HTC HD2 announced

 

Ok, this is the moment we have all been talking about. HD2 is now officially announced. All we have to wait for now is the final ROM build and it will hit the streets. Check out the …

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Microsoft first-quarter income down 18 percent, still beats expectations

10-23-09microsoftMicrosoft just turned in its first quarter financial report card, and while the good vibes around Windows 7 launch haven’t yet begun to fade, the numbers here aren’t exactly cheery: revenue is down 14 percent from last year at $12.92b, operating income is down 25 percent at $4.48b, net income is down 18 percent at $3.57b, and earnings per share are down 17 percent at $0.40. Not wonderful, but it’s better than analysts were expecting, and the stock is actually way up on the news. Adding in the deferred revenue from early sales of Windows 7 makes things look a little better still, with only a four percent decline in revenue and an eight percent increase in earnings per share, and the Entertainment and Devices Division — home of the Xbox 360 and Zune HD — is also a bright spot, increasing income from $159m to $312m on essentially unchanged revenue. Of course, the big test will actually be next quarter, after Windows 7 has really had a chance to make an impact — we’ll see if all these warm fuzzies translate into cold hard cash.

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