Motorola to Fall to Fifth Place in Q2 Handset Ranking. Motorola Q22008 cellphone. Shipments of handsets from Motorola in the second quarter of this year might lag behind those from LG Electronics and Sony Ericsson, which will push down the global ranking of...

Nokia's Q2 Profit Drops 61%. Nokia Q22008. The world's No..   The world’s No. 1 mobile phone maker Nokia on Thursday said profit fell 61% in the second quarter from the same period a year ago, when the company booked a large gain from its network joint...

AMD Posts Another Huge Loss, Trading Halted, Big Announcement Expected. AMD Q22008. Sunnyvale (CA) - AMD announced its seventh consecutive quarterly loss..   Sunnyvale (CA) - AMD announced its seventh consecutive quarterly loss. The company lost $1.189 billion...

Microsoft Q2 Profit Jumps 42%. Microsoft Q22008. Microsoft said Thursday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit jumped 42%, helped by strong sales of its Office and Windows software, but the company offered a softer-than-expected outlook for the current quarter.....

Apple Sells 2.5 Million Macs In Q2. Apple Q22008. Apple reported $7.46 billion in revenue and $1.07 billion in net earnings for the second quarter (FQ3 2008) of this year..   Apple reported $7.46 billion in revenue and $1.07 billion in net earnings for the...

Yahoo's Mixed Results May Not Tip Scales. Yahoo Q22008. With the slowing economy taking a toll on the online advertising business, Yahoo said Tuesday that its net income dropped by nearly 19% in the second quarter from a year ago as revenue grew at a sluggish...

Price Wars Hit Samsung's Digital Media Division In Q2. Samsung Q22008. Market sources noted that the main reasons for the less than stellar performance of Samsung Digital Media business in the second quarter was due to a price war the company was involved in...

Netflix Tops 8.4 Million Subscribers. Netflix Q22008. Netflix increased its subscriber base by more than 25% from 6,742,000 at the end of Q2 2007 to 8,243,000 at the end of Q2 2008.. Netflix increased its subscriber base by more than 25% from 6,742,000 at...

Matsushita Regains Number One Position In PDP Market In Q2. Matsushita Q22008. After strong plasma display panel (PDP) shipment growth in the first quarter this year, units increased 1% sequentially to 3.. After strong plasma display panel (PDP) shipment...

Higher Cable Rates Boosts Comcast's Q2 Profit. Comcast Q22008. Comcast said Wednesday its second-quarter profit rose 8% as cable TV rates rose and consumers ordered more digital and premium services.. Comcast said Wednesday its second-quarter profit rose...