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Nokia logo on a display board, Pune India
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Nokia's Q4 phone sales drop ahead of Microsoft takeover
Business Journal
John Sailors Morning Edition Editor- San Francisco Business Times Email | Nokia Corp. on Thursday reported a sharp decline in fourth-quarter sales of its handsets, ahead of its turnover of the business to Microsoft Corp. | The Wall Street Journal reports the news is a troubling sign for Microsoft (N...
Ericsson's new CEO, Hans Vestberg presents the accounts for the previous year during a press conference at Ericssons headquaters in Stockholm Monday Jan. 25, 2010.
(photo: AP / Scanpix Sweden/Pontus Lundahl)
Microsoft considering Ericsson's Hans Vestberg as new CEO: Sources
Newstrack India
Tweet | Sydney, Jan. 16 (ANI): Microsoft is considering Ericsson chief executive Hans Vestberg as a potential successor to outgoing leader Steve Ballmer. | Microsoft cloud-computing chief Satya Nadella and former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop are also on the list. | According to the Sydney Morning Herald, ...
Microsoft reports better than expected earnings
BBC News
Microsoft, the world's largest software firm, has posted better-than-expected earnings for the October-to-December quarter. | The firm reported a net income of $6.56bn (£3.94bn) for the quarter, up from $6.38bn a year earlier. | Its earnings we...
News summary: Microsoft 2Q tops Wall Street view
Tampa Bay Online
MICROSOFT BEATS: Microsoft's December-quarter revenue rose 14 percent to $24.52 billion. Net income climbed to $6.56 billion, or 78 cents per share, from $6.38 billion, or 76 cents per share. Both figures beat what Wall Street analysts expected. | HO...
Microsoft's Q2 earnings better than expected
Newstrack India
Tweet | Washington, Jan. 24 (ANI): Microsoft's earnings for the fiscal second-quarter are reportedly better than market expectations, despite the company's pending announcement about any replacement for outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer. | The software comp...
Microsoft reports $6.56 bn profit, no word on new CEO
Zeenews
Microsoft Corp posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday, boosted by strong sales of its Office software to businesses, a solid holiday season for its new Xbox game console and Surface tablets, and a slightly lower tax bill. ...
Microsoft profit beats forecasts, no word on new CEO
Sydney Morning Herald
Microsoft transformation on track Microsoft CEO search continues | Microsoft has posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit, boosted by strong sales of its software and services for businesses, a solid holiday season for its new Xbox One gam...
Microsoft profit beats forecasts, no word on new CEO
Reuters
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday, boosted by strong sales of its software and services for businesses, a solid holiday season for its new Xbox game console and Surface tablets, and a slight...
UPDATE 4-Microsoft profit beats forecasts, no word on new CEO
Reuters
By Bill Rigby | SEATTLE Jan 23 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday, boosted by strong sales of its software and services for businesses, a solid holiday season for its new Xbox game console and Surfac...
Science
The Mars rover, named Opportunity, is shown in this artist conception released by NASA. A Delta II rocket is scheduled to launch Opportunity on Saturday June 28, 2003 from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla. carrying the vehic
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NASA rover Opportunity finds signs Mars once had fresh water
Reuters
n">(Reuters) - NASA's decade-old Mars rover, Opportunity, has found evidence that life-friendly fresh water once pooled on the red planet's surface, reinforcing similar discoveries made by newcomer Curiosity on the other side of the planet, scientists said on Thursday. | Opportunity, along with its now-defunct twin, Spirit, landed 10 years ago for ...
Technology
IBM
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Miss for IBM after China stumble
Stuff
IBM missed revenue expectations for the fourth straight quarter as it grappled with weakening demand for servers and storage in emerging markets such as China. | Shares in the world's largest technology services company fell 3.5 per cent to US$181.68 ($218.20) in after-hours trade. | Chief executive Ginni Rometty and her team will fo...



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