1/26/2010 - IBM fourth-quarter net profit of 4.813 billion U.S. dollars increased by 8.7%

IBM Inspiron 9300 battery today announced fiscal 2009 fourth quarter and full year earnings. The report showed, IBM fourth-quarter net profit rose 8.7%, exceeding Wall Street analysts had expected.

Ended December 31, 2009 in the quarter, IBM's net profit of 4.813 billion U.S. dollars, 3.59 U.S. dollars per diluted share, this performance better than last year over the same period. Fiscal 2008 fourth quarter, IBM's net profit of 4.427 billion U.S. dollars, 3.27 U.S. dollars per diluted share. IBM fourth-quarter revenues of 27.023 billion U.S. dollars, more than 27 billion U.S. dollars last year increased by 1%, included the impact of exchange rate changes fell 5%. IBM Inspiron 9400 battery£¬Inspiron E1705 battery fourth-quarter gross margin was 48.3%, 47.9% higher than the same period last year. IBM fourth-quarter results exceeded analyst expectations, Reuters survey, analysts had expected IBM fourth-quarter earnings per share 3.03 U.S. dollars.

IBM fourth-quarter earnings that topped analyst expectations, Thomson Reuters survey, analysts had on average expected revenue of IBM in the fourth quarter to 270 billion U.S. dollars, earnings per share of 3.47 U.S. dollars.

According to geographic division, IBM in the fourth quarter from the Americas region, revenue was 111 million U.S. dollars, down 3% (adjusted for the impact of changes in exchange rates fell 6% for the same period last year); from Europe, the Middle East and Africa region, revenues for 9.7 billion, an increase of 2% (adjusted for the impact of changes in exchange rates fell 7 percent for the same period last year); from the Asia Pacific region revenues 5.8 billion, an increase of 6% (adjusted for exchange rate movements will affect 3% year on year decline ). IBM's OEM revenue for the fourth quarter of 648 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 5%. IBM fourth-quarter revenue came from growth markets organization increased by 14% (adjusted for exchange rate changes affect an increase of 2%), in the geographical breakdown of revenue share of 20%.

Fourth quarter of 2009, IBM XPS M170 battery£¬XPS M1710 battery Global Technology Services segment revenue for the 10.1 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 4% (adjusted for exchange rate changes affect year on year decline 3%); IBM Global Business Services revenue of 4.6 billion U.S. dollars, down 3 % (year on year into account changes in exchange rates affect down 9%). The fourth quarter, IBM signed a total of 18.8 billion U.S. dollars worth of service contracts, an increase of 9% (adjusted for exchange rate changes affect an increase of 2%), of which there were 22 contracts worth a single more than 100 million U.S. dollars. IBM Systems and Technology Group department in the fourth quarter revenue of 5.2 billion U.S. dollars, down 4% (adjusted for exchange rate changes affect year on year decline 9%). IBM software division revenues for the fourth quarter of 6.6 billion, an increase of 2% (adjusted for exchange rate changes affect year on year decline 4%). IBM global financial sector in the fourth quarter revenue was 6.21 billion U.S. dollars, down 6% (adjusted for exchange rate changes affect year on year decline in 12%).

The entire 2009 fiscal year, IBM net profit of 13.425 billion U.S. dollars, 10.01 U.S. dollars per diluted share, which results in fiscal 2008, respectively, compared with an increase of 9% and 13%. 2008 fiscal year, IMB net profit of 12.334 billion U.S. dollars, 8.89 U.S. dollars per diluted share. IBM annual revenue of 95.758 billion U.S. dollars, compared with 103.63 billion U.S. dollars during the same period last year, down 8% (adjusted for exchange rate changes affect up down 5%). One, IBM Global Technology Services revenue of 373 million U.S. dollars, down 5% (adjusted for exchange rate changes affect down 2% year on year), pre-tax profits up 20%; Global Business Services revenue of 177 billion U.S. dollars, down 10% year on year (adjusted for exchange rate changes affect year on year decline of 8%), pre-tax profits fell 5 percent year on year; Systems and Technology Group segment revenue 16.2 billion U.S. dollars, down 16% year on year (adjusted for exchange rate changes affect year on year decline in 15%), pre-tax profit dropped 9%; software sector revenue of 21.4 billion U.S. dollars, down 3% year on year (adjusted for exchange rate changes affect down 1% year on year), pre-tax profits up 14%; the global financial sector business received 2.3 billion U.S. dollars, down 10% (adjusted for exchange GD761£¬TD347, Inspiron 1501 battery rate changes affect down 7% year on year), pre-tax profits up 7%. IBM full-year gross margin was 45.7%, higher than in fiscal 2008 to 44.1%.

IBM expects fiscal 2010 earnings per share for 11.00 U.S. dollars more than 10.00 U.S. dollars higher than previously anticipated to 11.00 U.S. dollars.

The same day, IBM shares in the New York Stock Exchange regular trading up 2.36 U.S. dollars to close at 134.14 U.S. dollars, or 1.79%. In the ensuing at 16:38 U.S. Eastern Time (Beijing time at 5:38 on the 21st) until after-hours trading, IBM shares fell 1.99 U.S. dollars to 132.10 U.S. dollars, or 1.48%. Over the past 52 weeks, IBM's highest price of 134.25 U.S. dollars, the lowest of 81.76 U.S. dollars.

1/26/2010 - Intel, AMD huge settlement fees to help turn around the first time in three years

AMD Inspiron 1520 battery said Thursday the company on a one-quarter more than three years since the first profitable, mainly due from Intel gained 1.25 billion U.S. dollars of profits boost litigation settlement.

AMD said that if there is no income, which comes from Intel, the company will be re-quarter loss.

However, PC market as a whole pick-up also brought AMD boost earnings. AMD said revenue rose 42%, unit sales of microprocessors and graphics chips significant growth, but prices decline RN873£¬GW240£¬Inspiron 1525 battery.

AMD said that as at December 26 of the last-quarter profit of 12 billion U.S. dollars, 1.52 U.S. dollars per share, a year earlier loss of 1.4 billion, loss per share of 2.36 U.S. dollars.

Does not include reconciliation of income and other special items, AMD quarter loss of 57 million U.S. dollars, a loss of 8 cents a share. Analysts had expected AMD quarter loss of 18 cents per share.

AMD, on a net profit of 304 million U.S. dollars for fiscal year revenue of 5.4 billion dollars. In 2008, AMD net loss of 3.1 billion U.S. dollars, revenue was 58 billion U.S. dollars.

Intel last week announced the results for the previous quarter, beginning the technology industry a prelude quarter earnings announcement. The company's sales of all major product areas are strong, the company hit a record high gross margins. This week, Intel has also raised the 2010 fiscal year earnings expectations Inspiron 1526 battery, D5318£¬U4873£¬Inspiron 6000 battery.

1/26/2010 - Apple Tablet PC ad appeared suspected YouTube

NoWhereElse.fr Monday, according to blog sites reported on January 26 local time, Apple laptop battery will launch the Tablet PC rumors a few days ago, appeared on YouTube on the product's advertising video, but many have questioned its users watch video authenticity.

This video is an English version of the advertisement, its appearance and style is very similar to Apple, including the beautiful pictures GK479£¬ FK890 and unique music. However, the product in the ad was confusing, the video images of the products is unknown, but in advertising in any one Tablet PC and the latest rumors in the call that was not consistent.

But there are some places so that the video looks true, the ad says the product has been developed for 10 years, Apple is indeed the early nineties in the last century, once launched, called "The Newton" (Newton ) and flat products, the product with the Tablet PC is similar, but it ended in failure. In addition, the ad also said that products advertised would be a revolutionary personal computing products. In addition, advertisements will also be known as the Apple Tablet Computer "iPad", which is also in the previous rumors have mentioned Inspiron 1721 battery,Inspiron 1720 battery,Inspiron 1521 battery.