courtesy of MicrosoftThe media is filled with rumors that Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has tested its own smartphone. The move has many disadvantages, but Microsoft should ignore those. There are many advantages if Redmond takes this…
Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) managed to maintain its habit of posting quarterly losses. In its most recent fiscal quarter, the large Japanese consumer electronics company lost $194 million. The reasons for the…
courtesy of BlackberryThe Defense Department will continue to take new bids for its suppliers of smartphones. The BlackBerry, made by Canada’s Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM), has most of that business,…
Trey Thoelcke ThinkstockMore of the Same from Sony Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) managed to maintain its habit of posting quarterly losses. In its most recent fiscal quarter, the large Japanese consumer electronics company lost…
thinkstockRegulators could fine Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS) $470 million for manipulating California’s energy market, according to an investigation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (Reuters) Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) says it had…
Jon OggThe top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls will be playing catch-up on Wednesday as the markets did not get a chance to react to the…
courtesy of AppleApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares are finally getting to react to the news of Tim Cook’s management reshuffling. The changes were serious, but Steve Jobs also had a policy of…
Jon C. Ogg Trying to figure out the impact of tablets on a how a given person spends time connected to the rest of the world requires a lot of patience and a sharp eye…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Tim Cook is making some serious changes at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). The moves might seem harsh, but Steve Jobs had a policy of accountability and ownership of failure.…
Jon C. Ogg courtesy of BlackberryThe list of new mobile products is extraordinarily long. Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad mini is only two weeks old. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) just released its Surface tablet, and partner…
thinkstockApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) says its head of software and chief of retail will leave. (Reuters) China will try to build its own jet engines. (Reuters) UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) will cut…
courtesy Google Inc.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) was all set to announce its latest Nexus products in New York today, but the event was cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy. Undaunted, the search giant…
Two publishing giants have agreed to a merger that will create the world’s largest commercial publishing house. Random House — owned by Germany’s Bertelsmann A.G. — and Penguin — owned by the…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened flat this morning following a disappointing quarterly report from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) last night (more coverage here) which weighed on Asian tech stocks particularly.…
Tablets using the Android operating system from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) have grabbed 41% of the market on shipments of 25 million units during the third quarter of 2012. The iPad from…
