Novell posted revenue for its fiscal third quarter ended July 31 of $245 million, ahead of the Street consensus of $241.4 million. The company had non-GAAP profits of 6 cents a share, beating the Street by a penny. Read more »
If you're the owner of an iPhone 3G and you haven't already updated to the iPhone 2.0.2 firmware, do so today--for your sake and that of all iPhone 3G owners. Why? Well, according to sources at AT&T, the reception problems that have plagued the device won't be resolved until you do. Read more »
Dell posted stronger-than-expected top-line growth in the fiscal second quarter ended Aug. 1, but it had lower-than-expected profits as margins missed Street expectations. Read more »
In the future, “heavy users” of Comcast’s broadband service speeds may face not just a periodic slowing--sorry, deprioritizing--of their service, but a capping of that service as well. Broadband Reports brings word today that Comcast plans to implement a 250GB broadband cap come October. Read more »
Don’t believe everything you read. There’s a lot of rumor and speculation about the Kindle. One thing I can tell you for sure is that there will be no new version of the Kindle this year. A new version is possible sometime next year at the earliest.”
– Amazon spokesman Craig Berman says Kindle 2.0 still hasn’t left the printer.
Looks like Google has a new club with which to smite Viacom and the $1 billion lawsuit it’s brought against YouTube. A federal judge has ruled that online video-hosting site Veoh is not guilty of copyright infringement for material uploaded by its users in a case that has marked similarities to Viacom’s against Google and YouTube. Read more »
This has been a sleepy week here in the Valley, but it’s time to wake up: This afternoon brings a boatload of pre-Labor Day earnings news. It’s pretty much the last gasp for the June- and July-quarter companies; with tomorrow the last trading day of August, it’s almost time for the first round of September-quarter pre-announcements. Something to look forward to when you get back from the beach. Read more »
Given the option to pull copyrighted material posted to YouTube without their permission or to monetize it with YouTube’s new Content ID system, some 90 percent of copyright owners are choosing the latter. Since it was first announced, Content ID--which allows rights owners to block an infringing clip, leave it be, or grant YouTube permission to sell ads against it--has won some impressive partners, including such media companies as CBS, Universal Music and Electronic Arts. Read more »
NetApp shares have extended yesterday’s rally, which apparently is due to ongoing speculation that the company could be an acquisition target. Cowen’s Louis Miscioscia assessed the rumors in a research note this morning. He says an acquisition of the company is possible, but unlikely. Read more »
It’s taken nearly a decade but Microsoft has finally debuted the first significant overhaul of its Web browser since Internet Explorer 5. The company released IE8 Beta 2 Wednesday afternoon, and by most accounts, it’s a solid update. In fact, it might even put IE on par with competing browsers like Mozilla’s Firefox and Apple’s Safari. Read more »
With an iPhone or iPod Touch, Apple's new program Remote can convert an MP3 player into a sophisticated remote control for digital-music collections. Read more »
For Apple, these are the best of times and the worst of times. The Cupertino, Calif., consumer electronics company is on a tear like never before. But there have also been dramatic stumbles. Read more »
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