Struggling Sprint Reports Huge Loss- February 29, 2008 Sprint Nextel yesterday reported a $29.45 billion fourth-quarter loss and said legions of subscribers continue to abandon its service, many because they can't pay their bills.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/28/AR2008022803926.html?nav=r... For XM, Fewer Losses And More Subscribers- February 29, 2008 XM Satellite Radio said yesterday that it trimmed its loss while adding more subscribers in the fourth quarter, and its executives said they remain hopeful that its merger with Sirius Satellite Radio will be approved. But as the wait for the regulatory go-ahead drags on, the company also tried to reassure investors that it's prepared for a future without Sirius.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/28/AR2008022801114.html?nav=r... Sirius Says It Could Do Without XM- February 27, 2008 Sirius Satellite Radio said yesterday that it gained subscribers in the fourth quarter and lost less money, signs that its business is improving even as the company's merger with XM Satellite Radio Holdings remains stuck in a regulatory limbo more than a year after it was proposed.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/26/AR2008022602996.html?nav=r... Fewer Ad Clicks Send Google Shares Down- February 27, 2008 Even Internet powerhouse Google is showing signs of trouble.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/26/AR2008022602999.html?nav=r... Computer financing firms settle FTC charges- February 26, 2008 Two related companies that offer to finance the purchase of PCs to consumers with poor credit ratings have agreed to pay up to US$5 million to settle a U.S. Federal Trade Commission complaint that they violated a federal lending law and sometimes failed to deliver the computers, the FTC said.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/26/AR2008022601260.html?nav=r... Computer financing firms settle FTC charges- February 26, 2008 Two related companies that offer to finance the purchase of PCs to consumers with poor credit ratings have agreed to pay up to US$5 million to settle a U.S. Federal Trade Commission complaint that they violated a federal lending law and sometimes failed to deliver the computers, the FTC said.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/26/AR2008022601070.html?nav=r... Global Tech Forecast Trimmed- February 18, 2008 Forrester Research said last week that it is downgrading its 2008 forecast for IT purchasing in both the U.S. and around the world.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/18/AR2008021800056.html?nav=r... Global Tech Forecast Trimmed- February 17, 2008 Forrester Research said last week that it is downgrading its 2008 forecast for IT purchasing in both the U.S. and around the world.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/17/AR2008021701698.html?nav=r... Even Spies Embrace China's Free Market- February 15, 2008 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Engineers Lan Lee and Yuefei Ge had drafted a business plan that they promised would roil the U.S. microchip industry. Using blueprints they allegedly stole from their Silicon Valley employer, the men proposed to reproduce a super-fast chip in China at a much lower cost.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/14/AR2008021403550.html?nav=r... Acer forecasts strong growth in 2008- February 13, 2008 Taiwanese PC vendor Acer predicts its PC shipments will grow as much as 35 percent this year led by a strong notebook PC market, a pace of growth that could see the company challenge U.S. rivals by the end of this year.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/13/AR2008021300586.html?nav=r... |