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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2008
Yahoo shares climb on news of possible buyout bid
Yahoo's stock surged more than 6 percent Tuesday on a report that AOL's former chief executive is trying to raise enough money to buy all or part of the struggling Internet company.

Skyworks stock tumbles after cut in 1Q forecast
Shares of Skyworks Solutions Inc., which makes chips for cell phones and wireless networks, fell Tuesday after it cut its earnings and revenue forecasts for the current quarter, saying customer demand was declining broadly.

Nokia device to challenge RIM and Apple next year
Nokia Corp., the world's largest maker of cell phones, is launching a new phone next year that is designed to compete with Apple Inc.'s iPhone and Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerrys at the high end of the market.

Ahead of the Bell: Analyst cuts Yahoo price target
Jefferies analyst Youssef Squali cut his price target on Yahoo Inc.'s shares Tuesday morning, due to slower growth in overall online ad spending.

ASE warns of 25-28 pct 4Q revenue drop
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc., a leading providing of packaging for chips, Tuesday that it expects its fourth-quarter revenue to decline by 25 percent to 28 percent from the previous quarter, below its previous forecast.

Technology Briefing
Microsoft says its Xbox 360 beats PlayStation 3 again ... Global chip sales affected by turmoil, fall 2.4% in October ... Redstone sells family's shares in Midway Games at a loss.

Bedroom Beethoven? YouTube starts a symphony orchestra like no other
NEW YORK -- There's a new way to get to Carnegie Hall -- YouTube, YouTube, YouTube.

Clearwire to sell WiMax under the 'Clear' brand
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Clearwire Corp. said Monday that it will sell its wireless broadband services under the brand name "Clear," eventually replacing the Xohm brand that partner Sprint Nextel Corp. has used since September.

Pace of hiring at Microsoft slows
Although Microsoft Corp. has slowed the pace of its hiring, the company still added about 500 employees to its work force in November, according to a spokesman.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2008
Regulators hang up on cell tower backup rules
Federal regulators have rejected proposed changes by the Federal Communications Commission that would require all U.S. cell phone towers to have at least eight hours of backup power.

Retailers offer deals, discounts on 'Cyber Monday'
Retailers who saw Thanksgiving holiday sales drop off as the weekend progressed stepped up online promotions on the day known as "Cyber Monday" to try to get consumers tired of the crowds at stores to keep shopping.

Appeals wants narrowed ruling against Qualcomm
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a lower court went too far in ordering that two Qualcomm Inc. patents be held to be unenforceable.

Clearwire to market WiMax under "Clear" brand
Newly merged company Clearwire Corp. says it plans to sell its wireless broadband service under the brand name of "Clear."

Redstone sells interest in Midway Games
Media mogul Sumner Redstone sold his majority stake in video game publisher Midway Games Inc. on Monday as his family's holding company looks to get out from under a $1.6 billion debt.

Sending spam in Israel could mean a big fine
Israel has gotten fed up with spam. Anyone who sends out messages without receiving the recipient's consent can now be slapped with a big fine.

Fuel-cell powered devices getting closer
Laptop, cell phone and iPod owners tired of having their devices run out of charge after a few hours have been patiently waiting for the next portable power source to arrive.

Fuel cell push gets a charge
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Laptop, cell phone and iPod owners tired of having their devices run out of charge after a few hours have been patiently waiting for the next portable power source to arrive.

Yahoo rumors stir doubts
Talk of a deal between Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. reemerged over the weekend but reaction was largely skeptical. An executive familiar with the matter at one of the companies says the report has "no basis in fact."

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2008
Fuel-cell powered devices getting closer
Laptop, cell phone and iPod owners tired of having their devices run out of charge after a few hours have been patiently waiting for the next portable power source to arrive.

Report: Microsoft in talks with Yahoo again
In a report on the Times of London Web site, software giant Microsoft Corp. has resumed its pursuit of Yahoo in a deal that could cost the Redmond-based company $20 billion, less than half of what it offered for the search site this summer.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2008
Chief Yahoo may hamper CEO search
Yahoo Inc., whose shares fell 60 percent after it spurned Microsoft Corp.'s $44.5 billion takeover bid, may find hiring a replacement chief executive officer more difficult while "Chief Yahoo" Jerry Yang works down the hall.

Clearwire, Sprint finish wireless network merger
Clearwire Corp. has completed its merger with the unit of Sprint Nextel Corp. that is building a new wireless data network, the companies said Friday.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2008
Black Friday traffic takes down Sears.com
Sears.com was inaccessible to U.S. shoppers for two hours on Friday in what was the most notable Web hiccup of the holiday gift-buying season's official start.

Clearwire and Sprint unit close WiMax merger
Clearwire Corp. has completed its merger with the unit of Sprint Nextel Corp. that is building a new wireless data network, the companies said Friday.

Web archive offers dot-com lessons
In 2002, after the dot-com bubble burst, most people were trying hard to forget the preceding years of seemingly irrational entrepreneurial exuberance. But not David Kirsch.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2008
EBay launches service to assist large merchants
On Monday, eBay quietly began offering a service to help large merchants sell thousands of fixed-price products via eBay.

Blockbuster reveals new system to allow direct viewing of movies, TV
SAN FRANCISCO -- Blockbuster Inc. will start renting movies and television shows through a new gadget that may give consumers another reason to bypass the struggling video chain's 7,500 stores.

Cisco plans four-day shutdown in plan to save $1 billion
SAN FRANCISCO -- Cisco Systems Inc. will close most of its U.S. and Canadian offices for four days over the holidays as part of a plan to cut $1 billion in costs in the current fiscal year, the company said Tuesday.

Online ad spending estimate for '09 cut 10%
SAN FRANCISCO -- A marketing research firm is dimming its Internet advertising outlook for the next four years, the latest sign of the more austere times looming for the high-tech sector.

Technology Briefing
Microsoft's search share holds steady ... Music service to benefit HIV/AIDS fund ... InterDigital-Samsung dispute resolved ... TiVo reports profit, but revenue down.