Microsoft takes $6.2B hit to account for ad woes - DailyFinance

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Microsoft takes $6.2B hit to account for ad woes DailyFinance By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP posted: 9:39 PM 07/02/12 SAN FRANCISCO -Microsoft is absorbing a $6.2 billion charge to reflect that one of the biggest deals in its 37-year history turned out to be a dud. The non-cash charge announced Monday could saddle ... Microsoft Writing Down $6.2 Billion Over AQuantive DealBusinessweek Microsoft Writing Down $6.2 Billion After AQuantive SputtersSan Francisco Chronicle Microsoft Takes Write-Down in Failed Digital Ad ForayNew York Times Wall Street Journal -Reuters -Los Angeles Times all 445 news articles »

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Google Nexus 7 - NDTV

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Google Nexus 7 NDTV AP, July 03, 2012 In the 1982 sci-fi movie "Blade Runner," there are hints that the hero, played by Harrison Ford, is an artificial human - an "android" or "replicant." His job is to go out and kill other, rogue androids. If he's an android, ... Nokia claims Nexus 7 tablet infringes on its patentsCNET Google's Nexus 7 tablet infringes Nokia patentsInquirer A look at how Google's new device compares with iPad, Kindle Fire, other rivalsWashington Post Computerworld -Tom's Guide -Businessweek all 278 news articles »

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Samsung Galaxy Tab ban remains as appeal rejected - SlashGear

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Samsung Galaxy Tab ban remains as appeal rejected SlashGear Samsung's request to temporarily suspend the ban on its Galaxy Tab tablet in the US has been struck down. The ban, which was pronounced last week as the result of a massive patent infringement case brought forth by Apple, will remain in effect as what ... Samsung Refused Stay on Injunction Against U.S. Sales of Galaxy Tab 10.1PCWorld Samsung loses bid to lift US sales ban against Galaxy TabCNET Samsung fails to convince court to stay Galaxy Tab injunctionApple Insider Reuters -ITworld.com -Wireless and Mobile News all 806 news articles »

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Samsung loses bid to lift US sales ban against Galaxy Tab - CNET

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Samsung loses bid to lift US sales ban against Galaxy Tab CNET Korea-based electronics giant had asked that the Apple-requested preliminary injunction be suspended pending the resolution of an appeal. by Steven Musil A US judge today rejected Samsung's appeal of a preliminary injunction against US sales of its ... Samsung Refused Stay on Injunction Against U.S. Sales of Galaxy Tab 10.1PCWorld Samsung fails to convince court to stay Galaxy Tab injunctionApple Insider Judge rejects Samsung's request to lift ban on US tablet salesReuters NASDAQ -Wireless and Mobile News all 828 news articles »

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Chinese iPad Case Takes Only a Small Bite Out of Apple - Wall Street Journal

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Chinese iPad Case Takes Only a Small Bite Out of Apple Wall Street Journal Apple Inc. took in nearly $8 billion in greater China during the first three months of 2012. The price of continuing to sell its tablet in China under the iPad name: a mere $60 million. Apple has agreed to pay $60 million to settle its iPad trademark ... Apple pays $60 million to settle China iPad trademark disputeReuters Apple Settles iPad Trademark Dispute With Chinese CompanyNew York Times Apple pays $60 million to end fight with ProviewWashington Post San Jose Mercury News -Computerworld -BBC News all 966 news articles »

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Microsoft's Write-Down Points to Woes in Digital Advertising - New York Times

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Microsoft's Write-Down Points to Woes in Digital Advertising New York Times By QUENTIN HARDY and MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED Microsoft owned up on Monday to the collapse of its biggest push into digital advertising, announcing that it would take a $6.2 billion accounting charge in its online services division for a failed ... Microsoft Writing Down $6.2 Billion After AQuantive SputtersBusinessweek Microsoft absorbs $6.2 billion charge to account for flopped aQuantive acquisitionWashington Post Microsoft in $6.2bn write-down of aQuantive advertising serviceThe Guardian Computerworld -The Associated Press -San Francisco Chronicle all 404 news articles »

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Microsoft Writing Down $6.2 Billion After AQuantive Sputters - Businessweek

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Microsoft Writing Down $6.2 Billion After AQuantive Sputters Businessweek By Dina Bass on July 02, 2012 Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) (MSFT) is taking a $6.2 billion writedown for almost the entire amount it paid for Internet-advertising company AQuantive Inc., signaling that its online division will perform worse than the company ... Microsoft absorbs $6.2 billion charge to account for flopped aQuantive acquisitionWashington Post Microsoft will take $6.2B write-down for online services unitComputerworld Microsoft takes $6.2B charge to account ad woesThe Associated Press Wall Street Journal -Reuters all 381 news articles »

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Microsoft in $6.2bn write-down of aQuantive - BBC News

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Microsoft in $6.2bn write-down of aQuantive BBC News Microsoft is taking a $6.2bn (£4bn) charge on the value of an online advertising firm bought five years ago. Microsoft bought aQuantive for $6.3bn cash in an attempt to catch rival Google in the race to grow revenues from search-related advertising. Microsoft's Efforts in Web Search Take Another BlowWall Street Journal News Summary: Microsoft's miscalculation on aQuantive deal culminates in $6.2 ...Washington Post News Summary: Microsoft takes $6.2B hit on ad dealBusinessweek Reuters -Computerworld all 265 news articles »

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Microsoft to take $6.2B charge for ad business - USA TODAY

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Microsoft to take $6.2B charge for ad business USA TODAY REDMOND, Washington (AP) â€" Microsoft is absorbing a $6.2 billion charge to reflect its inability to produce more revenue from an online ad service that it bought nearly five years ago. The non-cash charge announced Monday could saddle Microsoft with a ... Microsoft will take $6 billion write-down for online services divisionComputerworld Microsoft Writing Down $6.2 Billion After AQuantive SputtersBusinessweek Microsoft takes $6.2 billion charge, slows Internet hopesReuters New York Times all 211 news articles »

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Windows 8 upgrade prices dropped by Microsoft - SlashGear

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Windows 8 upgrade prices dropped by Microsoft SlashGear This week Microsoft has been kind enough to share the details included with their Windows 8 update for those users out there who already have one of several Windows software products installed on their devices right now. If a user is running Windows XP ... Microsoft Offering $39.99 Windows 8 Pro UpgradesPC Magazine Microsoft Shares Upgrade Details for Windows 8PCWorld Microsoft's $40 Windows 8 upgrade shows how bad it wants the OS to succeedVentureBeat BetaNews -DVICE all 83 news articles »

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Google Now Is Good for Now - PC Magazine

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Google Now Is Good for Now PC Magazine So far, there's a lot to like about the latest version of Android, and especially its Google Now feature. However, I am skeptical about its potential applications. By John C. Dvorak For a few days, I've been using the Galaxy Nexus phone running Jelly ... How Google's New Device Compares With RivalsABC News Review: Google's Nexus 7 guns for the KindleSan Francisco Chronicle all 332 news articles »

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Microsoft puts more muscle behind Windows 8 upgrade push - ZDNet

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Microsoft puts more muscle behind Windows 8 upgrade push ZDNet Summary: Microsoft is offering Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 users a $39.99 upgrade incentive to move to Windows 8. That's substantially cheaper than Microsoft traditionally charges for "upgrade" versions of Windows. With Windows 7, Microsoft charged ... Microsoft Announces A Limited Time Windows 8 Pro Upgrade For $39.99Forbes Windows 7 surpasses 50 percent global OS market shareTechSpot Windows 7 to pass XP in usage share this monthComputerworld PCWorld -The Verge -CNET all 35 news articles »

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Google Offers Concessions in EU Antitrust Case - New York Times

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Google Offers Concessions in EU Antitrust Case New York Times BRUSSELS â€" Google, facing the prospect of formal charges stemming from an investigation in Europe into its search and advertising business, offered concessions on Monday to competition regulators in an effort to settle the case and avoid a lengthy and ... Google offers to settle EU antitrust probeCNET Google suggests concessions to Antitrust Regulators in EUSlashGear Google makes 'proposal' to Europe on antitrust concernsRegister Washington Post all 121 news articles »

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Micron to Acquire Elpida Memory - Wall Street Journal

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Micron to Acquire Elpida Memory Wall Street Journal By SHARA TIBKEN Micron Technology Inc. agreed to acquire troubled Japanese rival Elpida Memory Inc. for Â¥200 billion (about $2.5 billion), boosting the US memory maker's product portfolio and helping it better compete against rivals in South Korea and ... Micron to buy struggling Elpida Memory for $2.5BComputerworld Micron to buy Elpida Memory to compete with SamsungSlashGear Micron in Y200bn deal to buy ElpidaFinancial Times Reuters -San Francisco Chronicle -ZDNet (blog) all 243 news articles »

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MasterCard, Deutsche Telekom team up on mobile payments - CNET

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MasterCard, Deutsche Telekom team up on mobile payments CNET The German carrier and parent company of T-Mobile want a piece of the mobile payments action. by Andrew Nusca MasterCard's Ann Cairns with Deutsche Telekom's Thomas Kiessling at the announcement in Berlin. Financial services giant MasterCard and mobile ... MasterCard and Deutsche Telekom reveal Euro mobile payment plansSlashGear MasterCard, Deutsche Telekom partner on mobile paymentsZDNet MasterCard and Deutsche Telekom team up to push NFC paymentsGigaOM ValueWalk -Bloomberg -Wall Street Journal all 42 news articles »

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Firefox OS Smartphones Coming in 2013 - PC Magazine

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Firefox OS Smartphones Coming in 2013 PC Magazine By Chloe Albanesius Mozilla today announced that its standalone, mobile operating system will be known as Firefox OS, with TCL Communication Technology and ZTE as its first manufacturing partners. The first Firefox OS-powered devices will run a ... Firefox OS: Mozilla's phone experiment gets support from Sprint and global ...VentureBeat Telcos back Firefox phone platform to rival AndroidReuters Firefox OS smartphones due 2013 as Mozilla reveals partnersSlashGear Fiercemobilecontent -PCWorld (blog) -CNET all 68 news articles »

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Dell to purchase Quest for $2.4 billion - SlashGear

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Dell to purchase Quest for $2.4 billion SlashGear Dell has today announced that it will be purchasing Quest, a company that provides IT management software for businesses. Dell looks to be stocking up on software solutions in order to differentiate itself from its competitors and add to a growing ... Dell to buy Quest Software for $2.4 billionReuters Dell Acquires Quest Software for $2.4 BillionPC Magazine Dell buying Quest Software for $2.36 billionBusinessweek all 259 news articles »

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Sony buys Gaikai for $380 million - Telegraph.co.uk

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Sony buys Gaikai for $380 million Telegraph.co.uk Sony is to acquire cloud gaming company Gaikai Inc. for about $380 million (£242 miilion), it has been confirmed. The maker of PlayStation game consoles is preparing to expand cloud-based entertainment services. Gaikai, based in Aliso Viejo, ... Sony to Buy Cloud Gaming Company Gaikai for $380 MillionBusinessweek Sony buys Gaikai cloud gaming service for $380 millionEngadget Sony Game Unit to Buy US's GaikaiWall Street Journal CNET -Bloomberg -The Guardian all 152 news articles »

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Samsung Enjoined From Selling Galaxy Tab 10.1 in US - InformationWeek

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Samsung Enjoined From Selling Galaxy Tab 10.1 in US InformationWeek First, Apple is granted an injunction against the Galaxy Tab 10.1 on Tuesday 26-Jun-12. It posted its required $2.6M bond on Thursday 28-Jun-12 and sales of the tablet were halted in the United States. Then, early Friday evening, Apple was granted an ... Samsung asks for US Galaxy Nexus ban to be lifted pending appealRegister Samsung Seeks Stay on Injunction Against Galaxy NexusCIO Back and forth: Samsung appeals Apple ban on Galaxy NexusDigitaltrends.com Wall Street Journal all 916 news articles »

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Apple paid $60 million to settle iPad trademark dispute in China - ZDNet

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Apple paid $60 million to settle iPad trademark dispute in China ZDNet Summary: Proview has accused Apple of using deceptive practices to acquire rights to the iPad name. Apple has paid $60 million to its iPad trademark rival tech company Proview Technology (Shenzhen) through mediation in China, the Higher People's Court ... Apple Pays $60 Million to End China IPad Dispute With ProviewSan Francisco Chronicle China Court Orders Apple to Pay $60 Million to Settle iPad Name DisputeTIME Apple lobs pocket change to Proview, ending Chinese IPAD name rowRegister New York Times -BBC News -Wall Street Journal all 604 news articles »

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Sony to buy cloud-gaming firm Gaikai for $380 million - CNET

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Sony to buy cloud-gaming firm Gaikai for $380 million CNET Sony said on Monday it has agreed to buy cloud-gaming firm Gaikai for $380 million in an all-shares deal. by Zack Whittaker Sony Computer Entertainment said on Monday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Gaikai Inc., a California-based ... Sony to Buy Cloud Gaming Company Gaikai for $380 MillionBusinessweek Sony Game Unit to Buy US's GaikaiWall Street Journal Sony to Buy Cloud Gaming Company GaikaiBloomberg The Guardian -BBC News -SlashGear all 101 news articles »

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Apple Settles iPad Suit - Wall Street Journal

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Apple Settles iPad Suit Wall Street Journal By PAUL MOZUR And LORETTA CHAO BEIJINGâ€"Apple Inc. will pay $60 million to settle a trademark dispute with a Chinese company over the iPad name, according to a Chinese court, potentially resolving a case that illustrated new intellectual-property ... Apple Settles iPad Trademark Dispute With Chinese CompanyNew York Times Apple iPad trademark suit settled for US$60mCNET Apple pays $60M to settle iPad trademark disputeZDNet CBS News -Inquirer -San Francisco Chronicle all 505 news articles »

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Apple Settles iPad Trademark Dispute With Chinese Company - New York Times

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Apple Settles iPad Trademark Dispute With Chinese Company New York Times HONG KONG â€" A Chinese provincial court said in a statement on Monday that Apple had settled a lawsuit there by paying $60 million into a court-approved bank account for the legal rights to use the iPad trademark in China. “It was done last week, ... Apple pays Proview $60m for iPad trademarkSlashGear Apple pays $60M to settle iPad trademark disputeZDNet Apple Pays $60 Million to End China IPad Fight With ProviewSan Francisco Chronicle Computerworld -Los Angeles Times -Washington Post all 480 news articles »

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Chinese court says Apple pays $60 million to settle iPad name dispute with ... - Washington Post

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Chinese court says Apple pays $60 million to settle iPad name dispute with ... Washington Post BEIJING â€" Apple has paid $60 million to settle a dispute in China over ownership of the iPad name, a court announced Monday, removing a potential obstacle to sales of the popular tablet computer in the key Chinese market. Apple's dispute with Shenzhen ... Apple to pay Chinese firm $60 million to settle iPad name caseLos Angeles Times Apple pays $60m for iPad trademark in ChinaTelegraph.co.uk Apple Pays US$60M for IPad Trademark in ChinaPCWorld AFP -Reuters all 439 news articles »

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