• Lenovo's fiscal Q4 profit up 59 per cent

  Lenovo's net profit for its fiscal fourth quarter grew by 59 per cent, as the world's second largest PC maker saw continued growth in sales across both mature and emerging markets.

• Dell's profit shrinks in the first quarter

  Dell has reported a drop in profits for the first quarter, weighed down by a revenue decrease and slower sales of consumer products.

• Vodafone blames difficult economic environment for 12.7 percent profit drop

  Vodafone reported a 12.7 percent drop in net profit for the year to March 31, blaming economic conditions in Europe.

• Licence fees, consulting boost TechnologyOne half year results

  Licence fees and consulting services contributed a total of $65.1 million to enterprise software company, TechnologyOne's (ASX: TNE), half year results for the year ended 31 March 2012.

• Are iPhone 5 rumors torpedoing Apple’s Q2 revenues?

  Apple (AAPL - NASDAQ) is warning investors that returns for the current second quarter will be lower than projections, triggering widespread and feverish speculation that the fall-off is due to swirling rumors about an early summer launch for iPhone 5.

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