Reuters Technology Report: July 22, 2015

Click to View in Browser Wednesday, July 22, 2015 Microsoft's hardware strategy under scrutiny after record loss (Reuters) - Sales of Microsoft Corp's Surface tablets and Xbox gaming consoles are soaring. Qualcomm says may split itself, cut jobs (Reuters) - Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc said it may break itself up as it delivered its third profit warning this year and announced plans to slash jobs and spending. Analysts as upbeat as ever on Apple; Investors not so much (Reuters) - Forget that iPhone unit sales were not as strong as many had expected; that the revenue forecast fell short of the average estimate, and that there was no clarity on Apple Watch sales. After hack, U.S. lawmakers look to protect 'dot-gov' domain WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced legislation on Wednesday to give the Department of Homeland Security more authority to protect government Internet addresses, hoping to prevent more cyber attacks like recent massive breaches at the government's hiring office. Betting on blockchain: firms seek fortune in bitcoin's plumbing LONDON (Reuters) - A year ago, bitcoin was widely dismissed as little more than a way for drug-dealers and terrorists to move money around anonymously. Now, some of the world's biggest banks and companies are buying into the technology behind it. U.S. unlikely to blame China publicly over OPM data breach: officials WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While it privately points the finger at China for massive hacking into the personal data of millions of federal employees, the U.S. government does not plan to publicly blame Beijing, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. BlackBerry to buy messaging alerts firm AtHoc to expand software base TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd said on Wednesday it is buying privately-held AtHoc, a provider of secure, networked crisis communications, as it moves to broaden its software offering and generate revenue from its BBM messaging service. Apple gives weak forecast, shares fall nearly 7 percent BENGALURU/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc shares slumped nearly 7 percent in after-hours trading as its fourth-quarter revenue forecast fell short of estimates and it missed some targets for iPhone sales. Microsoft posts record loss as it writes down Nokia (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp reported a $3.2 billion quarterly net loss, its biggest ever, as the company wrote down its Nokia phone business and demand fell for its Windows operating system. $5.7 billion wiped off European tech shares after Apple outlook disappoints LONDON (Reuters) - Top European technology stocks shed nearly $6 billion of market value on Wednesday, with suppliers for Apple the top fallers after the tech giant's revenue forecasts fell short of expectations. Related Video Bionic hand uses smart wires to mimic muscle fibres Apple still minting money - Max Wolff Mediafile How about Hightail-ing it? On Twitter, dubious health claims from e-cigarette bots A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today A quick-fix on the day's news delivered when you want it. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2015 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook