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What's behind AMD's earnings warning?: What's behind AMD's earnings warning?Pricing and brands.Both Intel and AMD are brands, names consumers choose.Not all competition is about cheapest.The problem for AMD might be that Intel's product line is now bringing back customers who or which had left.Does AMD track the market for each chip type? Some are...; Tags: Semiconductors, Processors, earnings warning, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-01-12
What's behind AMD's earnings warning?: AMD’s fourth quarter 2006 earnings warning is all about chip pricing. First, the background: AMD said in a Jan. 11 statement that its fourth quarter 2006 (4Q06) revenue, excluding its newly-acquired ATI business segments, would increase by 3% from the $1.33 billion it reported for 3Q06. But AMD...; Tags: Uncategorized, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.; Blog posts 2007-01-12
Battery recall, games loss prompt Sony earnings warning: Battery recall, games loss prompt Sony earnings warning(NT) Rootkit Karma, lol :o):o)Message has been deleted.YAAAYOoops, did I say that out loud?:PExactly my thoughts.Wonder if ol' Ken feels so smug about his up-and-coming wonderbox still? Heh heh heh. :D; Tags: Engineering, Games, Sony earnings warning, games loss, Battery Recall, earnings warning, battery, Sony Corp., game; Discussion threads 2006-10-19
US Airways woes spark EDS earnings warning: US Airways woes spark EDS earnings warningHell, EDS may have been the prime reason !I bet a corrupt CEO ( in excahange for kickbacks) handed a lucrative multi-billion $s contract to EDS to implement (sic - if that ever happens with EDS) stuff that could have been done for under...; Tags: Electronic Data Systems Corp., EDS earnings warning, US Airways Group Inc., earnings warning; Discussion threads 2004-09-16

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Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week: Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including Apple's 24-inch iMac, a Beltronics radar detector, and the "most sophisticated NAS device" CNET has tested.Here''s our weekly roundup of the new products CNET reviewers liked best. 1. 2008 BMW 135i Coupe Editors'' rating: 8.9...; Tags: built-In, Battery, Photograph, Bottom Line, Navigation System, CNET', Price, Keyboards, Engineering, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Hardware, Peripherals, Storage, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-05-10

Wall Street: Too much sway over the tech sector?: Wall Street: Too much sway over the tech sector?Yes butThis is a constant refrain. The short termism we see dominates the way tech companies behave.. It's dark side is what happens when companies get over awed eg i2. I'm glad so many of the newbies are not looking for exits...; Tags: Investment, Financial accounting, sway, technology sector, shareholder, stock; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
Facebook reaches safety plan with states: Facebook has joined MySpace and inked a deal with 49 state attorneys general on a safety plan. Texas was the lone holdout. News.com's Caroline McCarthy reports: "We've agreed with 49 states and the District of Columbia to set up principles around Internet safety," Facebook...; Tags: Facebook, Agreement, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Harassment, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Malware shipped with Firefox 2 language pack: Mozilla is warning that a Vietnamese language pack for Firefox 2 is carrying malware. In her blog, Mozilla security chief Window Snyder writes: The Vietnamese language pack for Firefox 2 contains inserted code to load remote content. This code is the result of a virus infection,...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Malware, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Mozilla Corp., Language, Virus, Cyberthreats, Web Browsers, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Monetizing social media: Still an uphill climb; Some friends may be worthless: News Corp. confirmed what had been reported for weeks: Fox Interactive revenue isn't going to hit its targets. The problem: Social networking is still very hard to monetize. Does inventory matter when you can't sell it? Peter Chernin, News Corp.'s operating chief, delivered his state of MySpace...; Tags: Social Media, MySpace, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Second Life is the latest reason our kids are doomed: I'm kidding of course, but U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) apparently isn't. According to the Chicago Tribune, Kirk sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission requesting a consumer-alert warning about its dangers....Kirk said he knew of no cases in which children were targeted by...; Tags: Second Life, Internet, Engineering, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Business ByDesign: the Irregular verdict: I've hung back on posting my thoughts on Business ByDesign for several reasons. When I wrote my pre-Sapphire08 conference story, it was clear this would dominate the Irregulars' questions. I needed to get through meeting with all the key executives and view the latest iteration of the product to gain...; Tags: SAP AG, Brian Sommer, Design Effort, EDI, Roi/Tco, Operational Planning, Sales Channel, Financial Accounting, Marketing Research, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Business Operations, Sales, Marketing, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Penumbra: Black Plague Mac Demo: I woke in an old, concrete office room, damp with the smell of rot and death. The mattress beneath me was worse still, though the memory of the events that lead me there was the terrifying realization of all. I was in a complex, some way beneath the Greenland snow,...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Cell, Frictional Games, Philip; Software downloads 2008-05-07
Beltronics Pro RX65: Among the higher-priced echelon of radar detectors, the Beltronics Pro RX65 includes solid features and easy user programming, along with demonstrated threat detection. Its interface choices range from a simple warning to a highly technical frequency display. While its simple three button interface is easy to use, its volume control...; Tags: Aerospace & Defense, radar, Pro RX65, X-band, sensitivity, display; Product reviews 2008-05-06
Cisco third quarter 'steady': Cisco on Tuesday reported fiscal third quarter results that were better than expectations. The company reported net income of $1.8 billion, or 29 cents a share, on revenue of $9.8 billion, up 10 percent from a year ago. Excluding items, Cisco (all resources) reported earnings of $2.3...; Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Nanny state resentment is universal: As much as health professions seek to warn people away from smoking, drinking, over-eating, and sedentary lifestyles, pushback against such "nanny state" antics seems to be universal. For proof consider Gonzo's great line from the original Muppet Movie. "I'm going to Bombay, India to become a movie star."...; Tags: Health Care, Bachchan, Pushback, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-06
The changing SAP culture: As Henning Kagermann, SAP's co-CEO prepares for what will probably be his swansong keynote speech at SAPPHIRE 2008 and Leo Apotheker, CEO-in-waiting prepares for the transfer in power, still a year away, a group of the Enterprise Irregulars were able to contrast the different styles of these two industry leaders....; Tags: SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, Sales Strategy, Leadership, Biotechnology, Sales Force Management, Marketing Research, Sales, Management, Marketing, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Which stock to buy today: YHOO, MSFT or GOOG?: The Microsoft-Yahoo deal implosion was a near certainty when the talks began. Two cultures as convinced that they are superior to one another can never coexist, so forget blaming anyone for what was inevitable. At least it didn't take two years and billions of dollars in real losses, as compared...; Tags: Google Inc., Stock, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., MSFT, Operational Accounting, Business Structures, Finance, Mitch Ratcliffe; Blog posts 2008-05-05
SAP's Apotheker: Business ByDesign costs led to delay: SAP co-CEO Leo Apotheker says that Business ByDesign, the application giant's high-profile software as a service product, was delayed because of its total cost of ownership for the company. That's a fancy way of saying SAP hasn't figured out how to make money at its $149 per...; Tags: SAP AG, TCO, Leo Apotheker, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-05
OpenSolaris released, aimed at storage market: Sun is officially launching OpenSolaris at its Community One developer conference this morning today in San Francisco. A version for x86 machines, 686 MBytes in size, is already available for download from here. Technically only pre-release versions were available before now. The Solaris code...; Tags: OpenSolaris, Storage, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Effect on Yahoo will be debilitating: In part one of this comment (Febuary 2/08 ) I said: Some mergers are defensive, some are driven by competitive opportunity, and others largely by management egos and investment bankers hooking for commissions. This seems to be one of the latter: Yahoo was over valued relative to its...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Heads, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Free Trade, Financial Accounting, Sales Force Management, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sales, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-04