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Research in Motion's Blackberry Curve moved past Apple's iPhone to become the top-selling smartphone in the United States in the first quarter of the year, research firm NPD Group reported Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news160676581.html Electronics Mon, 04 May 2009 17:23:20 EST news160676581 (AP) -- The nation's largest cable TV provider is reporting a 6 percent jump in first-quarter earnings. http://www.physorg.com/news160295157.html Technology Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:26:23 EST news160295157 (AP) -- Verizon Communications Inc. said Monday its earnings grew 5 percent in the first quarter, boosted by its acquisition of Alltel Corp. and strong demand for its wireless, Internet and TV services. http://www.physorg.com/news160054256.html Technology Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:31:34 EST news160054256 (AP) -- Amazon.com says first-quarter earnings and revenue climbed thanks to strong sales of products such as books, DVDs and electronics. http://www.physorg.com/news159723695.html Technology Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:42:16 EST news159723695 (AP) -- Netflix Inc. says its first-quarter profit soared as 920,000 new subscribers signed up for its DVD-by-mail rental service. http://www.physorg.com/news159723532.html Technology Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:39:08 EST news159723532 (AP) -- EBay Inc. said Wednesday the weak economy contributed to declines in both earnings and revenue for the second consecutive quarter, but the online marketplace operator beat analysts' expectations. http://www.physorg.com/news159644037.html Technology Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:34:28 EST news159644037 (AP) -- Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s loss widened in the first quarter as demand and prices for its microprocessors slumped and charges for the biggest restructuring in the company's 40-year history took their toll. http://www.physorg.com/news159553202.html Technology Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:20:32 EST news159553202 (AP) -- Yahoo Inc.'s first-quarter results tread familiar ground as the Internet company's financial erosion triggered another round of layoffs and management promised better days ahead. http://www.physorg.com/news159552813.html Technology Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:13:46 EST news159552813 (AP) -- Texas Instruments Inc. said Monday that first-quarter profit and revenue tumbled as competition heightened and demand for its chips shrank amid the recession, but the results still beat the company's own expectations as well as Wall Street's. http://www.physorg.com/news159468921.html Technology Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:55:39 EST news159468921 Sales of personal computers in the Asia Pacific region excluding Japan fell five percent in the first quarter from the previous year as a global economic slump hurt demand, a report said Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news159425643.html Technology Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:54:40 EST news159425643 (AP) -- The recession is prodding Google Inc. to grow up faster than a lot of people anticipated. http://www.physorg.com/news159118775.html Technology Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:40:03 EST news159118775 (AP) -- Nokia Corp. on Thursday said profits plummeted 90 percent in the first quarter because of fading demand for mobile phones amid the worldwide downturn - but its shares surged as analysts had expected an even gloomier report. http://www.physorg.com/news159099507.html Technology Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:18:56 EST news159099507 (AP) -- Global shipments of personal computers fell 7.1 percent in the first three months of the year, but the decline was smaller than expected and research group IDC on Wednesday said the industry could turn around by the end of the year. http://www.physorg.com/news159038173.html Technology Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:16:34 EST news159038173 (AP) -- Investors don't seem to totally buy Intel Corp.'s proclamation that slumping personal computer sales have "bottomed out." http://www.physorg.com/news159011404.html Technology Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:51:24 EST news159011404 Worldwide semiconductor revenue fell by more than five percent last year and could face a "far worse" decline this year, market research firm Gartner Inc. reported on Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news158416508.html Technology Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:35:28 EST news158416508 (AP) -- Shares of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. soared more than 20 percent in after-hours trading Thursday after the company said its profit jumped in its fiscal fourth quarter, surpassing analysts' expectations. Solid demand for smart phones despite the recession helped boost results. http://www.physorg.com/news157952028.html Technology Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:34:34 EST news157952028 (AP) -- Adobe Systems Inc., the company behind the popular Photoshop software, posted a decline in fiscal first-quarter profit and sales Tuesday, squeezed by the economic downturn. http://www.physorg.com/news156526829.html Technology Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:40:57 EST news156526829 Worldwide sales of hi-tech "smartphones" grew at their slowest pace yet in the fourth quarter of 2008 as the financial crisis hit demand, a research firm said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news156063818.html Technology Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:04:08 EST news156063818 (AP) -- Faced with a steep decline in sales, chip maker National Semiconductor Corp. said Wednesday it will eliminate more than one-quarter of its work force, or 1,725 jobs. http://www.physorg.com/news155990107.html Technology Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:35:49 EST news155990107 Mobile phone sales grew by six percent in 2008 over the previous year but fell nearly five percent in the fourth quarter as the global economy weakened, market research firm Gartner said on Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news155308101.html Technology Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:08:52 EST news155308101 Soon after he was named chief executive of Yahoo, Jerry Yang turned to Steve Jobs for advice. http://www.physorg.com/news152773916.html Technology Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:12:28 EST news152773916