In the first quarter of 2013, worldwide mobile phone sales totaled nearly 426 million units, up about 0.7% compared with the first quarter of 2012. Smartphone sales comprised nearly half ... Read Full Story »
The tight relationship between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Hon Hai Precision Technologies, better known as Foxconn, appears to be fraying. The Taiwanese-based manufacturing giant is being pressured by another ... Read Full Story »
United States Cellular Corp. (NYSE: USM) is the "forgotten about" cellular carrier as it is not all over the country but a small player with 5.7 million customers in 26 ... Read Full Story »
The world’s largest mobile carrier, China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE: CHL), reported first-quarter earnings today, posting revenue growth of 5.7% and profit growth of just 0.3%. In its press release, the ... Read Full Story »
More than 50% of China’s iPhone users are considering the purchase of a Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone when the new phone makes its appearance in China. On top of ... Read Full Story »
The penalty for being late -- really late -- to market is almost always more severe than a company wants to admit. Especially a company that had a firm grip ... Read Full Story »
With more than a billion smartphones in use around the world, it is entertaining, if not instructive, to look at what those phones are used for. Would you be surprised ... Read Full Story »
Apps analytics firm Flurry said today in a blog post that mobile devices known as “phablets” -- that is, a device with a screen size larger than 5 inches but ... Read Full Story »
A brief look at today’s trading chart for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a study in misery. The company, which put up an all-time high of more than $705 a ... Read Full Story »
During the fourth quarter of 2012, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shipped an estimated 27.4 million units of its iPhone 5 to world markets. The company also shipped 17.4 million units ... Read Full Story »
Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) has now debuted its very late release of the BlackBerry 10 operating system. While we have already seen releases that Verizon, Sprint and AT&T will ... Read Full Story »
This week's highly anticipated launch of Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) BlackBerry 10 (BB10) operating system could well prove to be the defining moment for the troubled company. With ... Read Full Story »
Last week we featured top picks from analysts at some of Wall St.'s largest firms. We had everything from the very eclectic to the standard large cap parade of names. ... Read Full Story »
The latest data from 451 Research’s ChangeWave service shows that Samsung’s Galaxy III smartphone is gaining market share on the iPhone from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). In its December survey ... Read Full Story »
The stock market is down Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.09%, the Nasdaq down 0.57% and the S&P 500 down 0.33%. Today's winners include a smartphone manufacturer ... Read Full Story »