Technology Report: Consumer tech invades Davos, wider corporate world

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	01/26/2011
Good afternoon Bit LATEST NEWS Consumer tech invades Davos, wider corporate world DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Those discussing the "Shared Norms for the New Reality" in Davos this week need only look around them to see one such 'reality': low-cost smart devices are sweeping away clunky old computers throughout the political and business world. | Full Article Microsoft sells 2 million phone software units January 26, 2011 04:15 PM ET SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp sold more than 2 million units of its new Windows Phone 7 software to handset makers last quarter, a strong start for the new software launched in October, but still far behind Apple Inc's iPhone and Google Inc's Android system. | Full Article Netflix profit up, adds subscribers; shares jump January 26, 2011 04:36 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Netflix Inc., the movie rental service, reported a sharp rise in quarterly profit and added subscribers to its online video streaming and mail order business, and its shares jumped 7 percent. | Full Article Sony handheld to take on Nintendo DS, smartphones January 26, 2011 10:17 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp is set to launch a head-on challenge to Nintendo Co Ltd and Apple Inc with a new handheld game device that analysts widely expect to be unveiled at an event in Tokyo on Thursday. | Full Article Intel wins EU approval for McAfee deal January 26, 2011 01:40 PM ET BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Intel's acquisition of data security firm McAfee Inc cleared its last major hurdle after EU regulators approved the $7.68 billion deal on condition Intel grant rival firms access to its technology. | Full Article BUSINESS NEWS S&P closes at 29-month high; techs, commodities lead January 26, 2011 04:28 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed at a 29-month high on Wednesday led by gains in tech and commodity shares, as investors largely ignored the U.S. Federal Reserve's lukewarm economic assessment. | Full Article Fed cautious on recovery, focused on joblessness January 26, 2011 03:26 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve gave the U.S. economy a lukewarm assessment on Wednesday despite recent signs the recovery was strengthening, saying high unemployment still justified its $600 billion bond-buying program. | Full Article U.S. sales gain boosts Starbucks' quarterly profit January 26, 2011 04:11 PM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp, the world's largest coffee chain, reported higher quarterly profit for its fiscal first quarter, driven by strong sales in the United States during the holiday quarter. | Full Article New home sales at 8-month high January 26, 2011 03:15 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of U.S. new homes raced to their highest level in eight months in December, but gains were driven by a surge in the West that economists were reluctant to call a sign of the market's recovery. | Full Article Qualcomm raises fiscal 2011 outlook January 26, 2011 04:16 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc raised its fiscal 2011 revenue estimate to between $13.6 billion and $14.2 billion as sales of wireless chips accelerated. | Full Article US TOP NEWS Obama takes fiscal balancing act to heartland Unprecedented anti-government protests rock Egypt Giffords moved to rehabilitation hospital Toyota recalls 1.7 million autos as quality woes mount Lehman files new plan for repaying creditors RELATED VIDEO Buzzdeck propels sound strategies Egypt protest footage posted on Web Eiffel Tower passes computer-generated stress tests A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. » MORE NEWSLETTERS ODDLY ENOUGH Hitler's last bodyguard gives up on fan mail Full Article Body of TV quizmaster snatched from grave Woman survives fall from 23rd floor Social networking leads to sex faster? SPLATNAV! UK pensioners drive into German church Purported JFK ambulance sold for $120,000 at auction - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend