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  Live from the AMD Q4 earnings call

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 11:02pm CET

  In the first test of its strategy of divesting its foundries and concentrating on developing IP assets, AMD reveals the extent to which an historically negative chain of events is impacting the already ailing CPU manufacturer.
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  In wake of record loss, Sony announces big changes

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 10:51pm CET

  Its first full-year operating loss in 14 years is a scorcher: Sony on Thursday set up a last-minute analyst-and-press call to announce a 2009 forecast predicting 260 billion yen (about $2.93 billion) in operating losses.
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  Future of Android 'Cupcake' update uncertain

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 10:39pm CET

  A hotly-rumored branch of updates to the Android operating system that goes by the unusual moniker "cupcake" may not be released to the public. AndroidTapp received a message from the T-Mobile Forums admin which was traced all the way back to Google via T-Mobile's Product Development and PR departments. In the message it said, "According to the Android team, "Cupcake," which is the code name for an Android software build, is still a work in progress that is considered to be a development branch and not for general availability." While still not more than a rumor, the very existence of the Cupcake branch and its ability to bring video camera functions and an onscreen keyboard to the T-Mobile G1, is still only rumor as well.
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  US unreadiness for DTV declines to 5%, says Nielsen

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 10:32pm CET

  In its latest month-by-month analysis of the relative state of readiness of US citizens for the DTV transition, still scheduled for February 17, analysis firm Nielsen now estimates that based on its analysis of 37,000 metered households, about 5% of US households remain unprepared -- down from 6.8% in December, 7.7% in November, and 8.4% in September. Nielsen's numbers were revealed this morning by Broadcasting & Cable So the trend is positive, generally speaking. However, legislators remain concerned that some 6.5 million Americans remain unprepared. On the other side of the picture, the National Association of Broadcasters believes Nielsen's numbers may be exaggerated. An NAB spokesperson told Betanews this afternoon that it believes Nielsen's estimates "do not count customers who have yet to set up their converter boxes, or who are waiting for coupons."
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  Former Netscape attorney may be named DOJ antitrust chief

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 10:16pm CET

  A name floated this morning by The Wall Street Journal as a likely choice by President Obama to head the Justice Dept.'s antitrust division, may not exactly be the choice Microsoft would have preferred.
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  Google expected to brighten an otherwise dismal earnings day

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 10:11pm CET

  Google today is expected to follow the lead of IBM and Apple, defying the economy by making a positive showing in its results for the latest financial quarter. In spite of the financial downturn, many analysts predict that Google will post an increased profit in results set for delivery before the clang of the stock market's closing bell.
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  Downadup worm causes confusion over Autorun

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 9:55pm CET

  The DHS' US-CERT (Computer Emergency Readiness Team) released a security alert yesterday that disabling Autorun in Windows, an action meant to stanch the spread of the Downadup virus, is actually a vulnerability itself.
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  Myka BitTorrent Box: Is '4 to 6 weeks' enough?

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 8:21pm CET

  Earlier this week, TorrentFreak said the upcoming Myka BitTorrent set-top box looks like a scam after the company purported to be on schedule to ship the box in four to six weeks. Betanews sought clarification.
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  Nokia profits drop 69% in Q4

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 8:11pm CET

  There's not much fun in Finland either today, as mobile-phone giant Nokia turned in an earnings report reflecting glum economic outlooks worldwide.
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  Try, try again: Seagate issues a second fix for 7200.11 hard drives

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 7:41pm CET

  Seagate Technologies spokesperson Michael L. Hall gave Betanews an update this afternoon on the company's situation with its Barracuda 7200.11 hard drives, which have been failing in record numbers. Hall acknowledged that some units manufactured up until last month do have an issue where data is rendered inaccessible after power-up, and went on to acknowledge that the company's initial fix for the problem only made matters worse. "While we believe that the vast majority of customers will not experience any disruption related to this issue, as part of our commitment to customer satisfaction, Seagate is offering a free firmware upgrade to proactively address those with potentially affected products," Hall stated. "This new firmware upgrade corrects compatibility issues that occurred with the firmware download provided on our support Web site on Jan. 16. We regret any inconvenience that the firmware issues have caused our customers."
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  Apple pushes a QuickTime 7.6 security update

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 7:36pm CET

  Addressing security issues for both the Mac and Windows platforms, Apple has released an update to QuickTime not unlike the one released last spring, only less prolific.
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  IBM confirms job layoffs, won't say how many

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 7:19pm CET

  Although he wouldn't specify where or how many, an IBM spokesperson today confirmed to Betanews that IBM is sending out pink slips this week. An IBM employee union known as Alliance@IBM is predicting 16,000 job cuts.
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  Next step for WiMAX: Global Roaming

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 6:33pm CET

  The WiMAX Forum launched its Global Roaming Program today, a means for regional WiMAX network operators to interact with each other in order to implement roaming services. The program, available at Wimaxforum.org, includes a "how-to" manual for launching roaming services, spec sheets, contract templates, and a pre-launch roaming test plan. While WiMAX deployments are still vastly spread apart, there are currently more than 407 in place across 133 countries.
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  LG posts big quarterly loss, plans restructuring

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 5:22pm CET

  South Korean Consumer Electronics maker LG posted a big loss in its fourth quarter 2008 earnings report this morning, and like Samsung last week, the company will restructure its business.
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  LG posts a big quarterly loss, plans restructuring

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 5:22pm CET

  South Korean Consumer Electronics maker LG posted a big loss in its fourth quarter 2008 earnings report this morning, and like Samsung last week, the company will restructure its business.
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  Seagate suffers $496M loss, admits to HDD 'execution' problems

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 5:11pm CET

  Returning to his old job, Seagate CEO Stephen Luzco reported worse than expected financial results last night, adding that job layoffs, salary cuts, and building closings announced last week will save the storage specialist $300 million.
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  Live from the Microsoft Q2 earnings conference

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 4:51pm CET

  The lack of guidance in Microsoft's accelerated earnings report this morning triggered a selloff in stocks on the NASDAQ and NYSE exchanges, and there are indications that the company has suspended trades.
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  AOL Web Mail gets updated

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 4:29pm CET

  This morning, AOL launched its latest version of Web Mail, which gives users the ability to tailor their Web Mail window with gadgets from the myAOL Gallery, and integrate their mailboxes with third-party mail services like Yahoo and Gmail. Additionally, the AOL Mail Synchronization feature that has been in beta testing since November has been added to the completed feature list. Rounding out today's update is the ability for users to skin their AOL Web Mail page, similar to Windows Live Home and iGoogle.
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  Windows weighs down on Microsoft, which will cut jobs now

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 3:58pm CET

  The news from Redmond is actually worse than analysts estimated, with sharply lower revenue from the Client segment (Windows Vista) triggering one of the most substantial layoffs in its history.
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  TomTom announces layoffs

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 3:53pm CET

  TomTom, Europe's leading provider of Personal Navigation Devices, announced a cost-cutting program and re-alignment which involves cutting around 7% of its staff, or about 115 individuals. Citing a "challenging consumer spending environment," the layoff announcement precedes the company's fourth quarter earnings report by just over one month, and is expected to save TomTom an annual €35 million.
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  A blue Christmas for eBay

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 4:10am CET

  Slower consumer spending hurt eBay's results for its fiscal fourth quarter, and depressed its forecast for Q1 2009.
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  Intel to close some plants, thousands could be affected

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 1:01am CET

  In a filing with the SEC this afternoon, the company revealed it will streamline some older operations in order to focus on the 32 nm transition.
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  Ads re-emerge in Pandora audio stream

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 12:40am CET

  Web radio service Pandora has announced plans to start playing short audio ads, now and then between songs. The ads were first introduced on Pandora's Twitter feed. The company pledged to be "prudent" and "respectful" in delivering the commercial interruptions to the personalized listening service. In press interviews today, Pandora founder Tim Westergren made clear this may be the only way the company can afford its now-higher royalties, while avoiding layoffs or even a possible shutdown. Yesterday, the company's Twitter feed read, "So you know, we did not take on audio ads lightly. We try to be extremely respectful of your listening experience, & p romise to be prudent [sic]." This isn't the first time that Pandora has resorted to audio ads, though. A couple of years ago, the company ran a series of campaigns which included a 9-second spot for McDonald's restaurants.
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  Canada investigates P2P blocking, finds it just about everywhere

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 12:35am CET

  With the United States' FCC continuing to crack down on Comcast, the Canadian government is finally starting to take action, too, against ISPs that slow down Internet traffic.
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  Virtual subdomain patent struck down

  Publié: janvier 22, 2009, 12:21am CET

  One of the more obvious, though still practical, permutations of domain name usage is now no one's intellectual property in particular.