The wildly successful Samsung Galaxy S 3 will be available in the US starting on June 1. But, the first wave of handsets will not be sold by carriers. Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN)…
For some reason, Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) wants to be in the crowded web browser sector. Its new product is called “Axis”. It is meant to compete with Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone, iPad and…
Tim Cook, Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO, must think the hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation he has earned since taking the chief executive position is enough. He will forgo dividend payments Apple…
Douglas A. McIntyre In the first quarter of 2012, the leading maker of mobile devices as measured by page impressions was Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), followed by Samsung Electronics (OTC: SSNLF.PK), HTC Corp., Motorola (now…
T-Mobile, the fourth-largest wireless company in the United States, needs a buyer, not a partner. However, the chances that a buyer will materialized are unlikely, and even parent Deutsche Telekom admits it.…
There are a number of differences between Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) founder and CEO Michael Dell and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Among them is that Zuckerberg holds shares that allow him…
Electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) reported first quarter results this morning that were better than expected and the company’s shares are getting a much-needed bounce. The company reported adjusted…
You may or may not have heard of Millward Brown, but you might not be surprised who they ranked as the world’s top brand: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) took the pole position…
The International Labor Office of the United Nations released its new “Global Unemployment Trends for Youth 2012.” It is one more forecast of a “lost generation” of productive workers. As young people…
Tim Cook will never be Steve Jobs, but to investors that should not matter, given how shares in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have done since Cook became CEO. Apple’s stock is up more…
Douglas A. McIntyre Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) cuts revenue forecasts for Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) just ahead of its IPO. (Reuters) The U.S. allows China to buy treasuries directly without banker assistance. (Reuters) MF Global paid Jon…
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer claims that 350 million Windows 7 enabled devices will ship this year. According to Bloomberg, Ballmer claims, “It makes Windows the most popular single system.” Compared…
A ruling by a US International Trade Commission judge has declared a patent claimed by Eastman Kodak (OTC: EKDKQ) to be invalid, casting even more doubt on the value of the iconic…
Paul Ausick This week is going to be an earnings bonanza for investors who care about makers of personal computers. While Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is all of the rage, we have Dell Inc.…
Alibaba buys back a 20% share held by Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) for a combination of cash and preferred shares worth $7.1 billion. (Reuters) The heads of Samsung and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will discuss…
