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Technology Report: Microsoft tablet promising, but questions remain

Reuters » Technology Report

06/19/2012

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Microsoft tablet promising, but questions remain

(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's new Surface tablets look promising, but many questions need to be answered before it can rival Apple Inc's iPad, analysts said the day after the company made its first foray into the computer hardware business.

Oracle results ease IT spending worries

(Reuters) - Oracle Corp's strong results would help pacify investors worried about macroeconomic weaknesses hurting the world's No. 3 software maker, and the departure of a senior sales executive, analysts said.

Barnes & Noble sales light on Nook returns

(Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc reported lower-than-expected quarterly sales, hurt by discounts as its Nook e-reader business competes with Amazon.com's Kindle franchise.

Kodak sues Apple, claiming interference in patent sales

(Reuters) - Photography pioneer Eastman Kodak Co sued Apple Inc to stop it from interfering with plans to sell a large patent portfolio, a significant part of its bankruptcy restructuring.

Pearl raises cash, leads move to paid answers

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - What types of online information services can make money by charging fees rather than relying on advertising?

Microsoft tackles iPad with Surface tablet

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp introduced its own line of tablet computers on Monday at a much-hyped press event in Los Angeles, marking a major strategic shift for the software giant as it struggles to compete with Apple Inc and re-invent its aging Windows franchise.

Apple supplier Imagination hit by competition fears

LONDON (Reuters) - Booming sales of Apple's iPhones and iPads were not enough to ease concerns on Tuesday that British supplier Imagination Technologies is overly reliant on one customer as rival smartphone and tablet companies snap at the U.S. giant's heels.

Analysis: Regulator seen conflicted in Nasdaq's Facebook mess

NEW YORK (Reuters) - It is not every day that a company bungles something so badly that it has to turn to a regulator for help to clean up its mess. But that is what the Nasdaq stock market has done with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority following its blunders in Facebook's $16 billion initial public offering.

Verizon raises FiOS bills, adds higher Web speeds

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications is raising prices for some FiOS customers as it offers higher speeds, a move that one analyst says will potentially lead to higher prices from cable rivals such as Cablevision Systems Corp .

Facebook to buy facial-recognition startup: sources

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is paying $55 million to $60 million to buy Face.com, according to people familiar with the matter, acquiring the company that provides the facial-recognition technology used by the world's largest social network to help users identify and tag photos.