Larry Dignan

Intel launches Core i7; Who's buying?

Intel on Monday will launch its Core i7 chip just in time for an economic downturn. But what's the chip giant to do? It's not like product and business cycles always align. The Wall Street Journal raises an obvious question...

Sun readying itself to be carved up?

Sun has announced that it will be laying off 5,000 to 6,000 employees, 15 percent to 18 percent of its workforce, saving roughly $700 million to $800 million per year. Larry Dignan at ZDNet notes that Sun will be organizing its...

News to know: Yahoo, Blackberry Storm, Black Friday leaks, Smartphones

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Yahoo dips below $10; Icahn, board called out Larry Dignan: Verizon Wireless: Storm lands Nov. 21 Sean Portnoy: Best Buy...

AMD to Enter Netbook Market, Maintains Q4 Guidance (at Seeking Alpha)

by: Larry Dignan November 13, 2008 | about stocks: on Thursday addressed the two big elephants in the auditorium during its analyst day: The netbook market and the fourth quarter outlook. And CFO Bob Rivet said AMD isn’t...

AMD to enter (high-end) netbook market; Maintains fourth quarter outlook for now

Updated: AMD on Thursday addressed the two big elephants in the auditorium during its analyst day: The netbook market and the fourth quarter outlook. AMD announced plans to enter the netbook market selectively. And CFO Bob...

Verizon Wireless: Storm lands Nov. 21

Verizon Wireless will make Research in Motion's Blackberry Storm available to the public on Nov. 21. Josh Taylor and others report Techmeme report: Verizon just announced that the BlackBerry Storm (aka, the BlackBerry 9530),...

EIC Squared: Retail woes; Obama's CTO and Microsoft's search future

On this week's EIC Squared podcast, ZDNet's Larry Dignan and I talk about the tanking economy, the challenges facing an Obama administration CTO, and Microsoft's search quests with Verizon Wireless and Yahoo. The holiday...

Best Buy Cuts Projections Citing 'Seismic Changes' in Consumer Behavior (at Seeking Alpha)

by: Larry Dignan November 12, 2008 | about stocks: ) said Wednesday that it is facing “rapid, seismic changes in consumer behavior have created the most difficult climate we’ve ever seen” and cut its earnings and revenue...

Video: Jerry Yang reflects on Microhoo deal

Posted by Larry Dignan @ 11:55 am At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, John Battelle of Federated Media Publishing questions Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang about Microsoft’s bid to buy Yahoo for $33 dollars a share earlier in 2008....

The Time Is Now for Microsoft-Yahoo Search Deal [Internet Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking...

Site/blog: Internet Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha Article: Larry Dignan (ZDNet) submits: The patience over Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo’s (YHOO) never-ending deal dance is wearing thin among the chattering...

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