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Is Skype up for sale, again?

News Rumors swirl after CEO says Skype is "great standalone business". Experts say Skype is a bright spot in eBay's portfolio and will take a hefty offer for company to sell.

Wednesday, January 28 2009 06:28 AM

Tags: Acquisitions, Web sites, Internet advertising, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., Cowen and Co., phone, AT&T Corp., Consumer Electronics Show

Gartner: 2009 a 'deciding year' for Sony Ericsson

News Sony Ericsson's worsening losses make 2009 a make-or-break year for the company, say analysts.

Monday, January 19 2009 08:58 AM

Tags: Handhelds, Forecasting, Sales/revenue, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Smart Phone, Gartner Inc., Sales, Forecasting, Consumer Electronics Show, handset

With backlog cleared, Yahoo can get back on track

News Improvements to Yahoo Mail, Messenger, and search introduced Monday are long overdue, but their launch gives Yahoo room to right the ship.

Tuesday, August 25 2009 10:12 AM

Tags: Web sites, Web services, Consumer Electronics Show, Facebook, IM, CEO, network, Jerry Yang, window, Web services

Logitech to slash 15 percent of workforce

News Manufacturer of PC peripherals, based in Switzerland, says the retail environment has "deteriorated significantly" and will "worsen in the upcoming months".

Wednesday, January 07 2009 05:52 AM

Tags: Keyboards and mice, Human resources, Logitech, Asia, Workforce, Sales, Environment, Switzerland, Consumer Electronics Show, North America

Yahoo Net service comes to Samsung TVs

News Samsung TVs sporting Yahoo Web-browsing technology now are for sale. Models from Vizio, Sony, and LG Electronics are coming later.

Tuesday, March 31 2009 11:37 AM

Tags: Digital media, Intel Corp., CBS Corp., TV, Yahoo! Inc., Advertisement, Digital media, Consumer Electronics Show, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Flickr

Next-gen Android phone coming soon?

News Gizmodo publishes pictures of the "G2" Android phone for T-Mobile's network. The photos reveal a much thinner phone, due to the exclusion of the slide keyboard.

Thursday, January 22 2009 06:38 AM

Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, Personal broadband, 3G (Third Generation), Next-generation technology/networks, Handhelds, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Open Source, phone, T-Mobile

A laptop equivalent of a two-headed snake

News Lenovo is apparently set to unveil a ThinkPad notebook that features a dual-screen set-up.

Monday, December 22 2008 07:49 AM

Tags: IBM Corp., Site, eWeek, IBM ThinkPad, Notebook, Intel Core 2 Duo, Lenovo Group Ltd., Consumer Electronics Show, photograph, Laptop Computer

Skype thrives amid tough economy

News The Internet telephony provider may be one of the only technology companies experiencing a boom as the economy tanks.

Friday, January 09 2009 04:18 PM

Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, Communications, Skype Technologies S.A., Mobile, Cell Phone, Video, IP telephony, phone, software, Consumer Electronics Show

Microsoft releases Windows Home Server update

News Microsoft has finished its Power Pack 1, which adds some minor features and fixes a bug that can lead to data corruption.

Tuesday, July 22 2008 11:06 PM

Tags: Business applications, Software, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Home Server, Backup, Microsoft Windows Vista, Server, 64-bit, Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft lands IPTV deal in China

News Microsoft said early this week that a Chinese TV provider will use its Mediaroom software to offer Internet Protocol television over a traditional cable network.

Tuesday, January 13 2009 09:39 AM

Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Video, Microsoft Corp., IP Television, SingTel, TV, cable network, Cable, software

Microsoft lifts download limit for Windows 7 beta

News Acknowledging that its release of Windows 7 public beta "was not ideal", Microsoft suspends the software's 2.5 million download limit for a couple of weeks.

Monday, January 12 2009 05:43 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Beta, software, Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Windows, News.com

Microsoft elevates server unit, promotes Muglia

News Longtime Server and Tools unit head Bob Muglia is now president of the company's server unit.

Tuesday, January 06 2009 09:12 AM

Tags: Servers, App servers, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, entertainment, Server, business software, software, Consumer Electronics Show, Wall Street Journal

Sony hires a professional fixer

News The Japanese electronics giant, in the middle of an internal makeover, hires George Bailey from IBM, a longtime electronics industry consultant.

Monday, May 18 2009 11:29 AM

Tags: Consumer Technology, Apple Inc., IBM Corp., Electronics, Consulting, consumer electronics company, Consumer Electronics Show, CEO, Sony Corp., electronics company

Report: Microsoft beats out Yahoo, Google on Verizon deal

News Microsoft is close to announcing it has beat out Yahoo and Google in a coveted deal to be the search provider on Verizon phones, according to a Reuters story.

Thursday, January 08 2009 08:43 AM

Tags: Business structures, Search, Investments, Internet advertising, Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mobile, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Portal