Marc Ferranti - Author - PC World Australia

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Article | 29/06/2012 Wall Street Beat: Software, progress in euro zone plan help boost tech

Tech stocks are ending the first half of the year on an upbeat note with news that enterprise spending on software lately has been relatively strong.

Article | 22/06/2012 Wall Street Beat: Software vendors offer some good news on sales front

Tech finally got a dose of good news this week from enterprise vendors including Oracle and Red Hat, which offered up some solid financial reports eve...

Article | 15/06/2012 Wall Street Beat: Bad news rolls in for tech

With market forecasts looking dour and companies including Nokia and Texas Instruments trimming expectations this week, concerns for the tech sector a...

Article | 8/06/2012 Wall Street Beat: Economic uncertainty continues to plague tech

Is tech heading into another downturn? Market watchers see signs of hope for the end of the year but they are hedging their bets.

Article | 1/06/2012 Wall Street Beat: June starts slow but hope for tech in 2012 remains

June is off to a rocky in the markets for technology companies as shares slump in the wake of troubling economic reports, though cooler heads appear t...

Article | 27/05/2012 Report: Facebook bolsters efforts to build smartphone

Facebook is revitalizing its effort to create a smartphone, recruiting engineers who have experience with mobile devices, according to a story in the ...

Article | 25/05/2012 Wall Street Beat: After Facebook fiasco, don't write off tech IPOs

The Facebook IPO may have been a fiasco, but don't put the nail in the coffin just yet for other tech offerings this year.

Article | 20/05/2012 China approves Google acquisition of Motorola Mobility

Chinese regulatory authorities have approved Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility, paving the way for the deal to close within the week, company ...

Article | 20/05/2012 Apple files for preliminary injunction against Galaxy Tab 10.1

In the latest move in a complex series of patent-related cases, Apple filed a motion in a U.S. district court late Friday to ban Samsung Electronics' ...

Article | 12/05/2012 Wall Street Beat: Vendors stress caution on financials

A range of tech vendors including Cisco Systems, Silicon Graphics International, BMC Software and CA Technologies this week reported quarterly earning...

Article | 10/05/2012 Cisco hits record quarterly revenue

Crediting a strategy that exploits users' move to Cloud computing, Cisco Systems has reported record net sales of $US11.6 billion for the quarter endi...

Article | 9/05/2012 Apple, Samsung pare down claims in U.S. smartphone, tablet patent case

Responding to a U.S. district court judge's order, Apple and Samsung Electronics have trimmed the number of claims they will assert in a broad intelle...

Article | 5/05/2012 Wall Street Beat: Tech earnings continue to be mixed

As the earnings season wanes, quarterly financial reports from the tech sector continue to be mixed, though shares in IT companies are still up for th...

Article | 1/05/2012 Facebook begins organ donor initiative

Facebook on Tuesday announced an initiative to inspire members of the social network to post their organ donor status, offering a new Health and Welln...

Article | 28/04/2012 Wall Street Beat: Tech earnings provide some bright spots

With Apple leading the revenue charge midweek and Amazon providing a kick to trading in tech shares Friday morning, bright spots appeared in what has ...