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Dell and Ericsson ink mobile-broadband deal
News The deal, announced on Tuesday, will see Ericsson's HSPA (high-speed packet access) modules used in Dell machines, as of this quarter. A spokesperson for Qualcomm told ZDNet.co.uk on Thursday that the broad relationship that Dell announced in April...
[May 15, 2008, 12:00]
eBay sells Skype for $2bn
News E-commerce giant eBay announced on Tuesday that it is selling its Skype unit for $2bn (£1.2bn) to an investor group that includes Marc Andreessen's new venture. Skype is a strong standalone business, but it does not have synergies with our e...
[September 1, 2009, 15:50]
Microsoft earnings steam ahead
News Microsoft announced earnings on a Tuesday rather than its usual Thursday to accommodate people celebrating the Passover holiday, according to a company representative. Microsoft beat Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, chugging ahead despite a...
[April 16, 2003, 8:28]
Vista launch pushed back to 2007
News Microsoft on Tuesday announced a delay of Windows Vista that will mean PCs with the new operating system won't go on sale until January. Allchin also said on Tuesday that Microsoft still plans to launch a broader test version of Vista next quarter...
[March 22, 2006, 8:00]
700 jobs to go as Ericsson abandons UK R&D
News Ericsson is to move all its UK-based research and development activities to other countries, the company announced on Tuesday. The site hosts global R&D for part of the company's network infrastructure portfolio, and a global service delivery...
[November 10, 2009, 14:00]
Blair promises broadband for every school
News The British government will pay for a broadband connection for every primary and secondary school in the UK, Tony Blair announced on Tuesday. Speaking at the e-Summit in London on Tuesday, the prime minister explained that the initiative is part of...
[November 19, 2002, 13:56]
Attention switches to Microsoft's licensing programme
News After asking investors for months of patience, Microsoft on Tuesday announced a plan to return $75bn (£41bn) to shareholders over four years through a combination of increased dividends, stock buybacks and a one-time payout of $32bn.
[July 22, 2004, 8:55]
Nokia completes Symbian acquisition
News Nokia's buyout of operating-system company Symbian has been completed, the phone manufacturer announced on Tuesday. On Tuesday, the Finnish manufacturer said in a statement that "all conditions to Nokia's offer to acquire Symbian Limited have been...
[December 3, 2008, 11:30]
Yahoo's BrowserPlus goes open source
News Yahoo announced on Tuesday it is releasing BrowserPlus software as open-source software. Yahoo announced its intention to make BrowserPlus open-source software on its Yahoo Developers Blog on Tuesday.
[November 19, 2008, 7:55]
Palm chief extends his hand to corporations
News Aiming to restore confidence in his struggling company, Palm chief Carl Yankowski announced on Tuesday several new deals designed to attract more corporate customers. Palm also announced Tuesday that it would work closely with Panasonic to further...
[June 27, 2001, 10:36]
Oracle gains control of PeopleSoft
News Oracle announced late on Tuesday that 75 percent of PeopleSoft investors have tendered their shares, giving it a controlling stake in the company but falling short of the level needed for a speedy close to the deal.
[December 29, 2004, 14:40]
Brocade to acquire McData in $713m deal
News Brocade Communications Systems announced on Tuesday that it plans to buy switch maker McData in a stock deal valued at $713m. The Broomfield, Colorado-based company issued a warning on Tuesday, indicating its preliminary second-quarter earnings and...
[August 9, 2006, 17:10]
EFF lifts curtain on new act of Sony DRM farce
News Sony BMG and the Electronic Frontier Foundation digital rights group jointly announced on Tuesday they had found, and fixed, a new computer security risk associated with some of the record label's CDs.
[December 7, 2005, 8:10]
Red Hat issues financial teaser
News Red Hat on Tuesday announced expected earnings per share that are one cent better than analysts had forecast for its most recent quarter, citing growth in subscriptions to its Enterprise Linux software.
[June 15, 2004, 16:55]
Handspring shakes on content deal with MSN
News Handspring and Microsoft's MSN division announced an agreement on Tuesday, making MSN Mobile the first destination for Web-surfing Visor owners. California-based Handspring also announced on Tuesday that it has cut the price of the VisorPhone by...
[May 16, 2001, 8:22]
CSR benefits from Bluetooth future
News UK chipmaker CSR announced on Tuesday it enjoyed a bumper 2005, and was dominating the Bluetooth market. Speaking on Tuesday CSR's chief executive, John Hodgson, said that the market for Bluetooth devices had more than doubled during 2005.
[March 1, 2006, 16:35]
Patches released for 'critical' Windows flaws
News Microsoft on Tuesday announced seven new security updates for Windows, including two that address "critical" vulnerabilities. Two of the security updates announced on Tuesday rated highest on Microsoft's severity scale.
[July 14, 2004, 9:05]
Microsoft skips December patch
News Microsoft announced on Tuesday that no security patches would be forthcoming this month. In October, Microsoft committed to making its patch-release schedule more regular, by only publishing patches on the second Tuesday in each month.
[December 10, 2003, 8:40]
Starbucks keeps up Wi-Fi rollout
News Coffee retailer Starbucks announced on Tuesday that it has increased its rollout of Wi-Fi hot spots. In three weeks' time, it will be legal for UK operators to run Wi-Fi hot spots based on 802.11a, after the government announced on Tuesday that it...
[January 21, 2003, 16:39]
Google adding Java support to App Engine
News Google announced on Tuesday that it is adding support for Java to App Engine, its service for running software on Google's own computing infrastructure. I'm really excited to give you an early preview of Java language support on App Engine," Graham...
[April 8, 2009, 13:02]
