Wall Street Beat: Earnings point to tough quarter for tech
Some of the biggest names in tech reported quarterly earnings this week, and the resulting picture is not pretty. The main culprit for the weak earnings reported this week is a slump in the PC market, but uncertainty about the global economy is weighing down almost all sectors of IT. Disappointing, or at best mixed, quarterly results were turned in this week by Microsoft, Google, Advanced Micro Devices, Intel and IBM. Share prices of...
YouTube Campaigns lets nonprofits draw our interest without the telethons
By Jon Fingas posted Oct 20th 2012 6:18AM Trying to launch a concerted nonprofit video campaign can feel like tilting at windmills: you might have one moment of undivided attention from viewers before they’re off to watch cats and Nigerian pygmy goats. Google wants to make the most of that time through its YouTube Campaigns initiative. The strategy brings on-video overlays and channel sections that show viewers both a progress...
Is there a place for an iPad mini in your enterprise IT shop?
Apple is expected to announce a new, smaller iPad tablet on Tuesday, Oct. 23, and the company’s press invite this week teasing that “We’ve got a little more to show you” didn’t do anything to dim such expectations. What we’re wondering is whether IT pros within enterprise network shops expect a big inflow of the small iPads with the 7.85-inch screen, as has been the case with the larger models....
Microsoft ‘retiring’ Facebook and Twitter Xbox 360 Dashboard apps
By Alexis Santos posted Oct 20th 2012 8:40AM Eagle-eyed gamers may have already noticed that the Xbox 360’s dedicated Twitter and Facebook apps have gone missing after the latest Dashboard update, and now Redmond has confirmed it’s put the applications out to pasture. According to a Microsoft representative that spoke to IGN, the firm is “retiring the Facebook and Twitter apps” as it works to streamline...
Apps Now Key to Small-Business Savings
Small businesses are using technology to help them operate more efficiently and cost-effectively in an increasingly competitive environment. Each Monday, USA TODAY looks at new ways companies are gaining an innovative edge in a tough economy. Photos by Maxine Park,, USA TODAY Real estate brokerage owner: Krisstina Wise likes the app DocuSign, which enables digital signatures: “It’s rare that we need an ink signature...
