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Today in Tech: News around the Web
Every day, the Fortune staff spends hours poring over tech stories, posts, and reviews from all over the Web to keep tabs on the companies that matter. We've assembled the day's most newsworthy bits below.
Surprise, naysayers! Microsoft posted a record first quarter: $5.41 billion in earnings and $16.2 billion in revenue -- in particular, sales were up 25%. CFO Peter Klein said in a statement that it was an exceptional MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Oct 29, 2010 8:11 AM ET -
Today in Tech: News around the Web
A round-up of the companies, deals, and trends that made headlines.
Every day, the Fortune staff spends hours poring over tech stories, posts, and reviews from all over the Web to keep tabs on the companies that matter. We've assembled the day's most newsworthy bits below.
"In my opinion, your motives are driven by self-serving factors around ego satisfaction and 'making a buck.'" -- Angel investor Ron Conway to a group of super MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Sep 27, 2010 7:00 AM ET -
A $109-million weekend for Steve Jobs
But Pixar's record ticket sales are small Mr. Potato Heads for what's coming next
"Utopian in its faith in technological progress, artisanal in its devotion to quality and nearly unbeatable in its marketing savvy."
That's how New York Times' A.O. Scott described Steve Jobs' other company -- Pixar -- in his review of Toy Story 3 last week.
The digital animation house that shares some of Apple's (AAPL) DNA, and which MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Jun 21, 2010 6:21 AM ET -
Steve Jobs' big night at the Oscars
He showed up to watch Pixar's "Up" win best-animated -- and to air the first iPad ad
Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar triumph for the "Hurt Locker" may be the headline in Monday's papers, but for Apple (AAPL) fans the big news Sunday evening was Steve Jobs' appearance on the red carpet in a tuxedo.
"OMG, it's Steve Jobs! I'm the only one yelling at him!" tweeted marketing strategist Wayne Sutton, who grabbed a MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Mar 8, 2010 7:31 AM ET -
iPad's secret weapon: Marvel Comics?
Now that we've all seen the iPad and debated its design merits, let's cut to the chase: This thing will rise or fall on content. If Steve Jobs can get a bunch of cool books and apps on the thing, we'll want one. If not, we won't.
Where will His Steveness get some of those books? I say the same place he's gotten so many movies and TV shows for iTunes MORE
Jon Fortt - Feb 1, 2010 4:18 PM ET
