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Google to offer video ads on search result pages

Posted by: ADMIN on: February 18, 2008

Search engine giant Google said that they are now going to allow their advertisers to run video ads on their search result pages.
The ads would be displayed through a text link with a plus sign which the users would be able to click to watch the video ad.

Cisco Reports Second Quarter Earnings

Posted by: ADMIN on: February 18, 2008

Cisco reported its second quarter results for the period ended January 26, 2008. Cisco reported second quarter net sales of USD9.8 billion, net income on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis of USD2.1 billion or USD0.33 per share, and non-GAAP net income of USD2.4 billion or USD0.38 per share.
“Cisco delivered another solid quarter with [...]

Report indicated Toshiba to give up on HD DVD format

Posted by: ADMIN on: February 18, 2008

Toshiba is said to be close to announcing that they are giving up on their developed HD DVD format.
This new development is going to hurt the company a lot financially. The company stands to lose tens of billions of yen to move out of this segment of the market.

Sony PS3 Installed Base to Top Wii, Xbox 360 by 2011

Posted by: ADMIN on: February 18, 2008

Nintendo is expected to lead the next-generation console race by the end of this year, with a total installed base of 30.2 million Wii’s, versus 25.7 Microsoft Xbox 360’s and 20.3 million PlayStation 3’s, but the Sony console is expected to make significant gains and eventually overtake its two rivals by 2011, according to a [...]