News http://yournewssite.info Your News Site Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:11:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bits: Microsoft Tries to Polish Vista Microsoft is said to be starting an expensive campaign to reassure consumers that its Vista operating system isn’t all that bad. http://yournewssite.info/2008/07/23/news/bits-microsoft-tries-to-polish-vista-2/ Bits: Facebook Developers Conference Live blogging from Facebook’s annual developer conference in San Francisco. http://yournewssite.info/2008/07/23/news/bits-facebook-developers-conference/ Strong Quarter for Sales at Amazon The online retailer Amazon.com reported that net income for the second quarter more than doubled on strong sales. http://yournewssite.info/2008/07/23/news/strong-quarter-for-sales-at-amazon/ If You Have a Problem, Ask Everyone Would-be innovators can sign up online to compete for prizes for solving diverse problems from around the world in a variety of disciplines. http://yournewssite.info/2008/07/23/news/if-you-have-a-problem-ask-everyone-4/ Phone Giants Fight to Keep Subscribers Telecommunication companies in the U.S. have to juggle the financial effect of customers dropping their landlines, and increased competition between wireless operators. http://yournewssite.info/2008/07/23/news/phone-giants-fight-to-keep-subscribers-3/ Yahoo’s Revenue Rises a Bit, but Profit Falls 18% Yahoo said that its revenue in the second quarter grew a sluggish 6 percent from the same period a year earlier as profits fell. http://yournewssite.info/2008/07/23/news/yahoo%e2%80%99s-revenue-rises-a-bit-but-profit-falls-18-2/ Schwab Names Chief to Succeed Founder The nation’s largest discount brokerage Charles Schwab said that it had appointed Walter W. Bettinger II as president and chief executive, to succeed its founder. http://yournewssite.info/2008/07/23/news/schwab-names-chief-to-succeed-founder-2/ Vodafone Cuts Revenue Forecast Vodafone, the world’s largest cellphone operator, said it was cutting its revenue forecast for the year to around $79.6 billion, the lower end of its previous estimate. http://yournewssite.info/2008/07/23/news/vodafone-cuts-revenue-forecast-3/ Talk of Chief’s Health Weighs on Apple’s Share Price Despite reassurances that he is cancer free four years after he was treated for pancreatic cancer, analysts are worried that Steven P. Jobs might be sick again. http://yournewssite.info/2008/07/23/news/talk-of-chief%e2%80%99s-health-weighs-on-apple%e2%80%99s-share-price-2/ Loss at E*Trade Is Bigger Than Expected E*Trade posted a net loss of $94.6 million, or 19 cents a share, in contrast to a profit of $159.1 million, or 37 cents a share, a year earlier. http://yournewssite.info/2008/07/23/news/loss-at-etrade-is-bigger-than-expected-2/