6:42am ET
Telecom & Wireless
iPhone 5 Maps and Apple’s Share Price
A muting of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 sales because of trouble with the company’s map software is not built into the stock price. The map technology is so bad that…
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6:33am ET
Investing
Media Digest (10/1/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
The board of Xstrata approves a merger with Glencore. (Reuters) A U.S. appeals court says a lower court should reexamine a ban of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, which was part of a patent win…
10:30am ET
Telecom & Wireless
RIM Analyst/Reporting Sentiment Will Be Very Hard to Change
Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) is showing that it is not as dead as the market was expecting. A CEO interview on CNBC this morning was also one far more promising…
9:29am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Apple CEO Admits Map App Is Lousy
AppleIn a letter to customers posted at the company’s website, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook admits what most everyone already knows: At Apple, we strive to make world-class products that…
12:05pm ET
Telecom & Wireless
RIM Earnings Preview: Hoping For Less-Bad
Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM) is set to report earnings after the close of trading on Thursday and the expectations must still be dire if you just look at the stock…
6:33am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Letting the iPhone 5 Go
AppleIn the months leading up to the release of the new Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 and in the days afterward, many media have practically lived on news and opinion about…
6:33am ET
Media
The TV Is Just a Big PC
People would rather watch Internet-delivered content on their TVs than on their PC screens. That makes sense. With larger screens and new display technology, the HDTV offers a better viewing experience at…
6:31am ET
Investing
Media Digest (9/272012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Spain will cut its budget ahead of a possible request for aid. (Reuters) Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) tests systems that allow people to make payments via smartphone. (Reuters) Procter &…
10:50am ET
Investing
PC Deevolution: HP 8-Year Low, Dell Lowest Since Great Recession (HPQ, DELL, CSCO, AAPL)
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) is in trouble. While the turnaround is still not yet in the seventh inning, Meg Whitman’s work is difficult and will only be that much more challenging ahead.…
9:12am ET
Apps & Software
Google Apps Catching Up with Apple (GOOG, AAPL, WMT, XOM, MSFT)
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) recently claimed to be activating 1.3 million Android-based smartphones every day. All those phones need apps from Google’s Play (apps) store, and the company announced on its blog…
6:35am ET
Consumer Electronics
Another Fantasy of Barnes & Noble’s Renewal
courtesy Barnes & Noble Inc.Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) believes that a light, high-definition version of its Nook e-reader tablet will do what Samsung and other large electronics firms have not.…
6:34am ET
Investing
Media Digest (9/26/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
U.S. attempts to probe illegal activity at HSBC Holdings PLC (NYSE: HBC) are set back by interagency battles. (Reuters) Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) names a new chief financial officer. (Reuters) The British Bankers’ Association probably…
6:06am ET
Jobs
Companies with the Least Valuable Employees
Worker productivity is among the most critical measurements used when evaluating businesses and national economies. One way to measure productivity is sales per employee. Companies that can achieve the highest revenue with…
4:59pm ET
Investing
IBM CEO Virginia Rometty Now Takes Chairman Role Too
It was big news when International Business Machine Corp. (NYSE: IBM) first reported that Virginia Rometty would take over as chief executive officer. It was not just that CEO Sam Palmisano was a…
8:52am ET
Media
Barnes & Noble NOOK Offers Video — More Netflix Competition (BKS, AAPL, AMZN, NFLX)
courtesy Barnes & Noble Inc.Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) wants to compete more and more with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) for the iPad and with Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) for its…