Technology News
-
Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software maker, reported first-quarter sales that topped analysts’ predictions as companies invested in Office and server programs, outweighing poor consumer demand for computers.
-
MetroPCS Communications Inc. has emerged as the frontrunner to buy assets from AT&T; Inc. and T- Mobile USA Inc. as those companies seek to win government approval for their $39 billion merger, according to people familiar with the matter.
-
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steven Jobs had secret treatments for pancreatic cancer while telling people he was cured, his biographer told CBS News.
-
Freescale Semiconductor Holdings, the chipmaker mostly owned by a private-equity group including Blackstone Group LP and TPG Capital, said its third-quarter loss narrowed as the company received an insurance settlement.