Downloads for April indicate that the total market for apps grew by 1.5% in the month. Also, the Apple App Store posted a small revenue gain, compared with a small revenue loss…
ThinkstockCreating the most popular product of the year will make consumers and investors happy. But making an all-time bestseller can transform an industry and define a business for decades. Many of the…
Wikimedia CommonsIn a move that had already started, Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) and its PC-making customers are moving further and further away from the old Win-Tel days. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is…
Apple shares reached a special milestone recently. They closed above $600 for the first time since October 2012. The celebration should be muted, though. They are still a long way from topping…
Courtesy of Apple Inc.If you think that stock splits and stock buybacks do not matter to investors, take a look at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) for its new stock handle. The is…
Jon C. Ogg Wikimedia Commons (Loic Le Meu)Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has offered its Glass product for $1,500. The supply sold out quickly. Even at that retail price, the futurist “wearable” product has created such excitement…
Courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) share of the smartphone market in the U.S continued to drop, as Samsung’s continued to grow. According to new data from comScore, Apple’s shares in…
Douglas A. McIntyre Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia CommonsThere may be one or two institutions which own larger blocks of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) than Steve Ballmer does, but for the first time in history, Ballmer owns…
For more than a decade, Apple was at the forefront of innovation as its products revolutionized their markets. But it is clear that its product introductions have slowed down, each one less…
Trey Thoelcke The Justice Department revealed Thursday that it reached a settlement with eBay that prevents the company from entering into or maintaining agreements with other companies restraining employee recruitment and hiring.
With April finished, it is time to ask which of those two darlings of volatility -- Apple and Amazon.com -- offers interested shareholders a better value now.
ThinkstockAmerican consumers have a higher opinion of Amazon.com than any other company. For the second year in a row, the online retailer held the top slot, beating out popular brands like Apple,…
Jon OggEvery year there is a general pre-summer saying from investors: Sell in May, and go away! The idea is to miss the summer doldrums and lack of investor interest. One small…
In a new research report, analysts at Credit Suisse wonder if Apple's huge seven-for-one split may start a new trend. Here are some of the companies that they think may be ripe…
Bad news for Facebook: the percentage of teens active on the social media platform fell by 9% last year, according to a global survey of Internet users. Twitter does not have it…
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