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Early look at Windows 8 baffles consumers

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The release of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system is a week away, and consumers are in for a shock. Windows, used in one form or another for a generation, is getting a completely different look that will force users to learn new ways

What earnings reports have revealed about ads

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By The Associated Press Companies that sell advertising have begun releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. Here are highlights of recent quarterly earnings reports from selected Internet and media companies and what they say about the state of spending on advertising. - Monday

A look at recent tech-industry earnings

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By The Associated Press Technology companies have begun releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. The reports come as consumers shift their spending toward tablets and a weak global economy curbs corporate spending on computers. They also come as Microsoft prepares to release a

How chips, PCs, services companies are faring

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By The Associated Press Companies providing computers, components, services and related software have begun releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. The reports come as consumers shift their spending toward tablets and a weak global economy curbs corporate spending on computers

How the video games industry is faring

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By The Associated Press Companies in the video games industry have begun releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. Here's a look at selected companies that make or sell video games or machines. - Thursday: Microsoft Corp. says Xbox 360 platform revenue fell 24 percent, or $

Earns schedule for tech cos. with recent IPOs

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By The Associated Press Facebook and other companies that went public recently will start reporting quarterly earnings later this month, generally for the July-September quarter. Zynga Inc., the maker "FarmVille" and other online games, has announced that it expects a loss for the third quarter

How consumer-electronics makers are faring

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By The Associated Press Makers and sellers of consumer-electronics devices have begun releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. Here's a look at selected companies that report unit sales on phones, tablet computers and other devices. Some companies including Samsung

How makers of phones and tablets are faring

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By The Associated Press Makers of phones and tablet computers have begun releasing results for the latest quarter. Many companies including Nokia and Research in Motion have been struggling to compete with Apple and manufacturers of devices running Google's Android software. Here's a

Earnings schedule for selected television networks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By The Associated Press Later this month, companies with television networks will begin releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. The reports will generally cover the July-September period, though some companies have fiscal quarters that depart from that. Here's the schedule

Venture funding, number of deals decline in 3Q

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Funding for startups declined 12 percent in the July-September period as venture capitalists spent less money on fewer deals, according to a new report. Companies in the early stages of funding saw declines as investors stayed cautious and