ThinkstockSony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) has had almost no success in the handset and smartphone sector since it bought out joint venture partner Ericsson. Based on the products it showed at the Consumer…
ThinkstockSamsung Profits from Apple Samsung’s most recent quarterly results offered proof that the South Korean company is the only viable smartphone company other than Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and that it has continued…
courtesy of MicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) was supposed to have a big game-changer on its hands with Windows 8. Maybe you can blame Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) or maybe you can blame…
courtesy of Apple Inc.In the month of December, Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) App Store recorded more than 2 billion downloads, slightly more than 10% of 2012 downloads totalling nearly 20 billion. Since…
ThinkstockThe past year was a tale of two products for semiconductor makers. Makers of the brains for desktop and laptops PCs had a tough year, while chipmakers focused on mobile devices like…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is still heading to $750, or at least that is what Canaccord Genuity is targeting. The firm’s T. Michael Walkley has maintained a Buy rating…
Jon C. Ogg Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall St. research firms this Monday. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) maintained Buy with $750 price target at Canaccord…
courtesy of SamsungTaiwan smartphone company HTC released its fourth-quarter earnings, which were awful. They show how rapidly the company is losing ground to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung. With each progressive quarter of…
U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning following the report that nonfarm payrolls had grown by 155,000, better than the expected growth of 150,000 (more coverage here). The December unemployment rate…
ThinkstockFor years tech investors eagerly awaited each new quarter to determine yet again how much Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) was dominating the semiconductor industry. The explosive growth of personal computers (PCs) followed…
Every Wall St. firm has a lengthy list of Buy-rated stocks. Analysts in the various sectors the firm covers are asked from time to time to present to the director of research…
courtesy of SamsungSamsung is not only the world’s largest handset company; it may soon become the most dominant one in smartphones. That means it must take more market share from Apple Inc.…
ThinkstockVenezuelan Oil Lost among most of the discussions about the health of Venezuela’s president-for-life, Hugo Chavez, as he moves toward what seems will be an imminent death is the future of the…
courtesy of Apple Inc.According to November data published today by comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), the mobile handset market share leader continues to be Samsung Electronics, followed byApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), LG Electronics,…
ThinkstockByron Wien announced his predictions for 10 big surprises for 2013 this week to kick off the new year. Wien is now vice chairman at Blackstone Advisory Partners, and this was his…
