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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 9 (Reuters) – If the private eyes hired by Oracle Corp (NASDAQ:ORCL) to track down Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) CEO Leo Apotheker could read Japanese, they might have already closed the case. Apotheker’s whereabouts have been the subject of much debate in a high-profile legal battle between Oracle and SAP (DE:SAPG), the company he […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov 9 (Reuters) – Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NYSE:AMD) has begun shipping its first "Fusion" microprocessors for low-end laptops, launching a product line it hopes will help it regain ground lost to larger rival Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC). The new "Ontario" processors, which combine a graphics processor and central processing on a single chip, […]

NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Consumers will spend more this holiday on electronics than they have in each of the past 17 years, with laptops and Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad topping wish lists, a leading industry trade group said on Tuesday. The average consumer will spend $232 on electronics gifts from TVs and MP3 players […]

(Reuters) – AT&T has slashed the price of Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Torch smartphone as it ushers in three devices running on Microsoft’s Phone 7 operating system ahead of the holiday buying season. The Torch, a touchscreen phone with a slide-out Qwerty keyboard, launched exclusively on AT&T from August 12 for $199.99 with a two-year […]

(Reuters) – Google Inc will give its staff a 10 percent pay increase at the start of next year, according to website Silicon Alley Insider. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt informed Google’s more than 23,000 employees of the raise by email, the Wall Street Journal later reported. Silicon Alley Insider, citing a reader, earlier reported that […]

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab launched on T-Mobile Nov. 10, retailing for $399 with a two-year plan. In doing so, the carrier beats rivals Verizon and Sprint to market by a matter of days. T-Mobile’s Website also offers the device contract-free for $599. Samsung first unveiled the Galaxy Tab for American audiences Sept. 17 with an event […]

NEW YORK, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Top network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) gave a dismal revenue outlook, stunning investors who had hoped to see proof of a recovery in technology spending, and sending major tech stocks tumbling after-hours on Wednesday. Forecasts for quarterly and yearly revenue fell far short of Wall Street’s expectations, […]

SEOUL, Nov 10 (Reuters) – BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (TO:RIM), a late entrant in the booming tablet market, will take on Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad with competitive pricing of its rival Playbook device. The Canadian firm’s tablet, set to launch in the first quarter of next year, will start contributing to its sales "right at […]

(Reuters) – Oracle Corp CEO Larry Ellison testified that SAP’s theft of its software cost his company $4 billion, doubling his previous estimate but failing to cite written evidence of it. SAP lawyers immediately challenged Ellison to back up the new figure, but Silicon Valley’s richest man said he could not point to documentation proving […]

These days technology buying decision making has shifted from the IT department to the CFOs who are looking for solutions to business problems instead of a list of speeds and feeds of a new server product. With that in mind, Ingram Micro has launched the Ingram Micro Experience Center to showcase Cisco solutions to business […]

The global PC market in the third quarter posted growth of 7 percent sequentially and 10.3 percent year-over-year, meeting expectations despite a “growing chorus of negativity regarding the market,” iSuppli reported Nov. 5. While netbooks and tablets tend to dominate the consumer conversation, it was desktop sales, following strong business demand, that kept figures swinging […]

IT systems management software developer Kaseya announced the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of ObjAcct, maker of the ObjAcct XML Accounting Suite. The acquisition, according to Kaseya, will allow IT professionals to analyze and report combined technical and financial data to assist in the alignment of IT with the overall business goals of […]