After the recession, retailers are growing once again and, increasingly, moving online. In the first quarter of 2014, retail sales were 2.4% higher than the same time the year before, largely helped…
Microsoft Corp.In a press release issued at 3:01 a.m. Monday morning, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced the first — and quite possibly the last — mobile phone to bear the name of…
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.Samsung Electronic has filed a document with the trial court citing a recent ruling from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that the court’s decision released in May…
For the three months ending in June, Samsung Electronics gained 1.6% of U.S. smartphone market share, while Apple added 0.7%.
Members of the press are absolutely certain that the new iPhone 6 will launch on September 6. The iPhone 6 release faces some problems.
Douglas A. McIntyre ThinkstockWith technology the clear sector leader this year in the S&P 500, many investors may be wondering if the winning string has played out. Second-quarter earnings were in-line to better than expected…
courtesy of XiaomiThe long-time leader in smartphone sales in China has been Korea’s Samsung Electronics. But a new sheriff rode into town in the second quarter. China’s Xiaomi sold nearly 15 million…
Paul Ausick After reporting better-than-expected profits and revenues after markets closed Thursday night, GoPro stock traded down about 15% early Friday afternoon.
The reasons for Apple and Samsung to look over their shoulders in the smartphone business have increased as their product lines have aged. Now, three of the world's top smartphone vendors are…
Douglas A. McIntyre Want to see in the dark and look through walls? FLIR Systems has just the gizmo for you: the FLIR One case for the iPhone 5 or 5s.
A report on Monday from Taiwan-based Trendforce has cast some doubt over whether Apple will use a full sapphire glass cover in the coming iPhone 6.
Paul Ausick Despite the success of smartphone sales, as is true with almost any other business, there are only so many customers to go around. Huawei announced its smartphone sales rose 62% in the…
Douglas A. McIntyre When Amazon.com reported second-quarter earnings after the markets closed Thursday, the first highlight it listed for its just-ended quarter was its introduction of the Fire phone.
bfishshadow via Wikimedia CommonsShort sellers shied away from four of the top five most shorted stocks on the Nasdaq between the June 30 and July 15 settlement dates. The outlier was Frontier…
Apple feels like its stock is defying history and logic after earnings. The company's third-quarter report was bland enough that it should have allowed traders and investors a chance to take profits.
Jon C. Ogg 
