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BusinessWeek
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The world's most sophisticated users of wireless technology may be unimpressed by Apple's high-tech gadget
The Japanese fell for the iPod. So why should they not embrace the iPhone, too? It's tempting to think that Japan's love affair with Apple's (AAP..
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BusinessWeek
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The business software maker accuses its rival of using illegally acquired files to gain advantage in the crucial tech support market
When Oracle (ORCL) reported knockout fiscal third-quarter results, Chief Executive Larry Ellison took relish in contras..
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www.twincities.com
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Microsoft's Zune had a decent debut last month, but Apple Computer's iPods continued to dominate the MP3 market, according to new data from market research firm NPD Group released this week...
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MSNBC
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Operators in emerging markets tend not to underwrite phones, however. That's why most handsets from major manufacturers end up selling for $50 or more in developing economies, says Steve Lalla, Motorola's vice president of mass market products. (The price..
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BusinessWeek
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S&P sees Alpharma capturing a sizable piece of the transdermal pain-treatment market in coming years and rates the shares a strong buyby Herman Saftlas
Pharmaceutical concern Alpharma (ALO; recent price, 27) in recent years has streamlined its overall..
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BBC News
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Intel, the world's biggest computer chipmaker, has been raided by European Union competition regulators amid claims it abused its market position.
Chuck Mulloy, a spokesman for Intel, said the regulators raided the company's office in Munich, Germany...
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BusinessWeek
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As bidders watch their capitalizations melt, they may downsize their plans for the FCC's wireless spectrum auction
The bidding for a valuable new chunk of wireless airwaves the federal government is selling was expected to raise $15 billion—or more m..
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Yahoo News
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NetSuite Inc.'s shares surged more than 36 percent in their stock market debut Thursday as investors latched on to the online business software service backed by billionaire Larry Ellison.
The run-up built on the momentum of NetSuite's initial public o..
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BusinessWeek
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Upstart Dutch wireless carrier KPN is winning over German customers with its simple, inexpensive subscriptions
A few years ago, it looked like Germany might not be big enough for four mobile network operators. Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile (DT) and Brita..
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BusinessWeek
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Microsoft notes almost half the global smartphone market is in China, Japan, and the rest of the region, and plans to promote its mobile operating system in China.
Chris Sorensen, Microsoft's lead product manager for its mobile communications business..
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BusinessWeek
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Those notoriously conservative investors across the pond are beginning to experiment with playing the market over the Internet. But don't push them too hard
Europeans aren't known for being avid stock traders. With limited control of their pension plan..
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BusinessWeek
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Makers of cases and adapters must hustle when Steve Jobs unveils another new product. Still, the near-$1 billion market makes it worth the stress
Every time Apple gives word of a "very special event" coming up, the seats start filling up on airplanes b..
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New York Times
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It may have dropped the word “computer” from its name, but Apple is certainly selling plenty of Macs.
Driven in part by what analysts call a halo effect from the iPod and the iPhone, the market share of the company’s personal computers is surging..
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MSNBC
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Microsoft Corp has cemented its reputation among hardcore gamers with the launch of alien shoot-out "Halo 3," but it is still struggling to attract the mass market audience that has flocked to Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii console.
Widely expected to be one of..
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BusinessWeek
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The maker of the hotly anticipated iPhone is on the hunt for market share, with new versions of its Safari Web browser. Watch out, Microsoft
In the Apple (AAPL) pantheon, hardware design usually stands at the altar, from the company's sleek, silver Mac..
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Yahoo News
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Cell phone maker Nokia Corp. said Monday its share of the global handset market will grow during the second quarter to more than 36 percent.
The company had previously said it expected its market share to hold steady with the 36 percent share reached i..
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Yahoo News
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Demand for digital cameras will slow over the next few years as the market enters a maturity phase, and the market will begin to shrink by 2011, researcher IDC said.
Global shipments of digital cameras rose 15 percent in 2006, driven by strong demand f..
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BusinessWeek
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In a bid to capitalize on the burgeoning online video market, the tech titan is launching Silverlight, its new video-player software
The explosion of Web video has opened a new front in the battle between Adobe Systems (ADBE) and Microsoft (MSFT), each..
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Yahoo News
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Acer computers, following a sales increase of 45.6 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, vaulted past Toshiba to become the third-place seller of notebook PCs worldwide, according to a report released Thursday by market researcher iSuppli.
This i..
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Yahoo News
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Intel Corp. announced Monday it will build a $2.5 billion chip factory in China, giving the U.S. company a bigger presence in the booming Chinese market and boosting Beijing's efforts to attract high-tech investment.
The factory will supply chipsets to..
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