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Now that the skies are clearing after the worst economic storm in modern history — far more violent than the experts had predicted — we face a surprising new roster of winners and losers, as Fortune’s 2011 ranking of the World’s Most Admired Companies makes clear.

Continue reading World’s Most Admired Companies: Apple Is Still No. 1

World’s Most Admired Companies: Apple Is Still No. 1 originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 03 Mar 2011 08:15:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Google , Coca-Cola Company, Microsoft, Southwest Airlines, Berkshire Hathaway, Apple, McDonald’s, Amazon.com, Procter & Gamble, Federal Express

Microsoft soundly beat its 2010 sales forecast for the Kinect, a motion-sensor device that enables players to use body movements — instead of controllers — to play games on the Xbox console.

Continue reading Microsoft Kinect Sales Soundly Beat Company Forecast

Microsoft Kinect Sales Soundly Beat Company Forecast originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 01 Mar 2011 18:30:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Microsoft, Sony, Retail

Google on Friday announced that it has adjusted its search-engine ranking system to demote so-called “low quality” sites and boost the rankings of sites with original content and substantial analysis.

Continue reading Google Rejiggers Search Rankings to Reward ‘High Quality’ Sites

Google Rejiggers Search Rankings to Reward ‘High Quality’ Sites originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:30:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Google , Microsoft, Yahoo

The recent news that Nokia will now use the Windows 7 operating system in its smart phones means that Microsoft stands to gain licensing revenues for its operating system as well as increased search advertising market share. Good news for the stock?

Continue reading Nokia Partnership Provides Upside for Microsoft Stock

Nokia Partnership Provides Upside for Microsoft Stock originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:25:00.

Filed Under: Investing, Microsoft, Nokia

Some influential tech voices deeply critical of today’s search technology hailed the victory of IBM’s Watson at Jeopardy! as a forerunner of a new type of more intelligent, useful and less spammy search. Here’s why that’s still an awfully long ways off.

Continue reading Does IBM’s Watson Offer the Future of Search? Not Yet

Does IBM’s Watson Offer the Future of Search? Not Yet originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:30:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Columns, IBM, Google , Microsoft, Yahoo