courtesy of AppleThe Android mobile device operating system (OS) from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) continues to hold more than half the smartphone OS market, with a 51.7% share for the three-month period…
ThinkstockMore and more, the American consumer is finding it easier to pay for purchases. From online ordering to smartphone apps that scan and pay at the point of purchase, times have changed.…
ThinkstockNext Monday, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) kicks off its annual developer’s conference, and the company would dearly like to announce an Internet music service at the meeting. To that end, Apple is…
courtesy of MicrosoftMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has thrown in the towel in the portable device market, as it drops its price on Windows RT. The company has continued to struggle with the…
courtesy of SamsungShaky Global Markets Markets across the world continue sharp drops on concerns about regional recessions, slow growth in formerly fast-growing regions and worries that rising rates will undercut the value…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Factory orders in China, Taiwan and South Korea are off as exports taper down. (Reuters) The federal government starts its case against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) made on the…
ThinkstockSecurity problems that had been limited almost exclusively to Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows and Windows-compliant products have migrated to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) ones. Given the surge in the success of…
Taiwan and U.S. Wheat The upheaval about the imports of genetically modified wheat has spread from Japan, where imports have been canceled, to Taiwan. It threatens to bring down wheat prices enough…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) is the de facto leader in voice recognition and speech-to-text software. It has been known for quite some time that Nuance has had its…
courtesy of MicrosoftMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) had enough envy of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) that its radical changes to the first version of Windows 8 were so drastic for traditional Windows users…
ThinkstockEMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) has a lot going for it with dominance in storage and with its super-majority control of VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW). Unfortunately, the tech giant is no longer growing…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Motorola will try to exit a sales dive that started with the end of the popularity of the RAZR close to a decade ago. Motorola…
courtesy of SamsungAnother iPhone Killer Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Motorola will try to exit a sales dive that started with the end of the popularity of the RAZR close to a decade…
ThinkstockConcerns that the Federal Reserve may cut stimulus efforts press shares lower across the world. (Reuters) Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) makes a $4.40 per share offer for Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR),…
courtesy of SamsungThe Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone went on sale the last week of April across 327 networks in 155 countries. The GS4 is reported to be flying off the shelves and is the…
