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Google'S second-quarter net profit rose 35 per cent, but its shares tumbled after hours as its earnings missed market expectations.

MICROSOFT said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit jumped 42 per cent, helped by strong sales of its Office and Windows software.

Due to a reporting error, the story "Wipro's revenue soars, but profit growth can't keep pace," posted Friday, mischaracterized the change in profit growth in the first and second paragraphs. This year's profit growth was in fact slower than the year earlier figure, which was 16 percent.

In a week where most of the biggest names in technology reported quarterly earnings, two top names, google and Microsoft, disappointed Wall Street.

Kunle Olukotun gets pervasive Radio Reg "You have to do some really good work and become famous.".

A JAILED computer engineer has blocked access to San Francisco's new computer network by withholding the system's password.

CNET News' multimedia team visits the San Francisco studio of Obscura Digital, a company that aims to push the boundaries of digital marketing and advertising.

At 23, the pop singer cut her teeth on MySpace, and her song "I Kissed a Girl" is a hit on iTunes. Just don't look for her to leave her label, a la Radiohead or Trent Reznor.

What does it mean to release a network operating system every quarter for 10 years?

Guy Dixon, vnunet.com, Friday 18 July 2008 at 12:03:00 Digital TV recorder to cost ?99 Sony has announced that the PlayStation PlayTV service will launch in the UK on 10 September. PlayTV allows users to record TV while playing games, and offers live television broadcasts...