Technology
AMD warns of 25 percent drop in 4Q sales
Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. warned Thursday its fourth-quarter revenue will drop about 25 percent from third-quarter levels due to weaker-than-expected demand, particularly in the consumer market.
Viacom to cut 850 jobs, freeze some raises in 2009
The media conglomerate Viacom Inc. said Thursday that it will slash about 850 jobs and freeze some senior-level raises in a move to weather the global economic downturn.
AT&T to cut 12,000 jobs, 4 percent of staff
AT&T Inc. joined the recession's parade of layoffs Thursday by announcing plans to cut 12,000 jobs, about 4 percent of its work force.
Nokia downgrades market forecast for 2nd time
World-leading mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. downgraded its fourth-quarter market outlook Thursday for the second time, saying the slowdown in the industry was bigger than expected.
Online Money: Fidelity expands online news focus
Fidelity Investments is joining the rush to satisfy investors' growing appetite for news about financial market turmoil.
NFL offers first live game broadcast in 3-D
In broadcasting the world's first live 3-D football game to theaters in Los Angeles, New York and Boston on Thursday evening, the NFL promises an "up close, personal, visceral" experience that could open a new revenue stream for the league.
Fitch: Outlook negative for US IT sector
The outlook for the majority of the U.S. information technology sector is negative for 2009, Fitch Ratings said Wednesday.
Professors aim to get students a Web analysis tool
For anyone who remembers sifting through yellowed card catalogs in the library for that 10th-grade history project, the abundance of information available online is astounding - as is the task of sifting out unreliable information.
The phone that feels the flu before you do
Did your parents tell you to remember your scarf when you went out, so you wouldn't catch a cold? Today, the advice might be: Remember your cell phone.
Wikipedia hopes to make editing user-friendly
Concerned that many would-be contributors to Wikipedia are being scared away, the foundation that runs the Internet encyclopedia is getting an $890,000 grant to try to make the editing process more user-friendly.
Scientists ask: Is technology rewiring our brains?
What does a teenage brain on Google look like? Do all those hours spent online rewire the circuitry? Could these kids even relate better to emoticons than to real people? These sound like concerns from worried parents. But they're coming from brain scientists.
Fitch Ratings warns on cable and telecom outlook
Fitch Ratings on Wednesday pointed to difficult times ahead for the cable and telecommunications industry as unemployment and home foreclosures balloon and it faces an uncertain regulatory landscape under a new president.
IDC sees decline in US PC market next year
U.S. shipments of personal computers are expected to drop nearly 3 percent next year, while demand in much of the rest of the world will slow down quickly as the financial crisis spreads, research firm IDC said Wednesday.
Microsoft unit in ad deal with Activision Blizzard
Microsoft Corp.'s video game advertising unit, Massive Inc., has signed deals with "Guitar Hero" and "World of Warcraft" publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. to provide ads for 18 of its titles and for Battle.net, its online game service.
Ohio med school prescribes iPods for students
The iPod is going to medical school.
Ahead of the Bell: Research in Motion falls
Shares of Research in Motion Ltd. declined in premarket trading after the BlackBerry smart phone maker cut its third-quarter profit and sales forecasts, citing the effect of the strong dollar and the weak U.S. economy.
Rising royalties send Yahoo's Launchcast to CBS
Yahoo Inc. is plugging its Internet radio service into CBS Corp.'s webcasting network in a move driven by dramatically higher fees for airing music online.
OmniVision offers 3Q guidance well below Street
Image sensor maker OmniVision Technologies Inc. on Tuesday said it expects to post a loss in its fiscal third quarter, offering a forecast that fell well below Wall Street expectations.
OmniVision swings to 2Q loss on impairment charge
Image sensor maker OmniVision Technologies Inc. on Tuesday posted a loss for its fiscal second quarter, reversing a year-ago profit, after booking a big charge related to its stock decline.
Yahoo shares climb on hopes for $30B takeover bid
Yahoo Inc.'s stock rallied Tuesday on a report that AOL's former chief executive believes he can raise enough money in a worsening recession to buy the struggling Internet company for as much as $30 billion.