Down Market Affecting Microsoft Too

There was little optimism in remarks by Microsoft executives when they reported fiscal third-quarter results on Apr. 23. Chipmaker Intel had said the PC business had bottomed when it announced earnings on Apr. 14. A few days later, IBM gave investors glimmers of hope that the economy may be turning around. And whole divisions of Apple seemed to shrug off the recession entirely when the company's results soundly beat analysts' estimates on Apr. 22.

Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, is seeing no such rays of sunshine. In an Apr. 24 call with Wall Street analysts, Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell sounded downright morose. "We remain more cautious than most," he said. "While we'd all like to hope that the recovery will be short and painless, we unfortunately think it will be slow and difficult."

The numbers show why. In the fiscal third quarter ended Mar. 30, the company suffered the very first year-over-year sales decline in its history, with revenue slipping 6% to $13.65 billion. For starters, Microsoft is feeling the effects of a recession that has depleted demand for PCs. Businesses are hitting the brakes on new computer purchases, and many consumers are opting for new, low-cost netbooks that carry an older version of Windows that costs less than half the amount Microsoft gets for software on a full-featured PC.

Blackberry Storm 9500 : Berry from Black

In order to provide you round the clock entertainment, New Blackberry Storm 9500 is equipped with video player and media player that allows you to play music files in different file formats. You can click your unforgettable movements with 3.15 Mega Pixel camera with an auto focus and LED flash that gives you better clicks even in dim or no light.

Smart phones are usually very well-heeled in terms of connectivity so as Storm 9500 is. Organizer is the best part of storm. It has a good set of application as calculator with a built-in-unit converter as well as voice records. For navigation you will get BlackBerry maps plus voice guided Navigation. It gives you ample of space for your data and multimedia storage as it comes with the optional microSD card memory of 16 GB.

Latest trends in the cell phone industry

All major cell-phone manufacturers like Sony Ercisson, Nokia, Samsung, LG, HTC are in a direct competition. Each month they are launching a new phone. Latest bes selling phones are described under :

Samsung I8510 8GB monthly also flaunts a stereo FM Radio to catch in on you music. GPRS, EDGE and Bluetooth are provided so that you don’t find a problem when syncing with other devices. The 136 gram phone gives battery duration of 310 hours.
After knowing such fabulous features you can’t wait to know its storage capacity? Well here’s is an answer for you; Sony C902 contract phone gives you 160MB of inbuilt storage capacity that can be extended further with M2 memory stick. Still what are you thinking for? Battery back up; it gives you talk time of 4 hour and stand by mode of 360 hours.

Its 50 Millionth BlackBerry by RIM

Research In Motion Limited (RIM) stock soared in after-market trading after the company posted solid financial results and said it sold its 50 millionth BlackBerry smartphone.

The company's fourth quarter, which ended on Feb. 28, provided some relief to people who thought the recession had taken the wind out of the entire tech sector.

RIM reported record high revenue of US$3.46 billion in the quarter, up 84 percent compared to the same time last year, as it shipped 7.8 million devices, also a new high for the company. Net profit for the quarter rose to $518.3 million, up from $412.5 million last year.

RIM added 3.9 million new BlackBerry subscriber accounts.

The company's stock, which rose 7.6 percent to $49.09 during regular hours on the Nasdaq, soared another 23.4 percent in after-hours trading to $60.58.