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Microsoft reportedly will cut Xbox 360 price

June 30, 2008 4:52 PM PDT

Sources say $50 price cut for the 20GB model will come before E3, the video game industry's biggest trade show.
(From Reuters)

Operators hit back at EU data-roaming threat

February 12, 2008 7:04 AM PST

GSM Association says data-roaming price cuts are already falling and that Commission regulation would stifle innovation.

Refurbishing an old approach to PC recycling

January 16, 2008 4:00 AM PST

For years, people have proposed updating and reusing old PCs. Carbon taxes and other factors finally may make the idea realistic.

Software-licensing costs predicted to fall

November 19, 2007 6:52 AM PST

Gartner says vendors' profit margins will drop as SaaS, open source, and outsourcing give buyers more bargaining power.

Oracle: Even $6.7 billion for BEA is too high

November 15, 2007 10:13 AM PST

CEO Larry Ellison tells analysts that if his company renews bid for middleware maker, it would come at a price below $17 a share.

Cutting solar panels' high price tag

September 25, 2007 4:00 AM PDT

Industry luminaries will meet this week at the annual Solar Power 2007 to celebrate booming business. But high costs remain a barrier to wider adoption.

Microsoft sets pricing on Office 2008 for Mac

September 24, 2007 9:00 PM PDT

Standard version of the software, now slated for January, will sell for $399, while a Home and Student version will cost $149.

Revelations from Pandora's music box

September 18, 2007 12:27 PM PDT

Tim Westergren, founder and chief strategy officer of Pandora, is looking to change royalty rates, the musician class system and how companies interact with their customers.

Apple's iPhone price cuts leave mixed feelings

September 18, 2007 5:11 AM PDT

Some iPhone fans are delighted that it now costs $200 less, but others wonder if Apple needed to stimulate demand for the closely-watched device.

iPod gets touchy, with price cut

February 26, 2008 5:17 PM PST

Apple CEO Steve Jobs announces several new iPods, Wi-Fi connectivity and a dramatic price drop on the iPhone.
Photos: Meet the iPod Touch

As new iPods loom, Zune gets price cut

September 5, 2007 8:59 AM PDT

Microsoft says $50 price drop is "part of the normal product life cycle." But it coincides with a widely expected launch of new iPods.

The false choice of a-la-carte TV

August 20, 2007 2:33 PM PDT

FCC chairman wants to give TV watchers a fairer shake, but FreedomWorks' Peter Suderman says he's going about it all wrong.

Start-up hawks below-market airfares

August 1, 2007 1:07 PM PDT

You have to buy a membership fee, but the discounts on airfares can be big, CFares CEO says.

Is the $199 PC doomed to fail?

July 24, 2007 9:19 AM PDT

NComputing CEO Stephen Dukker writes that a computer cannot exist independent of basic economic realities that govern the world.

FAQ: Net radio's mixed signals

July 14, 2007 9:12 AM PDT

This Sunday, Webcasters are expected to hand over higher royalty fees to the recording industry. What does that mean for their devotees?

VMware sets IPO price, and Intel will invest

July 9, 2007 12:28 PM PDT

Intel Capital will invest $218.5 million in VMware; the EMC subsidiary expects to raise at least $759 million in an initial public offering.

Microsoft ending Vista family discount

June 28, 2007 11:34 AM PDT

Company says in blog posting that multicomputer software upgrade program, designed to attract early adopters, will "sunset" on Saturday.

Corbis' microstock site lets photographers set fee

June 25, 2007 4:55 PM PDT

SnapVillage, launched Monday, differs from rivals in letting contributors decide how much they want to charge for images.

Seagate's first 1-terabyte drive to debut this fall

June 25, 2007 5:00 AM PDT

The Barracuda 7200.11 will sell for $399. Rival Hitachi released its version of the drive for the same price in April.

Memory prices plunge amid market share scramble

June 14, 2007 4:42 PM PDT

Trade organization attributes dramatic price drops, including a 35 percent decline in flash memory, to glut of competitors.