Fujitsu cedes 'iPad' trademark to Apple
Japan's Fujitsu has ceded rights to the "iPad" name to Apple, just in time for the tablet computer from the California company to hit US stores next month.
View ArticleCisco extends recovery, net income up 63 pct in 3Q
(AP) -- Cisco said Wednesday that its net income for the latest quarter rose 63 percent from last year, as the economic recovery gave customers the confidence to spend on big-ticket networking gear.
View ArticleFederal investment in basic research yields outsized dividends
(PhysOrg.com) -- Investment in basic scientific research may be one of the best ways to foster long-term economic growth locally and nationally, according to a report released this week by The Science...
View ArticleCEOs try to predict who'll win tomorrow's tech race
It seems every major tech giant is celebrating a landmark birthday these days. This year, it's been Microsoft (35), Cisco Systems (25) and Yahoo (15). Next year, IBM turns a century old, and Apple hits...
View ArticleCisco to buy design consulting firm Moto
(AP) -- Cisco Systems is buying Moto Development Group, a private design consulting firm in San Francisco.
View ArticleMedvedev to tour Silicon Valley, seek investors
(AP) -- Russia's Dmitry Medevedev visits Silicon Valley for the first time on Wednesday, eager to reinvent his country's outmoded, oil-dependent economy - and lure talent and money from the high-tech...
View ArticleCisco commits $1B in meeting with Russian leader
(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. says it will invest $1 billion to help foster high-tech innovation in Russia.
View ArticleCisco, Westcon pay 48 million dollars in overcharging case
Cisco Systems and Westcon Group North America have agreed to pay 48 million dollars to settle an overcharging case, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
View ArticleFlurry of billion-dollar deals signals coming changes in tech industry
From Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems to Intel and Oracle, some of Silicon Valley's largest companies charged out of the recession with fat bankrolls and a determination to spend whatever it takes...
View ArticleCisco to start paying a dividend by next summer
(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of computer-networking gear, said Tuesday that it would pay its first dividend by July, the end of its current fiscal year.
View ArticleMicrosoft raises dividend 23 percent to 16 cents
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it is raising its quarterly dividend for the first time in two years in a move that will return more of the software maker's nearly $37 billion cash hoard to its...
View ArticleCisco to sell videoconferencing box for the home
(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc., seeking to become a bigger name in consumer electronics, said Wednesday that it's going to start selling a $599 box that turns living-room TV sets into big videophones.
View ArticleCisco's shortfall an omen for rest of tech world (Update)
(AP) -- A gloomy outlook from Cisco Systems Inc. is shaking some investors' faith in the strength of the technology industry's recovery.
View ArticleIntel hikes dividend again despite tech worries (Update)
(AP) -- Intel Corp. is confident enough in the stability of its moneymaking skills to raise its dividend by 15 percent, even as Wall Street braces for a bumpy ride for the technology industry.
View ArticleDell 3Q net income more than doubles
Personal computer maker Dell Inc. said Thursday that its net income for the latest quarter more than doubled as companies spent more to replace aging technology.
View ArticleHP results show seesawing nature of tech recovery (Update)
(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s results showed Monday how lopsided the recovery in technology spending has been.
View ArticleOracle reports profit jump, bucking industry fears
(AP) -- Oracle Corp.'s net income jumped 28 percent in the latest quarter, its biggest increase in more than two years and another sign that companies are spending more liberally on technology.
View ArticleMan quits job, makes living suing e-mail spammers
(AP) -- Daniel Balsam hates spam. Most everybody does, of course. But he has acted on his hate as few have, going far beyond simply hitting the delete button. He sues them.
View ArticlePay-TV providers take battle to tech companies
The pay-television industry, under growing threat from the Internet, disclosed plans to prevent technology companies from luring away its customers.
View ArticleChina appeals to US for fairness in security probe
(AP) -- China appealed Thursday to Washington for fairness as American officials decide whether to block Chinese telecom giant Huawei's purchase of a U.S. computer company on security grounds.
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