Sony's Hirai to extend PlayStation strategy - TOKYO (Reuters) - Incoming CEO Kazuo Hirai aims to re-shape Sony Corp by linking hardware and software through online networks -- a model he used at its PlayStation unit -- dismissing any suggestion the battered brand would revert to a gadget-centered strategy under his management. In the meantime, he said, he would focus on paring costs at its TV unit and look to squeeze expenses elsewhere to ...

AVG shares sink in IPO trading - Shares of AVG Technologies N.V., a Dutch maker of antivirus and security software, sank Thursday in their first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Biz Break: Apple stock zooms to near $500 on iPad 3 rumors, Oracle jumps further into cloud, and LinkedIn earnings ... - Today: Another big day for Apple stock makes the company worth as much as Google and Microsoft combined, thanks to iPad 3 reports. Also: Oracle buys Dublin cloud-based software company Taleo for nearly $2 billion, and LinkedIn beats the Street with a strong earnings report.

Euroinvestor.com Launches New 'Euroinvestor Cockpit' Finance portal - COPENHAGEN, DENMARK-- - Copenhagen-based online platform specialist Euroinvestor.com A/S has launched a brand new Equity user interface known as the ' Euroinvestor Cockpit' , which offers substantial financial ...

UPDATE 1-Online gaming firm 888's full-year rev up 26 pct - * Full-year rev up 26 pct to $331 million * Says strong current trading continues into Q1 Feb 6 (Reuters) - British online gaming company 888Holdings saw its full-year revenue grow 26 percent asthe number ...

A look at how some IPO stocks have fared - Facebook has filed paperwork for an initial public offering of stock. Its public debut will be the most anticipated tech IPO since Google went public in August 2004.

Online gaming firm 888's full-year revenue up 26 percent - (Reuters) - British online gaming company 888 Holdings saw its full-year revenue grow 26 percent as the number of customers gambling on its websites grew, and the company said strong current trading continues into the first quarter. Cash-strapped Britons are staying at home more, watching TV and gambling online, updates from consumer-facing companies showed, as fears grow that the UK will slip ...

Oracle buys Dublin cloud software company Taleo for $1.9 billion - In another sign that software giants are racing to the cloud, Oracle said Thursday that it will pay $1.9 billion to buy Dublin-based Taleo, a maker of online human resources programs.

A look at tech companies with IPOs this year - Here's a look at how some companies that had initial public offerings of stock this year are faring. The companies are all loosely Internet-related, though their businesses vary widely.Tuesday: Jive Software ...

As Facebook IPO nears, the case for dull stocks - Investors thinking of buying a piece of Facebook after it goes public are hoping it will perform like Google, whose stock has risen 500 percent since its debut seven and a half years ago.But they may want ...