ThinkstockPerhaps it was the bad weather in the Northeast the kept many shoppers home this weekend or perhaps shoppers are waiting for retailers to drop prices further, but the result seems to…
ThinkstockA rumor that Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) president and COO Steve Mollenkopf was under consideration for the open CEO position at Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) apparently lit a fire under Qualcomm’s board,…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) share of the Chinese smartphone market rose to 12% in October, according to technology market research firm Counterpoint. That was a leap from its 3%…
Trey Thoelcke MicrosoftIt is as if the Xbox One mattered to Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) — at least financially. The world’s largest software company boasted it sold two million devices in 18 days. And…
ThinkstockThe technology sector is feeling the effects of U.S./Chinese tensions over cybersecurity. In a new research report, the Piper Jaffray Technology team highlighted the eight top U.S. technology companies that it believes…
ThinkstockApp tracker App Annie reports that consumers in Japan spent about 10% more than U.S. consumers did on all apps for smartphones and tablets in October. Japan has become the world’s number…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has a bit of a horse race going on over just how many iPhones it can sell into the China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) customer base.…
Jon C. Ogg Jon OggStocks are looking for direction after the first week of a sell-off on the heels of eight weeks of a rally. At the same time, investors are getting ready for year-end…
courtesy of Apple Inc.As we begin to finish up the final month of what has been a tremendous year for the stock market, the 24/7 staff is reviewing what the major Wall…
ThinkstockWhat could unite the world’s leading technology giants, including Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)? Turns out…
Trey Thoelcke ThinkstockShares of Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) tumbled nearly 12% on Friday following the announcement that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was launching an investigation into the company’s accounting…
ThinkstockGoogle Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) launched its haphazardly named streaming radio service, Google Play Music All Access, in May for a $10 a month subscription price. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) launched its free…
courtesy of Apple Inc.For the three months ending in October, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) grew its share of the U.S. smartphone market by 0.2% compared with the three month period ending in…
ThinkstockSince June Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) share of apps revenue has increased from 30% to 37% at the expense of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and its App Store. Apple’s share of revenue…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has made the company a true hit with all of the iPhone variations. Still, there is one thing that some of us 40-somethings and older often miss in…
