Apple have avoided paying almost $10 billion in tax due to a stock buyback deal which was paid for with 'debt' rather than cash in hand, according to a new report published today. More...

The chief executive of ValueAct Capital has said the investment firm won't do any public campaigning to impact Microsoft's strategy after taking a $2 billion stake in the tech giant today. More...

BlackBerry's former CEO, Jim Balsillie, has dumped all of his 26.8 million shares in the company for $362 million, causing some analysts to predict the end for BlackBerry. More...

Following in David Einhorn's wake, another investor sues Apple in a bid to get them to release some of their $127 billion cash hoard and be more transparent about their executive pay. More...

Dell is reportedly nearing a $23 billion deal to buy back shares from shareholders, making the company a private entity. Microsoft is said to be contributing a $2 billion investment to see it happen. More...

According to Reuters, Apple has cut orders substantially for it's 9.7-inch iPad screen. This comes only a week after similar reports regarding iPhone 5 screens had a profound effect on Apple's stock. More...

Over the past three months, Apple's stock has been on collision course with the X axis as the price has plummeted from a high of over $700 to a $490 and the bleeding does not appear to be letting up. More...

Microsoft's stock has continued to drop after the release of Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and the Surface tablet. But are the investors fears warranted or are they only panicking about the short term? More...

A new article from The Wall Street Journal makes a bold proclamation: Microsoft may be a better long-term investment than Apple, despite Apple's clear success over the last decade. More...

Apple finally revealed the iPad Mini, but also a refreshed iPad and new iMac and MacBook Pro hadware. But their stock price has taken a slight dip following the announcements. More...

If you're looking to pre-order a Surface RT tablet online from Microsoft in the United States, initial stock for every model is now sold out, listing 1-3 weeks before more units arrive More...

Save the date! September 21st is when the iPhone 5 hits the stores! But after reports of pre-order stock shipping dates slipping, it's been reported in the UK that all pre-order stock is now gone. More...

After an IPO that had analysts in a kerfuffle for a while, Facebook prepares to explain the last few months to shareholders. More...

The Wall Street Journal thinks that Best Buy founder Richard Schulze's abrupt resignation from the company's board could be part of a plan to buy-out the company and take it private again. More...

Camp Nokia is having a rough morning with its stock down over 9% as the company's future has been called in to question time and time again. We also keep hearing acquisition rumors, but are they true? More...

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is facing a class action suit from disgruntled Facebook investors who claim that he dumped $1 billion of stock on insider knowledge that it was grossly overvalued. More...

Yahoo's board of directors will consider a deal that would sell its Asian assets back to the majority holders in a complicated tax-free deal that is estimated to be worth $17 billion. More...

Apple's stock price went down only slightly in trading today, proving that investors, at least for now, have confidence in the company's future after the passing of its founder Steve Jobs. More...

After publicly calling out Steve Ballmer's for poor stock performance while he has been CEO, hedge fund manager David Einhorn has purchased more stock in Microsoft. More...

As a result of the recent International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling that Taiwanese phone manufacturer HTC violated two of Apple’s patents, HTC’s share prices have plummeted. Due to the fears of an import ban on... More...

Android seems to be going from strength to strength these days, which just about every handset manufacturer under the sun releasing new devices all the time. However, one thing that isn't necessarily consistent amongst these... More...

A top and influential hedge fund manager, David Einhorn, has been openly critical of Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer, calling for the CEO to step down after years of stagnant stock values. Einhorn said that Ballmer was... More...

It's official, Apple's market cap is now bigger than Microsoft's. As of early afternoon today, Apple's market capitalization on the NASDAQ stock market is higher than Microsoft's. Market cap is one of many ways that the... More...

Reggie said DS supplies are fine, but today admits retailers are worried The NOA boss with plenty to say, Reggie Fils-Aime, has today admitted that the stunning sales figures of the DS is leading to... More...

Despite much skepticism--and some downright harsh criticism--on the part of observers about the looks and marketability of Amazon's Kindle electronic book reader, consumers seem to be giving it the thumbs up. The device, which the... More...

Cisco Systems has boosted its stock buyback effort by $10 billion, a sign the Internet networking supplier still believes its shares are undervalued. The move, announced Friday, is a way for the San Jose-based company... More...

The 80GB Zune media player Microsoft Corporation launched Tuesday has sold out across the Web, to the dismay of online shoppers and delight of the world's largest software maker. Amazon was forced to announce that... More...

The recent jump in Microsoft's stock price was on the minds of shareholders during the company's annual meeting in Seattle this morning, but not necessarily with a sense of satisfaction. During the question-and-answer period, a... More...

Shares of Google jumped to a new high of $559.99 on Friday, a surge which comes on the heels of a few positive analyst reports and news Thursday that co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page... More...

After Sony's Dave Karraker confirmed that there were no longer any 60GB PlayStation 3s remaining in SCEA warehouses and that the entire inventory had been shipped out to retailers, Sony has restocked the 60GB PlayStation... More...

CNet Networks, a San Francisco based media conglomerate which provides online technology news and reviews, has just disclosed today that several former executives were subpoenaed in May 2007 as part of an ongoing investigation by... More...

Microsoft has quietly filed lawsuits against at least three alleged perpetrators who the software giant says used its MSN Hotmail networks to promote stocks. Hotmail has "received large volumes of unsolicited commercial e-mail messages" promoting... More...

Computer and electronics firm Apple has filed its financial reports on the last possible day, following delays linked to the backdating of stock options. The firm said it had incurred a charge of $84m... More...

The stock options scandal that has affected Apple, McAfee and CNet has claimed another victim, and this time it's one of the pioneers of Silicon Valley's chip business. The San Jose Mercury News reports: ... More...

Despite a series of high-profile executive firings and resignations connected with the backdating of stock options that are shaking the US technology industry, the president of Adobe believes there will be little effect on the... More...

American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu thinks it's a "positive" that Apple has now revealed the findings of its stock options investigation. He sees the company as having taken some significant steps forward to... More...

An Activision shareholder has sued the video game maker over its stock option grant practices alleging improprieties in the company's issuance of stock options and targeting both former and current executives in the latest backdating... More...

Apple is due to release its third quarter earnings reports on Wednesday, and analysts are already expecting the worst. Shares slipped $1.58 to $50.67 on Friday after an analyst cut earnings estimates based on... More...

Yet another analyst has warned that Apple's third quarter results may be harmed by lower-than-expected iPod shipment. Robert Semple of Credit Suisse First Boston has gone so far as to warn clients... More...

Apple has found problems with some of its stock option grants made between 1997 and 2001, one of which was to CEO Steve Jobs, the company disclosed on Thursday. The irregularities were uncovered in... More...

More than 1.5 million subscribers have signed up for MMORPG World of Warcraft, according to developer Blizzard Entertainment, but stock shortages of the game continue to afflict UK retailers. The game was released in North... More...

Gateway on Tuesday said it plans to buy back just over $315 million in its shares owned by Time Warner, closing the book on a tumultuous chapter in its 19-year history as a PC maker.... More...

Analysts speculate that the Sony PSP's "disappointing" TGS showing--and lack of a fixed price point--may be causing investors to flock to Nintendo. Even though the company was a TGS no-show, Nintendo's stock... More...

Like a phoenix from the ashes, Napster has come back not once, but twice it seems. Since Roxio bought the Napster name and logo a couple years ago at a bankruptcy auction, Napster received a... More...

Unofficial internal survey finds 90 per cent are "disappointed"... Nine out of ten Microsoft employees are disappointed with recently announced changes to the company's employee stock purchase programme, according to an informal... More...

Infinium Labs announces a stock purchase agreement worth $44 million, replacing the $15 million commitments announced in January. Infinium Labs has today announced a revised stock purchase agreement with commitments of $44... More...

Executives at IBM Corp. will have a new string attached to their stock options - they can cash out only if the company's shares have risen more than 10 percent, Big Blue announced Tuesday. ... More...

Quick Info File Name: rrstock.exe - Download Size: 1961 KB - Date Published: 5/16/2003 - Version: 1 Overview The Stock Actions for the Research Task Pane download allows you... More...

Thanks robinmthomas for this alert sent in yesterday (it got stuck in my "In Tray" :P .. sorry) Despite the news of Job Cut's in Ireland, Microsoft still seem to be riding that... More...

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. said on Wednesday it has signed up more than 360,000 total subscribers to its satellite radio broadcast service, and expect further strong demand in 2003. The announcement,... More...