Microsoft Kinect will first appeal to casual gamers, but eventually, all levels of players will want to get their hands on it, Microsoft said in a recent interview. According to Chris Lewis, vice president of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business, Kinect will initially appeal to casual gamers who aren’t necessarily looking for first-person shooters, but want [...]
The Associated Press SEATTLE — Apple Inc. blew past expectations with its latest quarterly report on Tuesday, selling almost as many of its new iPad tablets as it sold Mac computers. Apple also gave higher revenue guidance than Wall Street was expecting, something the company rarely does. Investors sent shares up in after-hours trading. Apple [...]
Want the ability to print preview in Chrome? Me, too. But we’ll have to wait, because it’s one of the features that didn’t make the Chrome 6 cut. Typically in software development, there comes a point when programmers have to turn their attention from adding the fun new technology to making sure what’s going to [...]
If there’s one technology that can greatly improve computing environments of any size, it’s virtualization. By using a single physical server to run many virtual servers, you can decrease operational costs and get far more bang for your buck. Whether your company is a 2-server or 2000-server shop, you can benefit from server virtualization in [...]
Editors’ note: Each day for 10 business days, CNET personalities you know and love will publish slideshows of their 10 personal favorite iPhone apps. With each post, you get a chance to vote for your own favorite app. At the end of July, we’ll collect the full list of 100 apps and announce the 10 [...]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–In combat, things can be so chaotic and loud that soldiers sometimes aren’t even aware they’re being shot at. But thanks to technology from the company that is often credited with inventing the Internet, thousands of American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are now able to rely on an automatic system that not only [...]
Editors’ note: Each day for 10 business days, CNET personalities you know and love will publish slideshows of their 10 personal favorite iPhone apps. With each post, you get a chance to vote for your own favorite app. At the end of July, we’ll collect the full list of 100 apps and announce the 10 [...]
For the third time in the last four quarters, Apple today reported it sold a record number of Macs, although sales of the iPhone slipped slightly. The iPad , meanwhile, debuted on Apple’s balance sheet with 3.27 million units sold, generating $2.17 billion in revenues that represented nearly 14% of the Cupertino, Calif. company’s total [...]
America Movil SAB, Latin America’s largest mobile operator, will likely report a 17% drop in second-quarter net profit later this week as foreign-exchange losses offset strong operating results, analysts forecast. Net profit likely fell to 18.75 billion pesos ($1.47 billion), or MXN0.55 a share, down from MXN22.51 billion, or MXN0.69 a share, in the second [...]
Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday its second-quarter earnings jumped 51%, but the Internet giant spooked investors with third-quarter guidance that fell short of Wall Street expectations. Yahoo Chief Executive Carol Bartz said the company’s core display advertising business experienced some weakness in the latter half of June as large advertisers pulled back on spending. She quickly [...]
