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Intel Demonstrates Low-Power Smartphone Platform At CES
At last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Intel formally launched 27 new processors produced with the 32 nanometer process technology. It also demonstrated the LG GW990, a smartphone built with the company’s yet-to-be-released Atom Moorestown platform. >>>
Baidu, Alibaba.com, Smiling At Google’s Stance
On January 13, Google announced that it is considering shutting down its Chinese operations if it cannot reach an agreement with the Chinese government over censorship policies; Google wants to run its search engine without filtering results, which it is required to do under Chinese law. Google also said that it has been the target of cyber attacks that it suspects were from China. Google has been steadily losing market share to Baidu, China’s homegrown search engine and the leading Chinese-language search provider, since the former’s entry into China in 2006. According to a recently published report by UBS, together Google and Baidu control 90% of search revenue and 95% of search traffic in China. Baidu is estimated to have 62% of Internet search revenue and 74% of search traffic in China. >>>
RealNetworks Banking On Facebook And iPhone For Growth
Seattle-based RealNetworks, Inc., (NASDAQ:RNWK) provides digital media services and software, including the popular media player RealPlayer, online radio, the music service Rhapsody and RealArcade. The company also offers the Helix Server technologies to mobile service providers and communication companies, software and services that include applications for the iPhone and Facebook, videos and music on-demand, ring tones, and so forth. >>>
Red Hat And NetApp Beat Estimates
The strong results from storage and data management solutions provider NetApp, with annual revenue of $3.4 billion, and Red Hat, the open source giant with annual revenue of $652.6 million, reflect the improving market conditions and the fact that IT spending is easing up. >>>
Dolby Needs A 4K Solution
It is not just the great three-dimensional sound effects in “Avatar” where you will hear the Dolby effect. Dolby today is everywhere, as part of, fittingly enough, its Dolby Everywhere campaign for Web-connected TVs, Blu-ray movie players, PCs, smartphones, set-top boxes, and game consoles. Let’s take a closer look at the company’s performance. >>>
LeapFrog Positions For The Future
The global toy market was around $78.09 billion in 2008. Sixty-five percent of the toy business comes from ten countries, with North America contributing 30% and Europe 29% of global sales. Asia’s contribution was 27% in 2008. The United States is the largest market for toys with sales of $21.7 billion. The toy market is expected to continue to grow as a result of strong demand in the emerging markets like Brazil, China, Russia, and India. Market research firm NPD expects the worldwide toy sales to be approximately $80.3 billion in 2012. The major players in the industry are Mattel, JAKKS Pacific, LeapFrog and Hasbro. >>>
Accenture Sees Light At The End Of The Tunnel
The IT services and consulting space, which until mid-2009 was on a declining trend, seems to be stabilizing. Key players in the industry such as Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant, IBM, Tata Consultancy Services, and Accenture are sounding more confident going into 2010 than they were six to nine months ago. The companies are making small to mid-sized deals in application maintenance and development, infrastructure outsourcing, risk management, cost takeouts, data analytics, and business process outsourcing (BPO). A pickup in the financial services vertical is another positive for the industry. The larger players are seeing business trickling in, and the continuing need for clients to rationalize costs will ensure that the outsourcing business grows in 2010. >>>
Optics Overview: Better Time Ahead?
Last year was tough for the optical component manufacturers JDS Uniphase and Finisar as telecom operators reduced their IT spending. However, the two companies recently reported good quarters as the economy recovers. >>>