Weak PC Growth And Slow Mobile Penetration Weighing On Microsoft
It really is too bad that the conversation on Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) always seems to be dominated by what the company isn’t. Bearish analysts and investors hammer the company for its heavy reliance on PCs and fault the company for letting Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) and Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) build such a large lead in mobile operating systems, while [...]
PC sales plunge as Windows 8 flops
Microsoft’s Windows 8 software appears to be driving buyers away from PCs and toward smartphones and tablets, research firm IDC said Wednesday. That’s leading to the fastest drop in PC sales the firm has ever seen. Global shipments of PCs fell 14 per cent in the first three months this year, IDC said. That’s the [...]
40 people still in hospital after Russia meteor explosion
Authorities in a Russian city say more than half of the acres of windows smashed in the city by an exploding meteor’s shock wave have been replaced. Friday’s explosion, estimated to be equivalent to several atomic bombs, shattered glass in more than 4,000 buildings in Chelyabinsk and the surrounding region, leaving residents vulnerable in temperatures [...]
Microsoft to Open Two More Stores – Analyst Blog
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is set to open its first Microsoft Store in Honolulu, Hawaii and in Detroit, MI. The Honolulu store will be the company’s first outside the U.S. Hiring has started for several positions, from product advisors to retail store teachers. Microsoft plans to expand its presence and add more retail outlets from where [...]
Intel fourth-quarter profit down 27 per cent on slow PC sales
By Peter Svensson, The Associated Press NEW YORK, N.Y. – Intel Corp., the world’s largest chipmaker, on Thursday said its fourth-quarter net income fell 27 per cent from the previous year, as PC sales continued to weaken. Net income was $2.47 billion, or 48 cents per share, for the October to December period. That was [...]
Dan Misener: Why the tech toys at CES take so long to get to Canada
The annual Consumer Electronics Show opened its doors in Las Vegas today, and the accompanying deluge of gadget coverage is already waist deep. For gadget lovers, it’s an exciting time of year. But for Canadian gadget lovers, it can also be a frustrating time of year, because many of the products and services announced at [...]
RIM, Microsoft barely missed at CES 2013
There are two companies that aren’t at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, both literally and figuratively: Microsoft and Research In Motion. Neither is present physically, having decided after last year’s show to go with their own dedicated events. RIM, for its part, is launching its long-awaited new BlackBerry 10 phones at simultaneous [...]
Yes Bank Q3 results on Jan 16, 2013
Mon, Jan 07, 2013 at 17:20 Yes Bank has informed BSE that a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bank will be held on January 16, 2013 inter alia, to take on record the Unaudited Quarterly Financial Results for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 (Q3). Like this story, share it with millions [...]
Bank of Maharashtra board meeting on Jan 10, 2013
Bank of Maharashtra has informed BSE that a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company will be held on January 10, 2013, inter alia to consider the proposal to raise additional equity share capital upto Rs. 200 crore (face value) as Follow – on public offer (FPO) and/or on right issue and/or by [...]