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BlackBerry Q10

BlackBerry, Nokia Push New Mobile Phones

Posted: May 14, 2013 at 10:45 am

You can be forgiven if you forgot that BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) announced a new mobile phone dubbed the Q10 in its late January announcement that included the announcement of its ...
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Microsoft Mulls Acquisition of Nook Media

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 8:45 am

Almost exactly a year ago, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) agreed to pay $300 for a 17.6% stake in a joint venture with Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) that was ...
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The Most Popular Mobile Apps in the World

Posted: April 9, 2013 at 9:00 am

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 ...
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Small Screen, Growing Viewership for Mobile Video

Posted: March 28, 2013 at 1:18 pm

Larger screens and faster networks are leading to increased usage of mobile devices, especially smartphones, for watching video. That’s one conclusion drawn from a global survey of mobile phone owners ...
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Primary Tablet Sales Driver: Low Price

Posted: March 12, 2013 at 1:33 pm

The estimated worldwide market for tablets this year has been pushed up by about 10%, from a previous estimate of 172.4 million units to 190 million units. By the end ...
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Lenovo Eyeing Research In Motion?

Posted: January 24, 2013 at 11:29 am

Smartphone maker Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) put up another 52-week high today, surely due to the weakness investors are currently heaping on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Shares are ...
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Semiconductor Makers Going Mobile in 2013

Posted: January 7, 2013 at 10:28 am

The past year was a tale of two products for semiconductor makers. Makers of the brains for desktop and laptops PCs had a tough year, while chipmakers focused on mobile ...
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Android, Apple Gain Mobile Market Share

Posted: January 3, 2013 at 12:13 pm

According to November data published today by comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), the mobile handset market share leader continues to be Samsung Electronics, followed byApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), LG Electronics, Motorola, ...
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Apple Gains on Samsung, Google Mobile Market Share

Posted: November 2, 2012 at 2:24 pm

According to September data published today by comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), the mobile handset market share leader continues to be Samsung Electronics, followed by LG Electronics, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), ...
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Gartner: Big Data to Be Big Job Creator

Posted: October 22, 2012 at 1:41 pm

At a conference today in Florida, Gartner Inc. (NYSE: IT) forecast that information technology (IT) spending in 2012 would rise 3.8% in 2013, from $3.6 trillion to $3.7 trillion. But ...
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AMD’s New Chip Doesn’t Slow Bears (AMD, INTC, ARMH, QCOM, BRCM, NVDA, DELL, HPQ, AAPL)

Posted: October 2, 2012 at 1:51 pm

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) today announced availability of a new version of its A-Series Accelerated Processing Units and the company’s stock responded by hitting a new 52-week low ...
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Apple, Google Face New Patent Lawsuits (AAPL, GOOG, UPIP, RIMM)

Posted: September 20, 2012 at 11:24 am

Both Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) were targeted with new lawsuits claiming the two companies infringed on smartphone patents owned by Unwired Planet LLC (NASDAQ: UPIP). ...
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Double Dose of Good News Sends Amazon Shares to New High (AMZN, AAPL, NOK, GOOG, CBS, NWS, PSO)

Posted: September 6, 2012 at 2:42 pm

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced a new Kindle reader called the “Kindle Paperwhite,” which includes a new front-lighting technology (called ‘paperwhite’) that allows the device to be used in ...
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Samsung Galaxy Note Tablet for Sale Tomorrow (SSNLF, AAPL, MSFT, ADBE, BKS, GOOG, BBY, AMZN)

Posted: August 15, 2012 at 1:17 pm

While the Samsung Electronics (OTC: SSNLF) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) continue to fight in court over mobile technology, both companies are preparing to release new products. We’ve already noted ...
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How Low Can Nokia Go?

Posted: July 5, 2012 at 2:40 pm

Shares of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) set a new 52-week low of $2.00 today. The one-time leader in sales of mobile phones did not have any news, but the company’s ...
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