Oracle’s new software, cloud revenue dropped 2 percent in Q3

Oracle's total revenue dipped 1 percent and profits remained almost flat in its most recent quarter, as revenue from new software licenses and cloud services dropped by 2 percent. Revenue for the December-to-February period was $ 9 billion, while net profit was $ ...

Windows 8 takes 1 percent of Web usage as Internet Explorer gains

Enlarge Net Marketshare November saw Firefox climb back up above 20 percent, Internet Explorer grow further still, and Chrome apparently suffer a surprisingly sharp drop. Enlarge Net Marketshare Enlarge Net Marketshare Internet Explorer was up 0.63 points at 54.76 percent, its highest level since October 2011. Firefox was ...

Windows Defender Stops 85 Percent of Common Malware: BitDefender

Microsoft Windows 8 has gotten some good grades from many security pros, but the operating system's defenses aren’t invulnerable to today's malware, a BitDefender study has found. ASUS X101CH-EU17-BK 10.1-Inch Netbook (Matte Black)10.1" WSVGA (1024x600) / N2600 (1.6Ghz) Dual Core / 1GB DDR3 / Intel UMA ...

Japan’s Softbank offers to buy 70 percent of U.S. operator

Japan's Softbank said Monday it has reached a deal to acquire a 70 percent stake in U.S. mobile operator Sprint Nextel for $ 20 billion, forming one of the world's largest telecom operators. The companies said the deal would allow aggressive Softbank ...

HP offers weak outlook, will cut 25 percent of PC models

Hewlett-Packard has outlined a turnaround plan that includes slashing the number of PC models it sells by 25 percent over the next two years. At its financial analyst day in San Francisco on Wednesday, HP also painted a weak financial outlook for the next fiscal ...

Why cutting-edge medical technology may not lead to exploding health

Sophisticated medical imaging is often cited as a leading driver of health care costs. The increasing availability of techniques such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET), while aiding large number of patients, has also made the treatment of ...

Newer, More Expensive iPads Find Greater Business Use

People who spend more for their iPads seem to use them more for business purposes. That's among the findings of a new report ...

Citizen Journalism Blooming on YouTube, Study Finds

YouTube is breeding a new kind of visual journalism, one in which citizens are sharing in content creation with news organizations. So says a study by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism. Indeed, Pew reports that news is becoming a major attention-driver for ...