http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. German software giant SAP said on Friday it would pay a substantially increased dividend to shareholders for 2011, its 40th anniversary year, which was its best-ever in terms of profits. http://phys.org/news249280911.html Technology Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:10:01 EST news249280911 (AP) -- Apple CEO Tim Cook believes the world's most valuable company has more money than it needs. His next challenge is to figure out whether Apple should break from the cash-hoarding ways of his predecessor, the late Steve Jobs, and dip into its $98 billion bank account to pay shareholders a dividend this year. http://phys.org/news249236088.html Technology Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:14:55 EST news249236088 (AP) -- Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt plans to sell up to 2.4 million shares of stock currently worth nearly $1.5 billion. http://phys.org/news248790188.html Technology Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:20:01 EST news248790188 (AP) -- Broadcasting giant CBS Corp. said Wednesday that its earnings rose 31 percent in the final quarter of 2011, thanks to licensing shows to online video companies such as Netflix as well as cost-cutting that helped offset an advertising slowdown. http://phys.org/news248589338.html Technology Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:00:02 EST news248589338 (AP) -- A major Yahoo shareholder unimpressed with a recent shake-up at the troubled company is trying to seize four seats on the board of directors. http://phys.org/news248464265.html Technology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:51:10 EST news248464265 Faded online social network Myspace said Monday it was getting a second wind due to the popularity of a freshly launched online music player. http://phys.org/news248372567.html Technology Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:23:14 EST news248372567 Yahoo! on Tuesday announced a boardroom shakeup to breath fresh life into a pioneering Internet firm that has been struggling to re-invent itself and appease disappointed investors. http://phys.org/news247854249.html Technology Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:24:17 EST news247854249 Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg will retain an iron grip over the social network even after it becomes a public company. http://phys.org/news247429060.html Technology Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:50:01 EST news247429060 Yahoo's previous turnaround attempts have flopped under three different leaders with dramatically different backgrounds - former movie mogul Terry Semel, beloved Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang and profanity-spewing Silicon Valley veteran Carol Bartz. http://phys.org/news244892566.html Technology Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:42:53 EST news244892566 (AP) -- Former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd will have to make public a letter detailing sexual-harassment allegations that led to his ouster. http://phys.org/news244393758.html Technology Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:09:23 EST news244393758 Shares of popular travel ratings website TripAdvisor sank about five percent on their first day trading publicly Wednesday, as US investors remained skittish about new tech listings. http://phys.org/news243709640.html Technology Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:07:29 EST news243709640 Semiconductor equipment maker Lam Research Corp. is buying rival Novellus Systems Inc. for $3.3 billion in stock, the companies announced Wednesday. http://phys.org/news243147245.html Technology Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:54:23 EST news243147245 (AP) -- Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs' $4.6 billion worth of shares in The Walt Disney Co. are now in a trust run by his wife, Laurene Powell Jobs. http://phys.org/news241330271.html Technology Thu, 24 Nov 2011 04:11:29 EST news241330271 From Enron in the United States to Satyam in India, there are plenty of examples of corporate managers lying about their companies' earnings and ultimately hurting themselves and the businesses they work for. http://phys.org/news240508359.html Other Sciences Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:54:47 EST news240508359 South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom said Monday it signed a deal to buy a controlling stake in Hynix Semiconductor, the world's number two memory chip maker. http://phys.org/news240467212.html Technology Mon, 14 Nov 2011 04:27:14 EST news240467212 South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom has been selected as preferred bidder for a controlling stake in Hynix Semiconductor, the world's number two memory chip maker, creditors said Friday. http://phys.org/news240237363.html Technology Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:36:10 EST news240237363 (AP) -- A major Yahoo shareholder believes the slumping Internet company would be better off without Jerry Yang on its board as it mulls a possible sale. http://phys.org/news239698347.html Technology Sat, 05 Nov 2011 07:52:44 EST news239698347 News Corp's purchase of Myspace was a "huge mistake" and the social network was mismanaged "in every possible way" following the acquisition, chief executive Rupert Murdoch said Friday. http://phys.org/news238436384.html Technology Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:20:20 EST news238436384 (AP) -- Shares of Yahoo Inc. rose Monday as more reports emerged that potential buyers are circling the Internet search company. http://phys.org/news237484571.html Technology Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:56:27 EST news237484571 Carlos Slim, the Mexican magnate believed to be the world's richest individual, has increased his stake in the The New York Times Co. to 8.1 percent, regulatory filings showed Thursday. http://phys.org/news237180582.html Technology Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:29:57 EST news237180582 The head of Chinese Internet giant Alibaba is "interested" in buying Yahoo! and has been approached by private equity firms and other groups about doing a deal, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. http://phys.org/news236846532.html Technology Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:10:01 EST news236846532 Yahoo! is fielding inquiries from "multiple parties" who have expressed an interest in the struggling Internet company, officials said Friday in a memo sent to employees and obtained by AFP. http://phys.org/news236057371.html Technology Sat, 24 Sep 2011 04:30:38 EST news236057371 Netflix's decision to raise prices by as much as 60 percent is turning into a horror show. http://phys.org/news235327528.html Technology Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:45:59 EST news235327528 (AP) -- A major Yahoo shareholder seeking to oust Chairman Roy Bostock is urging company co-founder Jerry Yang to join the crusade. http://phys.org/news235224133.html Technology Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:02:59 EST news235224133 US computer giant Hewlett-Packard said on Tuesday it is extending its $10.24 billion offer for Autonomy as it seeks to bring more shareholders of the British software company on board. http://phys.org/news235138951.html Technology Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:23:02 EST news235138951 (AP) -- Carol Bartz has resigned from the Yahoo board of directors that she blasted for firing her as the company's CEO last week. http://phys.org/news235050830.html Technology Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:54:08 EST news235050830 Taiwan tech giant Hon Hai Precision, the world's biggest contract electronics maker, said Wednesday net profit fell 23 percent in the three months to June mainly due to a tax on retained earnings. http://phys.org/news233985368.html Technology Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:56:22 EST news233985368 (AP) -- Activist investor Carl Icahn said Tuesday that he is shedding his entire stake in Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., ending a more than two-year battle for control and sending shares of the niche movie studio tumbling in after-hours trading. http://phys.org/news233945510.html Technology Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:52:03 EST news233945510 Japanese telecom giant Softbank on Friday said it was selling the bulk of its holdings in US Internet firm Yahoo! to Citibank in repayment of a 2004 loan. http://phys.org/news233581685.html Technology Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:48:30 EST news233581685 Warner Music Group shareholders on Wednesday approved the sale of the company to a media holding owned by Russian-born billionaire Len Blavatnik, the company said. http://phys.org/news229174704.html Technology Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:39:02 EST news229174704