IBM earnings beat analyst expectations IBM reported Tuesday a 12 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings, coming in stronger than analysts’ expectations. Big Blue generated net income of $4.4 billion, or $3.28 a share, for the quarter, up 12 percent over the same period a year ago. Wall Street...

Kingston DataTraveler 150 Features: Storage capacity: 64GB Warranty (months): 60 Pros: 64GB of storage, fast transfer speeds, low cost per gigabyte. Cons: No encryption software included. The final word: The Kingston DataTraveler 150 (64GB) is big, fast and relatively cheap. You’ll need to...

THE first Australian “Google phone” set to go on sale within weeks has been delayed indefinitely, with the manufacturer Kogan forced to refund early buyers. In a statement released this afternoon, the company said the delay was “due to future interoperability issues.” “The...

Google is planning to lay off 100 recruiters, and is closing down engineering offices in Texas, Norway, and Sweden as the company copes with the global economic downturn. The company is still hiring, but at a reduced rate, it said in October during its quarterly earnings call. Given the state of the...

Yahoo said on Tuesday it has chosen former Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz as its next CEO to replace Jerry Yang, who announced his intention to step down in November. The company also announced that President Sue Decker, who had been a candidate for the CEO position, has resigned and will leave the company after...