Apple sold 33.8 million iPhones, 14.1 million iPads, and 4.6 million Macs in the last three months,

Apple sold 33.8 million iPhones, 14.1 million iPads, and 4.6 million Macs in the last three months, on the way to earnings $7.5 billion of pure profit. Both revenue and earnings were down from the same quarter last year but… uh… yeah. That is still a huge chunk of dough.

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Amazon biodome campus design proposal approved by Seattle board

Apple isn’t the only company looking to create an eye-catching campus. Amazon is pursuing permission to build an interesting biodome structure that will be part of its new downtown Seattle campus in Washington. Though it still has a while to go before the building comes to fruition, Amazon is a step closer to its goal, […]

Samsung Q3 financial report reveals profit jump

Following Microsoft’s latest quarterly numbers posted earlier this evening, Samsung has revealed its own latest financial results. Not surprisingly, the Korean company saw increased profits, making this another solid quarter in what has been a generally strong line of reports. This comes at a time when some of the company’s big products have failed to […]

Microsoft first-quarter results show revenue on the upswing

Microsoft has announced its latest quarterly revenue numbers, with the quarter ending late last month showing an upswing in revenue in several areas, though Windows OEM revenue had dropped 7-percent. Overall, the company pulled in $18.53 billion in revenues, with its gross margin clocking in at $13.42 billion. Such numbers, says Microsoft, are a reflection […]

Microsoft could drop Nokia brand in future, says Elop

On September 2, it was revealed that Microsoft had acquired Nokia’s Devices and Services business, something that is in the final stages of being wrapped up. In an interview with The Telegraph today, Nokia’s Stephen Elop spoke about this, saying that it is possible that Microsoft could drop the Nokia brand on smartphones in the […]

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The UBR-1 One-Armed Robot Could Put Shelf Stockers Out A Job

Unbounded Robotics Introduces The UBR-1Well, folks, it’s finally happened. There’s an open-source robot on the way. An organization known as Unbounded Robotics yesterday announced the UBR-1; a semi-autonomous, one-armed robot which it claims is perfect for a wide range of industrial, business, and office applications.

Yahoo denied request to delay Bing search partnership in Hong Kong, Taiwan

Yahoo has been denied a request to delay Microsoft’s Bing search in Taiwan, something that is required under a partnership the company has with Microsoft. The reason cited was the upcoming Microsoft CEO shift, with Yahoo’s CEO Mayer wishing to delay the search in Hong Kong and Taiwan until Microsoft appointed a new chief executive […]

Google Maps Engine Pro unveiled for business mapping needs

Google has introduced a new tool aimed at helping businesses map their data on Maps: Google Maps Engine Pro. With the tool comes the ability to important important data, such as the location of business offices, as well as sharing information, with Google Maps. The tool is built upon Google Maps Engine, hence the name. […]

Netflix third-quarter report shows record subscriber numbers

It is the time of year when companies’ financial reports come in, and the most recent to dish out its numbers was Netflix, which has had a positive experience across the board. In addition to beating out most expectations analysts had for its third quarter, the video streaming service has achieved a new milestone, hitting […]