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by Chris Nerney

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Chris Nerney writes about research news and the latest discoveries in the areas of science, technology, space and psychology.

Does Google needs China more than China needs Google?

Posted Sep 20, 2010 - 03:30 pm

Six months after shutting down its search engine in China in a dispute over censorship, Google is beefing up staff in that country, prompting speculation that the company might cut some kind of deal with the mainland government that would lead to the return of google.cn.
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- Internet, censorship, China
Verizon names head of wireless division as new COO

Posted Sep 20, 2010 - 12:06 pm

One thing Wall Street really hates is confusion in the top ranks of large corporations. It creates doubt and fear, neither of which is good for share price.
IBM to buy analytics software vendor Netezza

Posted Sep 20, 2010 - 11:20 am

Big Blue seems pretty serious about this analytics thing.
Notebooks are so 2009

Posted Sep 17, 2010 - 05:28 pm

A research report released late Thursday by Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty paints a stark picture for notebook manufacturers. The chart below that accompanied the report tracks year-over-year sales of notebook PCs in the United States. As you can see, it ain't pretty.
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- Business, Apple, ipad
Count on tech companies to dodge anti-poaching bullet from DoJ

Posted Sep 17, 2010 - 02:41 pm

The Wall Street Journal
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- Legal, anti-poaching, antitrust
Record handset losses cost LG Electronics CEO his job

Posted Sep 17, 2010 - 11:50 am

Desperate to turn around its struggling handset division, South Korea-based LG Electronics Inc. announced Friday it will replace current CEO Nam Yong starting Oct. 1. tweetmeme_source = 'ITworld';
RIM phones in big Q2 earnings, issues bullish forecast

Posted Sep 16, 2010 - 06:28 pm

Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, on Thursday reported more than a two-thirds increase in second-quarter profits over last year.
Oracle beats Street estimates with impressive Q1 earnings report

Posted Sep 16, 2010 - 05:24 pm

Well, Larry Ellison and the gang made that look easy. Oracle Corp. this afternoon reported a big gain in profits and revenue for the first quarter ended in August, easily topping estimates by Wall Street analysts.
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- Business, earnings, Larry Ellison
Motorola buys location-based software vendor

Posted Sep 16, 2010 - 03:15 pm

Motorola, Inc. wants to make mobile smartphones even smarter -- and more proactively helpful to users.
Analysts bullish on Oracle's earnings

Posted Sep 16, 2010 - 01:15 pm

I'll report the numbers when they're available after Thursday's trading bell, but the early word from analysts is that Oracle Corp. will turn in impressive first-quarter results.

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