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Why AQuantive didn’t turn out to be a good fit for Microsoft, $6.2 Billion Write-Down?

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is taking a $6.2 billion hit by writing down related to the disappointing performance of a digital advertising company AQuantive Inc., biggest single corporate purchase before skype.  AQuantive acquisition was supposed to make Microsoft an online advertising powerhouse… answer to the Google online ads juggernaut. Microsoft said Monday that although there were some bright spots in its Online Full Article

The Amazing Generosity, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer each donated $100,000 in support of marriage equality

Bill Gates, the co-founder of  Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), and Steve Ballmer, the company’s chief executive have come out in support of marriage equality, each written $100,000 checks to Washington United for Marriage, ...Full Article

Are You Planning to Upgrade your current PC to Windows 8?

You are planning an upgrade your current PC to Windows 8, Microsoft (MSFT)  just revealed how much you might be paying. If you are running desktops and laptops on Windows XP, Windows Vista and ...Full Article

Why Entire Tech World Will Be Keenly Observing Apple WWDC 2012 Event?

As a result of the further increase in degree of rivalry between Apple Inc. (AAPL) and other tech giants such as Google Inc. (GOOG), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) or, Facebook ...Full Article

Promising and Aggressive, Microsoft Appoints Legend Lands as Iraq Distributor

Software giant, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) says it has appointed Baghdad-based Legend Lands Co. to distribute its products in Iraq. Legend Lands Co. ltd – LLS Group is also listed ...Full Article

Sad day, Import Ban on Android Based Motorola Devices Entering U.S. Over Microsoft Patent Fight

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) won a patent fight that will ban Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) to alter software on some of its Android-based mobile smartphones.  Oct. 2010, Microsoft filed ...Full Article

Once most popular tech brands, now losing money – Biggest brands losers in technology sector

With a brief period of major success, here’s the problem with a consumer electronics business and it’s brands. What do you do once their gadgets become commodities? You want ...Full Article

Mobile operating system (mobile OS) strengths and weaknesses: Windows Phone vs. Android vs. iPhone

Do you remember the first Cell Phone you ever got, and it was huge? Mobile phone have changed drastically over the last years and so did mobile operating system ...Full Article

What is new in Microsoft and Yahoo confidentiality agreement?

The software giant  Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has signed a confidentiality agreement with Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) that would allow the software giant access to Internet giant Yahoo! financial statements and ...Full Article

No new costs are reasonable (S, CLWR, AAPL, VZ, GOOG, MSFT, VZ, VOD, T)

Technology causes costs of moving bits around, Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) and Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) both had tough go lately, Sprint bet huge on ability to sell ...Full Article

China a critical market for smartphone companies, it overtook the United States as World’s No 1

In August, China for the first time passed the United States to become the world’s biggest personal-computer market and now China overtook the United States as the world’s biggest ...Full Article

CEOWORLD Closing Bell – FRO, ALU, GRPN, FMCN, ROYL, MSFT, GILD, NFLX, AMGN, WYNN, CREE, LDK, CPB, HRL, STP, BRCD

Frontline Ltd. (NYSE: FRO) engaged in the operation of a fleet of very large crude carriers (VLCCs) and Suezmax tankers is down nearly -41%, at $3.07, after posting a ...Full Article

Daily Digest- Things You Need To Know November 18, 2011 Morning

The sovereign debt situations europe, especially in Spain, Greece and Italy have not been improved, nations has a new government and new austerity programs. It looks like in Greece ...Full Article

How Microsoft plans to fix its mistake- Facebook-to-Facebook Skype call features?

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) missed that chance to buy Facebook few years back so do Aol (NYSE: AOL) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) but Microsoft started to rectify it by Facebook-to-Facebook ...Full Article

Top Dividend Trends for 2012, DJIA stocks- GE, DIS, WMT, VZ, UTX, TRV, PG, PFE, MSFT, MRK, MMM, MCD, KFT, JPM, JNJ, INTC, IBM, HPQ, HD, GE

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) a diversified technology and financial services corporation has raised its payout 3 times since mid-2010.  GE’s yield today is 3.7% and its payout is ...Full Article

Top Best Retirement Stocks to buy right now- T, VZ, PM, AAPL, JNJ, MSFT, ED

AT&T Inc. (T) provider of telecommunications services has a market cap of approximately $172.45 billion with a price to earnings ratio of 8.08. AT&T Inc. (T) has been paying ...Full Article

Best performing stocks in the market with highest expected growth rates to buy now

ALCOA INC (AA), engaged in the production and management of aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina combined, through its participation in mining, refining, smelting, fabricating, and recycling, has forward PE ...Full Article