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Sandisk Weakness Hits Other Chip, Flash Makers (SNDK, MU, BRCM, NVDA, QCOM, AAPL)

Posted: April 20, 2012 at 12:03 pm

Sandisk Corp. (NASDAQ: SNDK) had already guided its quarterly earnings down, but last night’s report also lowered the company’s forecast by about $250 million (our coverage here). That is likely ...
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Oracle Toyed with the Idea of Buying RIM, Palm (ORCL, RIMM, HPQ, AAPL, GOOG)

Posted: April 17, 2012 at 3:21 pm

In testimony in the copyright infringement case brought by Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) against Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said that his company considered buying smartphone makers ...
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HP Gains Share, Maintains Lead in PC Shipments (HPQ, AAPL, DELL)

Posted: April 12, 2012 at 2:50 pm

Hewlett Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) maintained its global leadership in PC sales in the first quarter of 2012, shipping more than 15 million units. The sales figures come from two ...
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Cree Cuts Prices on LED Streetlights (CREE, AIXG, VECO, LEDS, RBCN)

Posted: April 10, 2012 at 7:37 am

LED lighting maker Cree Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) has succeeded in making an LED streetlight that sells for less than $200 when purchased in volume. Provided the company can actually make ...
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SemiLEDS Posts Smaller-than-expected Loss (LEDS, CREE, AIXG, VECO, RBCN)

Posted: April 5, 2012 at 10:00 am

The LED industry has suffered an 18-month dry spell as sales have tanked and makers have had to re-trench to keep costs in line. The market might be starting to ...
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Samsung Joins the Mobile Ad Network Market (SSNLF, AAPL, GOOG, MM)

Posted: April 4, 2012 at 1:23 pm

Not satisfied with being the leading global supplier of smartphones, Samsung Electronics (OTC: SSNLF) is going into the mobile ad network business. The company yesterday announced a partnership with OpenX ...
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Google, Samsung Top Mobile Market (GOOG, AAPL, SSNLF, MMI, RIMM, MSFT, NOK)

Posted: April 3, 2012 at 2:02 pm

Research firm comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) is out with its report on the US mobile phone market for the rolling three-month period through February 2012. The data shows that 234 ...
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Dell’s Acquisition of Wyse Looks Strange (DELL)

Posted: April 2, 2012 at 1:48 pm

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) announced this morning that it would acquire privately held Wyse Technology for an undisclosed sum and that it expects the deal to close in the second ...
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Disk Drive Industry to Grow Again in 2012 (STX, WDC)

Posted: April 2, 2012 at 1:12 pm

The devastating and tragic flooding in Thailand put a severe crimp in the ability of disk drive makers like Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) and Western Digital Corp. (NYSE: WDC) ...
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Applied Materials Sinking on Lowered Outlook (AMAT)

Posted: March 28, 2012 at 11:31 am

Semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) today offered lower full-year EPS and revenue forecasts than analysts had been expecting, at the same time that the company’s CEO projected ...
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iPad Buyers Still Lining Up (AAPL)

Posted: March 26, 2012 at 2:52 pm

Even while admitting that its sample was biased toward younger, more tech-savvy consumers, Baird Equity Research demonstrates yet again what a juggernaut Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Forbes reports that in ...
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AudioCodes Dives on Lowered Outlook (AUDC)

Posted: March 26, 2012 at 2:12 pm

Network gear maker AudioCodes Ltd. (NASDAQ: AUDC) lowered its first-quarter and full-year revenue and profit outlook this morning. From the press release: [AudioCodes] is now projecting revenues for the first ...
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Intel Posts Gain in Semiconductor Market (INTC, ARMH, SSNLF, TXN, QCOM)

Posted: March 26, 2012 at 12:28 pm

Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) grew its share of the total global semiconductor market to 15.9% in 2011, posting growth of nearly 21% year-over-year, based on the latest research from iSuppli. ...
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Micron Bids for Japan’s Bankrupt Elpida (MU, INTC)

Posted: March 21, 2012 at 9:50 am

Japanese DRAM maker Elpida Memory filed for bankruptcy last month, and the company has now decided to find a new management team to run the company. A report in Taiwan’s ...
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HP Pulls the Trigger on Realignment — Again (HPQ)

Posted: March 21, 2012 at 9:32 am

In a move that was widely expected, Hewlett Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) this morning said that it would join its printing and imaging group with its PC group in a ...
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