Investment Archive

  • Sprint applies pressure, but still bled quite a bit in fourth quarter

    Sprint applies pressure, but still bled quite a bit in fourth quarter

    Over the past few years, Sprint has definitely given itself a facelift and now has excellent pricing plans and some decent handsets. Sadly, things aren't turning around as quickly as Sprint would like since it has been showing some tremendous losses the past few quarters. The fourth quarter, however, shows that Sprint is slowly but surely easing its way to where it wants to be.

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  • This Day in History: The Day Bill and Steve Did Big Hugs

    This Day in History: The Day Bill and Steve Did Big Hugs

    On August 6, 1997 Bill Gates appeared, like the Wizard of Oz, at a Steve Jobs keynote. The occasion? Gates had just made a $150 million investment in Apple in order to pull the company out of the mess it had fallen into during the 1990s. What did Microsoft get? MS Office on Mac for five years and Internet Explorer as default. Apple also agreed to ignore all those pesky desktop patent lawsuits.

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  • Review: TekCase for the Nintendo DSi

    Review: TekCase for the Nintendo DSi

    Short Version: Nintendo DSi owners searching for a case that not only protects their handheld but also extends the play time will find Tekno Creations TekCase for the DSi well worth the $30 investment.

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  • Midway’s assets sold to Warner Bros. for $33 million

    Midway’s assets sold to Warner Bros. for $33 million

    Troubled Midway has found itself a buyer in Warner Bros. and the movie studio also picked up an additional two dev studios in Chicago and Seattle. A Delaware bankruptcy judge approved the $33 million sale today that includes the rights to Mortal Kombat, Joust, and Spy Hunter.

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  • Rumor Quashed: No new Xbox 360 in 2010

    Rumor Quashed: No new Xbox 360 in 2010

    natalThe rumor that Microsoft would be shipping a bumped-up Xbox 360 console with Natal integrated in 2010 has turned out to be false according to director of product management, Aaron Greenberg.

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