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Sony Plans New Hand-Held System
Sony will debut a successor to its PlayStation Portable hand-held videogame system and create an application for a suite of older PlayStation games to be played on mobile phones and tablet computers.
- Japan Real Time: Sony's Event, Blow by Blow
No Skype IPO Until Second Half
Skype won't hold its IPO until the second half of the year, despite investor expectations that the Internet phone would go public in early 2011.
- digits: No IPO for Skype in Early 2011
- Deal Journal: Biggest Tech IPOs Since Google
- PE Firms Fuel IPO Rush
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Netflix Sees Surge in Subscribers
Netflix posted a surge in profit and revenue, as the appeal of its movie-streaming service fueled the addition of 3.1 million subscribers over the holidays, cementing the company's status as a rising player in digital media.
- Heard: Screening Netflix's Numbers
- Video Providers Revise Fee Models
Staying Put in San Francisco
Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff, who recently struck a deal to build a corporate campus in San Francisco, talks about why he decided against moving his company to Silicon Valley.
High-Tech Meters Aim to Cure Parking Headaches
San Francisco is installing parking meters that will be able to tell drivers where they can find an available parking spot, with the eventual goal of reducing traffic congestion.
- Video: Meter Tells You When It's Available
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Motorola Mobility Braces for iPhone on Verizon
Motorola Mobility posted a profit in the fourth quarter amid a surge in smartphone sales, but warned of a weak start to the year for the newly independent company.
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NEC's Loss Deepens
NEC's net loss in the October-December quarter widened from a year earlier, blaming a delay in the recovery of IT-related capital outlays in Japan.
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SAP's Export Promise
Investors should look past SAP's slide in fourth-quarter earnings and focus instead on SAP's buoyant sales and bullish outlook, Heard on the Street's Matthew Curtin writes.
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Smartphones Juice Qualcomm Profit
Qualcomm posted a 39% jump in profit and sharply boosted its forecast, a sign the company is starting to cash in on a consumer shift to high-end smartphones.
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LinkedIn Pushes Ad Tools
LinkedIn is beefing up its advertising technologies, offering marketers more ways to target ads to the social network's users and making it easier for big advertisers to connect to its website.
- Marketers Measure Online Ad Value
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Smartphones Get More Airwaves
The FCC approved a request to allow a satellite broadband start-up to lease its airwaves for traditional mobile phones.
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Oracle Costs Hit SAP's Profit
SAP's quarterly results were hit by charges of nearly $1.3 billion to cover the costs of its lawsuit with rival Oracle, overshadowing otherwise strong software sales growth.
- Heard on the Street: SAP's Export Promise
- Tech Titan Battle Watch
Yahoo Struggles to Keep Pace
Cost cutting helped Yahoo's quarterly profit more than double but revenue declined 12% as the company continues to struggle to keep pace with rivals Google and Facebook.
- Marketers Measure Online Ad Value
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Kodak Hit by Patent Gamble
A failed intellectual property licensing deal in the fourth quarter helped send Kodak's profit down 95%, highlighting the risks of the company's strategy of leaning on its patent portfolio.
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Xerox Posts Profit Drop, Names New CFO
Xerox's earnings fell 5%, hurt by restructuring costs and currency losses, even as revenue jumped. The company also named Luca Maestri as its new finance chief.
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Facebook Friends Used in Ads
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Google Targets Southeast Asia
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EU Clears Intel-McAfee Deal
Chinese Firms Set Sights on U.S.
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IPhone Hopes Hurt Verizon
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Disney Cuts Game Staff
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UMC Posts Higher Profit
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FCC to Approve LightSquared Request
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NEC's PC Talk With Lenovo
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IBM to Build Big Data Center in China
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Amazon to Sell Bulk Email Service
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Storage Demand Lifts EMC's Net 61%
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Broadband Boosts Ericsson Profit
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Tencent to Launch Internet Investment Fund
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Judge Puts Motorola Deal on Hold
Facebook to Mandate Game 'Credits'
Airlines Revamp Sites to Push Extras
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Yahoo Japan Net Rises 19%
Qualified Success Claimed Against Computer Worm
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City Targets Web With New Hire
Greece Targets Siemens Over Bribes Scandal
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Amazon May Expand Free Home Delivery
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ITC Rules Against Kodak Patent Complaint
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Intel Bolsters Buyback Plan
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TI Says Chip Demand Is Recovering
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Latest City Incubator Opens in Flatiron Area
Firefox Web Tool to Deter Tracking
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EU Probes Telefonica Deal
Facebook Alters Tool in German Privacy Deal
Huawei Sues to Block Asset Sale
New York Times Readies Pay Wall
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E-Cigarette Industry Wins Federal Court Victory
Boards and CEO Health
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Adventures in Cyberspace
Chief Seeks More Agile Google
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Apple Marks 10 Billionth Downloaded App
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Google Gives $100 Million Award to Outgoing CEO
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KDDI Profit Drops 2.5%
Facebook Still Raises $1 Billion
Vodafone-Essar Spat Intensifies
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Google Unveils Groupon Rival Service

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Hulu Plots New Script
Just as the digital wave transforms the television industry, Hulu, a pioneer of Internet TV, is in internal discussions to dramatically transform itself.
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Microsoft Wins Court Order in Case of Former Executive
Score at least a temporary victory for Microsoft in its sometimes contentious competition with Salesforce.com.
Google Snaps Up Another Two Startups
Google has continued its buying spree with the acquisition of two startups: one devoted to online movie chatter and another that links celebrities to their fans.
How the State of the Union Played on Facebook
What were people thinking last night during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address According to their chatter on Facebook, they were focused on spending and education.
Microsoft Sees Silver Lining in Windows Phone Holiday Sales
Microsoft said it sold two million copies of its new Windows Phone 7 operating system last year, a figure neither high nor low enough to declare the product a success or failure.
Digits Live Show: Social-Media Sites Blocked in Egypt
Twitter has confirmed it has been blocked in Egypt, and Facebook has also been reported to be inaccessible in the country.
Intel Doubles Down on University Research
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Live-Blogging Sony's PlayStation Event
Sony meets with reporters and videogame officials in Tokyo to explain its PlayStation strategy. Updates from the event.
What's on the Table for Tablets
Walt Mossberg on the road map ahead for the many tablet computers expected out this year.
- Mossberg: This Year's Tablets
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Three Funky Mice
Katherine Boehret looks at three computer mice made for laptop users. Their designs make them simple to pack in a bag, use while sitting on the couch or recharge directly from the laptop.
- Video: A Mouse Worth Holding On To
Technology Key to Safer-Driving Push
In Eyes on the Road, Joe White talks with NHTSA Chief David Strickland on the auto-safety issues the agency will be focusing on in the future.
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Speaking to Your Phone
Voice as input now stands on the verge of becoming mainstream. Google has made huge strides in this area already.
Be a Gamer, Save the World
Immersive videogames make players feel like their best selves. Why not give them real problems to solve?

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Your Apps Are Watching You
IPhone and Android apps are breaching the privacy of smartphone users, a Wall Street Journal investigation has found. 13th in a series.
Tech Innovation Awards
2010 Technology Innovation Awards
Among the winners: computer screens that can bend, adjustable eyeglasses, a low-cost genetic test, an online marketplace for receivables and a new way to battle malware.
- The Winners, Category by Category
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Paper-Thin Screens With a Twist
The Gold award in The Wall Street Journal's 2010 Technology Innovation Awards goes to Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute for technology that brings the commercial development of high-quality flexible displays closer to reality.
The Winners, Category by Category
From computing systems to wireless, the most innovative technologies in 17 categories, as chosen by the judges.
- See the list of judges.
They Won. And Then What?
An update on past winners of the Journal's Innovation Awards.

Venture Capital Dispatch

Demand Media's $1.4B IPO Post-Value Ranks Highly
The Internet content provider is the biggest venture-backed technology IPO by post-value since 2007 and the fourth-biggest of the last five years.
Formspring Story Shows Start-Ups Must Adapt In Order To Thrive
The creation of Formspring Inc. is an example of the kind of the circuitous route often taken to entrepreneurial success.
Can A Start-Up Search Engine Compete On Privacy?
A start-up search engine is touting its privacy features in an effort to get users to switch from Google. But is that something people are looking for?
The Daily Start-Up: Garbage In, Ethanol Out
With Plenty Of Cash, Facebook Targets Growing Mobile Market
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Quantum Plunges 25%: Failed To Close Q3 Orders
Shares of Quantum (QTM), makers of back-up storage systems, plunged 89 cents, or 25%, in late trading, to $2.70, after the company reported fiscal Q3 revenue and EPS below estimates and a sharply underwhelming forecast as well. Q3 revenue fell 3%, year over year, but rose quarter to quarter, to $176 [...]
MMI, QCOM: Sizing Up The Opportunities
Following quarterly earnings reports this evening, both Motorola Mobility (MMI) and Qualcomm (QCOM) held meetings with the Street to go over the details. Motorola Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha reiterated the company's expectation to ship its Atrix smartphone and its Xoom tablet by the end of February, while a version of Xoom pre-packaged [...]
Citrix: Q4 Beats, Year View Tops Estimates (Update)
Shares of Citrix Systems (CTXS) are up $1.02, or 1.6%, at $64.36, after the company this afternoon reported Q4 revenue of $530 million, up 17.5%, year over year, and ahead of the average $510 million estimate. Q4 EPS of 65 cents was five cents better than expected. For Q1, the company sees [...]
SYMC Rises: FYQ3, Q4 View Beat; Sets $1B Repurchase Plan
Shares of Symantec (SYMC) are up 45 cents, or 2.5%, at $18.25 after the company this afternoon reported fiscal Q3 revenue of $$1.6 billion, up 4%, year over year, and ahead of the average $1.58 billion consensus, and EPS of 35 cents, 2 cents better than expected. For fiscal Q4, the [...]
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