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Android to Top Mobile Operating Systems, But Windows Will Outpace iOS by 2016 (GOOG, AAPL, MSFT, NOK, RIMM)

Posted: June 6, 2012 at 2:48 pm

Growth in mobile phone shipments this year is expected to be about 4%, the lowest growth rate since 2009. That’s according to the latest global mobile phone tracking data from ...
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Barnes & Noble: The Next Bridge to Nowhere (BKS, MSFT, AAPL, AMZN, GOOG)

Posted: June 6, 2012 at 10:10 am

Ron Burkle and his Yucaipa funds have distributed nearly 12 million shares of Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) to shareholders of two of the funds, according to a filing ...
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Netflix to Build Its Own Content Network (NFLX, INTC, GOOG, AAPL, AMZN, MSFT, AKAM, LVLT, LLNW)

Posted: June 5, 2012 at 10:28 am

Yesterday’s announcement from Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) that the company would its own content delivery network (CDN) based on the Open Connect standard. White-box provider Intequus will build the servers ...
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AOL Setback on Board Members

Posted: June 3, 2012 at 1:58 pm

AOL (NYSE: AOL) had a significant setback in its effort to keep dissident directors off its board. Starboard Value, which owns over 5% of the portal company, nominated three directors. Powerful ...
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AT&T Considering Data-only Subscriber Plan (T, VZ, VOD, MSFT, S, AAPL, LEAP, FB)

Posted: June 1, 2012 at 2:46 pm

At an investor conference today, the CEO of AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) said that data-only subscription plans for wireless networks are “inevitable” as wireless revenues shift more heavily to data ...
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RIM Preparing for Layoffs (RIMM, AAPL, GOOG, SSNLF, NOK, MSFT)

Posted: May 29, 2012 at 8:08 am

Canadian-based smartphone maker Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) is expected to fire about 2,000 employees as soon as the end of this week as the struggling company tries to ...
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Comcast, Skype Team Up for What, Exactly?

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 2:44 pm

Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has launched a high definition, Skype-based video calling plan for its Xfinity broadband customers. The plan costs $9.95/month and is available in Boston and Seattle today, ...
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Mobile Phone Sales Fall in Q1 — Gartner

Posted: May 16, 2012 at 8:07 am

High-tech industry research firm Gartner Inc. (NYSE: IT) reports this morning the worldwide sales of mobile phones unexpectedly fell -2% in the first quarter of 2012, to a total of ...
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Zynga Jumps Again on Facebook Increase

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 12:46 pm

Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) gets a jolt every time Facebook Inc. makes the headlines. Today’s headline is that the soon-to-be-public social media company will raise its IPO range from $28-$35 ...
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Nvidia Jumps on Results, Forecast (NVDA, ARMH, QCOM, AAPL, TXN, MSFT, INTC, AMD)

Posted: May 11, 2012 at 9:04 am

Chip maker Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) handily beat consensus estimates for first quarter revenues and EPS the company reported this morning. Revenue totaled $924.9 million compared with an estimate of ...
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Nokia at New Low on Class-action Suit (NOK, MSFT, AAPL, GOOG)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 1:54 pm

Shares of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) touched a new 52-week low today at $3.12. The struggling handset maker has been hit with a class-action lawsuit charging that the company misled ...
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Dolby Labs Jumps on Microsoft Deal, Earnings (DLB, MSFT)

Posted: May 4, 2012 at 10:55 am

A company best known for its audio technology, Dolby Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: DLB) has signed an agreement with Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) to incorporate Dolby Digital Plus technology in the ...
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iPad Market Share Up, Tablet Shipments Down (AAPL, GOOG, AMZN, BKS, MSFT)

Posted: May 3, 2012 at 12:22 pm

International Data Corp. (IDC) this morning released data on first quarter 2012 shipments of media tablets. These include the iPad from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and tablets that use the ...
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Target Dumps Kindle Devices (TGT, AMZN, AAPL, BKS, MSFT, GOOG)

Posted: May 2, 2012 at 12:39 pm

Retailing giant Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) will discontinue selling the Kindle family of tablets and e-readers by this summer. The Kindle devices are made by Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), and ...
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Is LG Turning Its Back on Microsoft? (MSFT, GOOG, NOK, T)

Posted: May 1, 2012 at 10:36 am

Some fast backpedaling by Korea’s LG Electronics has apparently stopped the claim by a Korean newspaper that the electronics giant is ditching Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and the US company’s ...
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