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Intel beats estimates but shares fall
Published in News
Wednesday, 05 August 2020 12:23

Intel beats estimates but shares fall


Swan sad now 7 nm falling behind

Chipzilla provided Wall Street with better results than expected, but the cocaine nose jobs which inhabit that strange kingdom wrote Intel off anyway.

Microsoft’s value has grown by a third
Published in News
Wednesday, 22 July 2020 12:16

Microsoft’s value has grown by a third



Remote computing enthuses Wall Street

The cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street have pushed up the value of Microsoft shares by a third, thinking that the pandemic-induced shift to more remote computing will boost its business.

Acer posts record revenues
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 09 July 2020 11:39

Acer posts record revenues


Corona Virus was good for some

Acer seems to have done well out of the corona virus and announced its consolidated revenues for June at $2.22 billion up 27.2 percent month on month (MoM) and by 4.9 percent on last year.

Dell doing well
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 29 May 2020 12:03

Dell doing well


Even if it is taking the opportunity to freeze everything 

While tin box shifter Dell has frozen employee pay rises, retirement plan contributions and hiring across the business to "counter the financial impact of COVID-19" its results show that it is doing rather well out of the pandemic.

Nvidia surprises Wall Street
Published in News
Friday, 22 May 2020 11:51

Nvidia surprises Wall Street


Data centres prop up second quarter

Nvidia forecast second-quarter revenue above analysts’ estimates, as demand surges for its chips used in the data centres that power the shift to working remotely because of the new coronavirus outbreak.

Lenovo does better than expected
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 20 May 2020 11:45

Lenovo does better than expected


Slump in profits but could have been worse

Lenovo reported a slump in fourth quarter profit due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus crisis, although the result was far better than the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street expected.

Qualcomm's bottom line saved by 5G
Published in News
Thursday, 30 April 2020 11:03

Qualcomm's bottom line saved by 5G


5G was the cure for COVID-19 pandemic woes

There is some scientific evidence that rather than causing COVID-19, 5G might be the actual cure – at least if you are a company.

Portents of doom in Intel results
Published in News
Friday, 24 April 2020 09:56

Portents of doom in Intel results


Everything is good now though

Chipzilla said that its earnings and revenue spiked well above expectations in the first quarter, but predicted that profit would come in lower than projections in the second quarter, sending shares down in after-hours trading.

Huawei posts 5.6 percent rise in 2019 profit
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Smallest increase in three years but not bad given the circumstances

Huawei Technologies reported its smallest annual profit increase in three years, hurt by weak overseas sales amid an intensifying US campaign to shut it down.

Foxconn sees profit fall
Published in News
Monday, 30 March 2020 10:36

Foxconn sees profit fall


Pandemic issues not included

Foxconn reported a 23.7 percent fall in profit in the last three months of 2019 and it is still bracing itself for the full impact from the coronavirus pandemic.