Google (GOOG) has set a deal to distribute its Chrome browser on Sony (SNE) PCs. Google has not had much success in getting computer users to switch from the two dominant browsers…
Carl Icahn, who took a large stake in Yahoo! (YHOO) along with board seats, has started to sell his shares. He seems to have come to the same conclusion that Wall St.…
Douglas A. McIntyre comScore, the internet research firm, announced that more than 113 billion searches were made worldwide in July. That number is significant but even more astonishing is the 41% rise that the figure…
Reuters: Ebay (EBAY) will sell Skype to private investors. Reuters: China’s manufacturing index gained. Reuters: A late Labor Day will hurt August retail sales. Reuters: A US judge ruled against AIG (AIG)…
Reuters: The best investment for Chinese companies may be the nation’s own 1.3 billion person home market. Reuters: Japan’s Democrats took power. Reuters: Economists say there is no need for a second…
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is raising guidance this morning. What is interesting is that this may actually highlight the strength among its peers and competitors more than it drives Intel shares alone. …
Reuters: Price cuts on video consoles by Microsoft (MSFT) and Sony (SNE) have causeD the competition in the field to heat up. Reuters: AIG’s (AIG) new CEO says he is working hard…
What had been rumored is now true. Microsoft (MSFT) will cut the price of its Xbox 360 Elite by $100 to $299, the same price as the Sony (SNE) PS3. Microsoft and…
Apple (AAPL) is about to launch its iPhone in China, the largest cellular phone market in the world. According to The Wall Street Journal, China Unicom (CHU), the second largest cellular carrier…
Sales of the Sony (SNE) PS3 and Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox 360 run behind those of the Nintendo Wii most months and in most countries. Sony has attempted to remedy that by dropping…
Short sellers moved out of tech stocks in large volumes at mid-month. Based on short interest figures as of August 14, shares short in Intel (INTC) fell 33% to 88.3 million. The…
Reuters: Bernanke will be reappointed as Fed chief. Reuters: New deficit projects could hurt Obama’s plans. Reuters: The SEC and Bank of America (BAC) asked a judge again to approve a deal…
There are a number of estimates of what piracy in China costs American software companies. Most are in the $2 billion to $4 billion range. It could be much more than that.…
Douglas A. McIntyre Reuters: Sony (SNE) and Microsoft (MSFT) are battling to control home entertainment but consumers are slow to adopt their technologies. Reuters: The “clunkers” program will end on August 24. Reuters: GM is…
The video game sector was supposed to be one of the relative beneficiaries of the recession even if it was not to be entirely immune. The sector was part of the ‘in-living…
