Intel reported strong revenue and profit growth in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2011, overcoming a sharp drop in revenue from its low-power Atom microprocessors...

PC sales didn't have a happy holiday sales season, but you wouldn't know it from the strong earnings posted by Microsoft and Intel.

Updated from 4:35 p.m. ET with CEO comments from conference call NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Intel shares rose more than 2% to $26.17 in late trading Thursday after edging past Wall Street's expectations for its fourth-quarter results. The world's biggest chip maker reported adjusted earnings climbed 21% over last year to 68 cents in the December-ended quarter. Revenue jumped 22% year-over-year to ...

Tech earnings season kicked into high gear tonight, with companies worth of one-third the value of the entire technology sector reporting. One company that should have caught investors' eyes is Intel . The company managed to beat earnings estimates and also pointed toward better-than-expected demand in the year ahead.

Intel reported quarterly earnings that beat analysts' expectations and the chip maker said it was sharply increasing capital expenditures in an apparent bid to speed up its entry into tablets and smartphones.

Tonight's an absolutely huge night for tech earnings, with Google, Intel, Microsoft and IBM reporting after the closing bell.

Here's a closer look at the company's latest earnings release...

Earnings Preview: Intel's expectations for 2012 to be in focus

Intel Corp., the world's largest chip-maker, on Thursday said its profit rose 6 percent in the latest quarter, topping analyst expectations, even as hard-drive shortages held back PC makers' chip orders.The ...

Intel announced earnings per share of $0.64 and revenue of $13.89 billion, handily beating expectations for $0.61 EPS and $13.72 in revenue. That helped the company beat yearly records for revenue, operating income, net income and EPS.