Google Posts Strong Q4 2009 Results

Following a recovery in the second half of 2009, PC shipments are expected to see huge gains this year and on into 2014, says new IDC report.

IBM just released its Q4 2012 financials. The company’s GAAP net income came in at $5.8 billion, up 6% from last year. Non-GAAP net income was $6.1 billion. Overall, the company reported revenue of $29.3 billion, down 1%. Earnings per share were $5.39 compared to $4.71 per share in the fourth quarter of 2011, an increase of 14 percent. Analysts expected double digit growth from IBM.

Baidu posted double-digit percentage revenue growth in 1Q2013–but its earnings still missed analysts’ expectations as the Chinese search giant’s costs soared. Baidu’s 1Q2013 net income increased 8.5 percent to $328.9 million (2.043 billion RMB), short of the $354.9 million (2.19 billion yuan) expected by analysts polled by Bloomberg.

Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: Listed TechApple's Q3 results show strong year-on-year growth, even if they didn't meet analysts' expectations.

Sprint has released their earnings during the 3rd quarter of 2012.

Red Hat, the enterprise open-source software vendor, announced financial results for its fiscal year 2010 third quarter on Tuesday, noting an 18 percent jump from the same quarter one year ago.

After posting strong Q4 2012 results in January, eBay once again saw better-than-expected financial results in Q1 2013. Revenue was up 14 percent to $3.7 billion, compared to the same period of 2012. The company reported first quarter net income on a GAAP basis of $677 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, and non-GAAP net income of $829 million, or $0.63 per diluted share.

Analyst Forrester is predicting tablet ownership in Western Europe will quadruple by 2017 – with the percentage of online adults owning a slate projected to increase markedly from less than a fifth (14 per cent) last year to more than half (55 per cent) in 2017.