Today's Top Headlines in Business
AMD Revises Debt Position to the Upside
Now that it's settled things with Intel, what steps is the chip company taking to deal with its debilitating debt?
RIM, Salesforce Weigh on Tech Stocks
Downgrades and disappointing earnings hit the tech sector.
Salesforce, Autodesk Fall as Nasdaq Rises
Earnings news was mixed, but a big acquisition and a Microsoft upgrade got tech investors excited.
Dell Leads Tech Stocks Higher
Stocks continued to rally Monday despite some bearish views from key officials.
Google Books Still Faces Criticism After Revision
Revised agreement revisits old objections over orphan works, DoJ still investigating.
Should Oracle Dump Europe Before MySQL?
How far can Oracle afford to go if it can't win over European regulators to complete its purchase of Sun?
Microsoft Wants to Sell Windows Themes as Ads
The software giant is betting that marketers will be willing to shell out for space on your PC desktop.
Surf's Up: Droid Boasts 25% of Android Web Traffic
Verizon's first smartphone running Google's open source mobile software sends the stat counter spinning amid a wider Android blitz.
Dell Launching Android Play in China, Brazil
The computer maker officially enters smartphone smackdown with imminent overseas launch.
Microsoft Readies Free Ad-supported Office 2010
Microsoft is preparing to beta test a stripped down version of the next Office release.
Nortel Completes Wireless Sale to Ericsson
First major asset sell-off is now finally done as Nortel pushes out the auction for its Metro Ethernet assets.
Google Makes It Official, Grabs VoIP Firm Gizmo5
Latest acquisition brings search giant one step closer to full-scale telephony service.
Flickr-Snapfish Ties Boost Photo Print Options
Snapfish, a division of HP, will provide printing options for Flickr members worldwide.
Winners and Losers in the Intel-AMD Settlement
It's pretty much a win all around, unless you're an ambitious New York politician.
3Com, AMD Jump as Stocks Slump
Good merger and earnings news couldn't help stocks today.
Shareholders Press Cisco to Reform Exec Pay
At Cisco's annual general meeting, shareholders ask Cisco for a say in executive compensation. And don't expect a dividend from the networking giant anytime soon.
Intel, AMD Settle to the Tune of $1.25B
Deal ends AMD's lawsuits against the world's largest chipmaker, which it had accused of unfair business practices.
Q&A: LifeSize's CEO on the Logitech Deal
The videoconferencing company's CEO discusses why he sold his firm to a company best known for making mice and keyboards.
China Key to HP's Plan for 3Com
Two years after a failed deal to go private due to its operations in China, 3Com is sold to a hardware giant that wants those same Chinese operations.
AMD's Plan to Reach Financial Freedom
After getting beaten around by the economy for most of 2009, the semiconductor vendor has big expectations for next year.





