New and Noteworthy: Microsoft Reports Earnings; Sony Ericcson, Palm Team

Microsoft Reports Earnings Microsoft has announced record revenue of $7.75 billion forthe quarter ended Sept. 30, 2002, a 26 percent increase over revenue of $6.13 billion for the same quarter last year. Operating income for the first quarter was $4.05 billion, compared to $2.90 billion in the same period last year. More.

Sony Ericcson, Palm Team PalmSource, Inc., the software division of Palm, and Sony Ericsson, manufacturer of the t68i phone featured in Steve Jobs' most recent keynote, have announced plans for optimization of the Bluetooth interoperability between Sony Ericsson mobile phones and Palm Powered mobile devices. "For example, a user could select a phone number from a Palm Powered handheld device and have it automatically dialed on the SonyEricsson mobile phone -- via the Bluetooth wireless technology." More.

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