key phone unit would be at the first-half level of 11.3 percent. It had earlier forecast a second-half margin of 13-19 percent.
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Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson braced for a tough second half of 2009 after losing market share in the second quarter as its mid-range products found little favor among a declining customer base.
Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson posted a second-quarter pretax loss in line with expectations on Thursday and repeated its forecast for the global handset market to contract at least 10 percent this year.
Microsoft Corp will open stores close to those of Apple Inc this fall, according to its chief operating officer, as it looks to win back the initiative in the battle for Main Street PC and gadget buyers.
South Korea's Samsung Electronics plans to invest about 500 billion won ($389 million) in the biotech medicine business, a local internet news provider said on Wednesday, quoting a top policymaker.
Worldwide OLED first quarter revenue fell 8 percent, according to DisplaySearch on Tuesday but its AMOLED revenue was up to 17 percent in the quarter.
Intel Corp's second-quarter results blew past Wall Street's expectations and the chip maker gave a forecast for current-quarter revenue that also topped analysts' estimates.
Samsung on Tuesday introduced a new line of its SL-series camera with high end display features.
Blockbuster Inc on Tuesday announced an agreement that allows consumers to instantly view movies and video from its OnDemand service on Samsung's televisions and electronics devices.
Nokia on Monday introduced its new Surge, a Symbian S60-based Smartphone with video sharing for design for multimedia and entertainment mania.
Dell Inc expects to report a slight sequential increase in revenue for the quarter ending July 31, but it forecast a modest decline in gross margins due in part to higher component costs and an unfavorable mix of products.
Intel Corporation is expected to post strong second quarter earnings despite a downturn in the chip industry.
Philips Electronics, Europe's biggest consumer electronics maker, said some of its key markets are primed for an upturn in sales, though any growth this year would likely be driven by government spending programs.
Dutch conglomerate Philips Electronics signaled brighter business prospects for the second half of 2009, helped by cost cuts, as it surprised the market with a return to profit in the second quarter.
LG Electronics Inc, the world's No. 3 handset maker, is launching an online store for mobile phone applications Tuesday with an initial focus on Asia and aspirations for a more global reach by year-end.
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