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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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Market Dodges Phablets — Flurry

Posted: April 1, 2013 at 1:52 pm

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 ...
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Surface

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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Cloud computing

UBS Sees Great Opportunity in Fallen Tech Angels in 2013 (VMW, NUAN, AAPL, NFLX, CRM, NOK, AMD)

Posted: March 11, 2013 at 9:40 am

Most investors are aware of the fact that the stock market can be a cruel and fickle mistress. What is big and cutting edge one day, especially in the technology ...
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Oppenheimer’s List of Semiconductor Stocks to Buy (BRCM, SMTC, SWKS, MXIM, LLTC, AAPL, MSCC)

Posted: March 7, 2013 at 9:05 am

We have reported at great length how the world of semiconductors has changed drastically in the past five years. A business that was once dominated by personal computers, laptops and ...
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Smartphones to Top Mobile Device Sales in 2013; App Downloads to Top 7 Billion

Posted: March 4, 2013 at 2:22 pm

In 2013, for the first time, shipments of smartphones are forecast to top sales of feature phones. With shipments expected at 50.1% of all mobile phones shipped worldwide, smartphones are ...
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Chip and Infrastructure Winners Steal Thunder at 2013 Mobile World Congress (SNE, INTC, BRCM, AMD, MRVL, FBRC)

Posted: March 4, 2013 at 10:50 am

Typically the Mobile World Congress exposition focuses on the smartphone and handset part of the industry, and at this years recently completed show in Barcelona that was once again the ...
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HP Pokes Microsoft in the Eye

Posted: February 25, 2013 at 10:30 am

Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) is hitting the morning wire with a couple of big stories. Yesterday the company said that it was preparing a 7-inch tablet, called the Slate 7, ...
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China Passes U.S. in Smart Device Use

Posted: February 19, 2013 at 8:40 am

With a population more than four times that of the United States, it is only a matter of time before China becomes the world leader in any number of areas ...
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Tablets Now Comprise One-Third of All PC Shipments

Posted: February 6, 2013 at 1:14 pm

The cannibalization of the PC market caused by the overwhelming popularity of tablet devices might be even greater than you think. According to the latest data from analyst firm Canalys, ...
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After Drop in 2012 Semiconductor Sales, 2013 Looks Much Brighter (ARMH, INTC, AAPL, MU, SNDK, AMAT)

Posted: February 5, 2013 at 9:50 am

Despite an explosion in smartphone and tablet sales in 2012, overall semiconductor sales were down for the year. The three-month average for global chip sales was $24.74 billion in December, ...
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Is Verizon Ready to Go All In on Verizon Wireless and Vodafone? (VZ, VOD, UBS)

Posted: February 4, 2013 at 10:35 am

The explosive growth in the wireless industry has been documented in great detail. The leaders in the industry from the carrier side continue to benefit from increased user-friendly smartphones and ...
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Laptop tablet and smartphone

Another ARM Downgrade Brings Up Valuation Concerns in Mobile Chips (ARMH, INTC, AMD, QCOM, NVDA, SOXX, UBS)

Posted: January 30, 2013 at 10:26 am

For the fourth time in just over two weeks, ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ: ARMH) has been downgraded. London-based Numis Group downgraded ARM Holdings, which also trades on the London exchange, to Hold ...
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The Processor War Heats Up: Who Wins in the End? (INTC, AMD, ARMH, QCOM, NVDA)

Posted: January 23, 2013 at 10:04 am

It used to be a pretty simple equation. If you wanted to own a semiconductor stock you bought Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC). Then you held it for years and made an ...
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UBS Sees Weaker 2013 IT Spending, but Certain Stocks Look Promising (UBS, DELL, EMC, NTAP, IBM, HPQ, ORCL, RIMM, CSCO, JNPR, ARUN, MSFT, VMW, SAP, ACN, INFY, QQQ, IYM)

Posted: January 14, 2013 at 8:36 am

After a solid year for information technology spending by major corporations in 2012, companies surveyed by analysts at UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) suggest that spending will decline in 2013. In fact estimates ...
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