Google Reports Impressive Profit, Lower Revenue for Q1 2013

From DailyTech: Google posted a healthy profit in its earnings report for the first quarter of 2013 today, but its revenue could've been better.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, Google reported a net income of $3.90 billion and earnings of $11.58 per share, which is an...

Amazon Acquires Siri-Like App for $26 Million

From DailyTech: Amazon has reportedly acquired a Siri-like app for $26 million, which could possibly hint at the launch of an Amazon-made smartphone in the near future.

A new report from TechCrunch says that Amazon acquired UK startup True Knowledge, which is responsible for...

AMD Suffers Lowering PC Demand: Sales of CPUs Drop

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday announced revenue for the first quarter of 2013 of $1.09 billion, an operating loss of $98 million and a net loss of $146 million, or $0.19 per share. The company’s sales results are lower than those in Q1 2009 (the worst quarter...

AMD Begins to Ship Low-Power Kabini APUs for Revenue

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices said Thursday that it had started to ship its next-generation low-power, low-cost accelerated processing units code-named Kabini for revenue. The new chips will improve AMD’s position on the market of low-cost desktops, laptops and convertibles...

Nokia shipped 5.6M Lumias during first-quarter

From CNET News.com: Nokia reported its latest first quarter earnings on Thursday, sending a clear signal to partner Microsoft that it continues to struggle getting back on the financial track.

It comes only a few days after Microsoft, Nokia's partner in the smartphone space, said...

Google Fiber Expands to Provo, Utah

From DailyTech: It's only been a short while since Google announced that it would be expanding its Google Fiber internet service into Austin, Texas. However, Google has already announced its next destination for its incredibly fast fiber-optic internet access: Provo, Utah.

Google...

Apple Stock Plunges to $400 After Supplier Warns of Weak Sales

From DailyTech: After quarters of confounding Wall Street "expert" analysts with better-than-expected earnings, could Apple, Inc. (AAPL) be on the verge of a highly uncharacteristic miss of its own earnings target? That's what Citigroup Inc. (C) analyst Glen Yeung predicted in his...

Hewlett-Packard to Integrate Motion-Sensing Capabilities into PCs

From X-bit Labs: Hewlett-Packard, the world’s No. 1 maker of personal computers, and Leap Motion, a developer of innovative motion-sensing technology for PCs, this week announced a collaboration to bring 3D motion control to unique HP devices. The relationship will start with the...

Asus Introduces the Xonar U7 USB Audio Processing Solution

From X-bit Labs: Asustek Computer this week announced the compact Xonar U7 USB external audio procesor and headphone amplifier, which offers powerful and clear 114dB SNR audio with USB convenience. It incorporates a headphone amplifier, Dolby Home Theater v4 support, plus dedicated...

Google Drive, Gmail hit by service disruptions

From CNET News.com: Google Drive and Gmail have both experienced service disruptions today.

As of about 6 a.m. PT, Google's Apps Status Dashboard was updated to say that Google was investigating reports of issues with both services and would provide more information shortly.

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