http://news.alibaba.com/tech-highlight/feed/ The latest tech highlight news, articles and galleries from around the world. en-us Alibaba http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/cars/100190549-1-analysis-renault-alliance-woes-highlight-need.html 27 Oct 2009 11:44:01 GMT * Renault partners Avtovaz and Mahindra face sales decline * Partnerships on the increase as industry consolidates * Technology sharing is key for partnership success MUMBAI/PARIS, Oct 27 - Renault's falling sales in India and... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100044532-1-pc-chipmaker-amd-posts-wider.html 23 Jan 2009 02:37:33 GMT SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 22 (Reuters) - PC chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.N) posted a wider-than-expected loss in the fourth quarter as worldwide demand for PCs continued to shrink ... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100044531-1-china-says-spend-%252458.5-bln.html 23 Jan 2009 02:31:30 GMT BEIJING, Jan 22 (Reuters) - China's three telecom carriers will spend 400 billion yuan ($58.5 billion) over the next three years, building out their third generation (3G) mobile networks, the government said on ... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100044017-1-sony-announce-restructuring-details-soon.html 21 Jan 2009 06:42:54 GMT TOKYO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Sony Corp (6758.T) will announce details of its restructuring plan this week amid internal company resistance to job cuts in Japan, the Financial Times said on Wednesday ... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100043655-1-innovation-during-great-disruption.html 20 Jan 2009 06:02:35 GMT The economic squeeze means 2009 will be a tough year for innovation. But many of today's biggest companies were formed during recessions. http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100043321-1-revolutionary-%2522green%2522-clothes-dryer-technology.html 19 Jan 2009 09:26:12 GMT Hydromatic Technologies Corporation (HTC) has received approval from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) on its revolutionary DryerMiser鈩� - a device that ... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100042820-1-update-2-hitachi-faces-over-100.html 16 Jan 2009 09:54:52 GMT TOKYO, Jan 16 - Hitachi Ltd, Japan's biggest electronics maker, now faces an annual net loss of more than $1.1 billion instead of a previously forecast profit, hurt by a sharp decline in microchip sales,... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100042812-1-update-1-sony-ericsson-q4-loss.html 16 Jan 2009 09:54:19 GMT * Q4 pretax loss 261 mln euros vs forecast 77 mln loss * Sees market worsening in 2009, especially in H1 * Says savings on track, announces further measures STOCKHOLM, Jan 16 - Mobile phone... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100042107-1-why-steve-jobs-bigger-than.html 15 Jan 2009 10:21:09 GMT Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' cultish following is creepy, but his resemblance to Thomas Edison is uncanny... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100040878-1-update-4-yahoo-names-software-exec.html 14 Jan 2009 01:50:47 GMT * Bartz was Autodesk chairman * Yahoo President Sue Decker to resign after transition * Shares end down 1 pct, after falling more than 3 pct (Recasts with Bartz named; adds Sue Decker's departure, Bartz... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100040403-1-ces%253A-1%253B-apple%253A-0.html 13 Jan 2009 08:26:15 GMT LAS VEGAS--Want a new operating system? Microsoft delivered. A phone that takes the ideas behind the iPhone a bit further? Palm's got that. Fancy new set top boxes? Take a bow, Sling Media ... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100040056-1-sony-may-post-us%25241.1b-operating.html 13 Jan 2009 03:30:50 GMT SONY Corp may post an operating loss of about 100 billion yen (US$1.1 billion) this financial year, its first such loss in 14 years, due to weak sales and a stronger yen, a source close to the matter said today ... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100038419-1-ces-offer-tech-evolution%252C-revolution.html 8 Jan 2009 07:24:44 GMT In addition, CES has less star power with Microsoft founder Bill Gates no longer giving the opening night keynote, a job he filled for the last 11 years. This year's mellower Consumer Electronics Show, the biggest tech industry event ... http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100038418-1-emc-cut-2%252C400-jobs.html 8 Jan 2009 07:08:51 GMT EMC Corp. said late Wednesday it plans to lay off 2,400 people worldwide - including 600 in Massachusetts - amid broad cost cutting measures at the Hopkinton, Mass., IT giant. http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech-highlight/100038412-1-lenovo-cut-2%252C500-jobs.html 8 Jan 2009 06:49:36 GMT Computer maker Lenovo, late on Wednesday, announced a major restructuring that will see the company shed 2,500 jobs around the world... http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/tech-highlight/100001593-1-holiday-gear-sneak-peek.html 27 Sep 2008 09:35:16 GMT Tech firms got a jump on the holidays this week in New York where they showed off cool new tech toys they hope will be big hits with gift givers. Here are some of the product highlights from the event sponsored by ShowStoppers. http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/tech-highlight/100008704-1-2009%2527s-25-geekiest-25th-anniversaries.html 6 Jan 2009 02:05:34 GMT From the Mac's legendary Super Bowl debut to less flamboyant births of Cisco, Dell, RIM and the future founder of Facebook, 1984 provided a bounty of technological achievement and geeky infamy. There was the divestiture of AT&T, the advent of genetic fingerprinting, quantum cryptography, the book that popularized "cyberspace," and, let's not forget that Bernie Goetz was a hardcore geek before going medieval on that New York subway. NASA even crashed a jetliner ... on purpose. http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/tech-highlight/100008701-1-tomorrow%2527s-it%253A-who-get-us.html 6 Jan 2009 01:40:57 GMT The New Year is upon us, and by most accounts it will be a tight one for IT budgets. But innovation persists. We've singled out 10 people who are driving the research, product development and industry policies that will shape enterprise IT for years to come. Read on for details. http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/tech-highlight/100008413-1-10-biggest-chip-stories-2008.html 4 Jan 2009 05:26:57 GMT The 10 Biggest Chip Stories Of 2008 http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/tech-highlight/100008102-1-biggest-tech-stories-2008.html 30 Dec 2008 08:12:01 GMT Need a quick refresher on the biggest IT industry stories of 2008? We're keeping a running account of the top newsmakers, so check back often for updates. http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/tech-highlight/100008015-1-20-coolest-new-products-from.html 30 Dec 2008 06:36:57 GMT 20 Coolest New Products from Top Design Shops http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/tech-highlight/100007801-1-12-most-creative-minds-2008.html 29 Dec 2008 07:36:54 GMT This year's top creative minds took risks, spurred ideas, and represented a masterful force driving every facet of business forward. Meet the 12 most creative minds of 2008. http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/popular-guide/100007703-1-10-coolest-pc-components-2008.html 29 Dec 2008 02:05:17 GMT Inside and out, the industry saw an entire new generation of PC components hit the market in 2008 -- and the PC will never be the same. Higher performance, more efficient, and in the case of the Antec Skeleton (pictured at left), next-generation designs. They all added up to a year of cool PC components that will make much of the industry take a new look at where personal computing can go. http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/laptops/100007433-1-10-coolest-netbooks-2008.html 25 Dec 2008 07:19:41 GMT Asus gave birth to a brand new industry in 2007, when it launched the first Asus Eee PC -- a cheap, ultra-mobile but full-function PC for use on the go. In 2008, manufacturers all throughout the industry saw the popularity of the netbook as a new platform and jumped right in. Here are the coolest netbooks we saw, along with some ultracool, ultramobile PCs, which serve the same function in a slightly different form factor. http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/popular-guide/100007412-1-10-last-minute-holiday-tech-deals.html 25 Dec 2008 02:50:48 GMT Don't sweat your holiday shopping list; we've got some of technology's best last-minute bargains. http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/accessories/100007401-1-8-green-gadget-gift-ideas.html 24 Dec 2008 09:24:51 GMT Energy-saving and sustainable gadgets for those tech lovers on your list. http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/tech-highlight/100007310-1-hot-technology-trends-2009.html 23 Dec 2008 07:01:19 GMT Hot Technology Trends for 2009 http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/tech-highlight/100007304-1-tech%2527s-hottest-rock-stars.html 23 Dec 2008 06:28:02 GMT Here's our list of the hottest rock stars in the U.S. tech industry. http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/apple/100007006-1-10-biggest-apple-stories-2008.html 19 Dec 2008 07:07:47 GMT The 10 Biggest Apple Stories Of 2008 http://news.alibaba.com/gallery/detail/popular-guide/100007002-1-10-cool-gifts-under-%2524100.html 19 Dec 2008 05:50:23 GMT Avoid the mall this weekend by shopping online for one of these inexpensive gift ideas, including a sleep therapy pillow and Rock Band smoke machine.