AT&T has been named the best place to work for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees, the company and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) have announced.
This marks the ninth consecutive year AT&T has been bestowed the recognition which the company said is a product of their drive to harness diversity and push for inclusion of these diverse backgrounds in their workforce.
According to the wireless carrier, it scored 100 percent at this year’s HRC Corporate Equality …

Sharp may boost the output of one of its new display panel factory to near-full capacity as early as the end of this year, a new report says.
The information comes to us from the Yomiuri newspaper through a report from Reuters.
According to the newspaper, Sharp may increase output of its Kameyama Number 2 plant to near 100 percent in the coming months.
Currently, the plant, which makes indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) displays, has an output that is just 30 percent of its full capacity.
IGZO …

IBM has revealed that it believes claims against it by chemicals firm Avantor Performance Materials are exaggerated.
In a statement made by the Sillicon Valley veteran to Reuters, it said that claims made by Avantor are “exaggerated and misguided”.
“We believe the allegations in the complaint are exaggerated and misguided and are surprised that Avantor chose to file suit,” Reuters quotes IBM as saying in an email.
The firm claims that it “met its contractual obligations and delivered …

NVIDIA has reported record revenue of $1.2 billion for the third quarter of fiscal year 2013 boosted by strong performance of its mobile chips which now accounts for almost a third of all the business.
Mobile chips now account for 30 percent of the company’s income, a steep increase from its share three years ago which was at about 7 percent.
Revenue is up 15.3 percent quarter-over-quarter and up 12.9 percent year-over-year.
According to NVIDIA, its net income (GAAP) is $209.1 million, or …

Foxconn, the Chinese device manufacturer which is the sole assembler of the iPhone, may soon produce LCD TVs in the US.
That is if a rumor first reported on by DigiTimes proves to be accurate.
According to DigiTimes, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. is currently assessing the feasibility of putting up manufacturing plants in the US.
The Taiwanese publication says that “market watchers” have told them that Hon Hai, which owns Foxconn Technology Group that makes the iPhone, is looking at …

Sony has revealed that Tim Schaaff, the president of Sony Network Entertainment International, has resigned.
According to the Japanese tech giant, Schaaff will effectively be leaving Sony by the end of this year on December 31, 2012.
Andrew House, Sony’s president and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, will be taking Schaaff’s responsibility during the transition period.
Sony did not say, however, if House will permanently be taking on the responsibilities left by Schaaff.
Schaaff …

T-Mobile USA has reported its performance for the third quarter of 2012 and there is a lot of bad news for the besieged wireless carrier.
Topping the list of bad news for T-Mobile is that it lost 492,000 post paid subscribers even though it added a net 160,000 new subscribers.
Operating income before depreciation and amortization is at $1.2 billion on revenue of $4.9 billion.
Profit decreased 15.2 percent when compared to Q3 2011 and revenue decreased 6.4 percent compared to the same year-ago …

Sprint and U.S. Cellular have both announced that nationwide carrier will be buying wireless spectrum and customers from the regional carrier for $480 million.
The deal, which includes about 10 percent of all U.S. Cellular customers and 4G spectrum, is expected to be completed next year.
Nonetheless, even if the companies have both concurred on a “definitive agreement”, the deal is still subject to regulatory approval.
Once the deal is approved, about 585,000 customers and 30MHz of spectrum …

Reed Hastings has just offered a fresh and rare gesture during quarterly performance reports as the Netflix CEO has admitted that the company is tired of making excuses.
The admission came during a conference call after Netflix reported its third quarter performance, CNET reports.
At one point during the call, an analyst asked about how “seasonality” and the London Olympics affected the performance of the company.
Summer, the season when people usually go out, and the London Olympics could …

In a move to enhance consumer protection against biased reviews, Yelp will add a notification for consumers on a business’s profile page when it finds substantial evidence of buying fake reviews to misinform consumers.
When consumers click on the alert, which will indicate attempts to purchase reviews for a business profile, Yelp will show screenshots that reveal the manipulation to mislead users.
“Yelp has become so influential in the consumer decision making process that some …