Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has finally launched its new Leopard operating system late Friday, after a delay of four months. In addition, Apple said it would no longer accepts cash for its popular iPhone and limit sales to two per person, an effort to stop people from reselling them.NBC, a unit of General Electric (NYSE: GE) and New Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) Fox are set to launch an advertising-supported online video site, Hulu.com. A test version should go online today. The site will have programming from varied entertainment companies as it tries capture some of the audience Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube has.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) reported third-quarter earnings this morning that fell by 34% from a year ago due to tax charges. Verizon earned $1.27 billion, or 44 cents per share in the quarter. Excluding charges, earnings would have been 63 cents per share, beating analysts' estimate by a penny.
eBay Inc.'s (NASDAQ: EBAY) Skype and mobile phone group 3 have launched a mobile handset that allows Skype users to make free Internet calls to each other while on the move. The companies said they hoped to sell "several hundred thousand" 3 Skypephone units worldwide in the fourth quarter of this year.
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) might be in the spotlight now that the UAW narrowly ratified a new contract with Chrysler LLC over the weekend. The Chrysler contract is similar to the deal reached with General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) and the union will likely want to reach a similar deal with Ford. Ford, however, is in deeper financial trouble than Chrysler or GM and may want additional concessions from the union.
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced it is buying Global Care Solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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