The annual meeting of shareholders in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) could be a bit livelier than usual this year. The February 23rd meeting includes four shareholder proposals, all of which are opposed…
Paul Ausick HTC posted fourth-quarter earnings that were less than impressive. It also forecast a disastrous first quarter. These are signs that HTC is the latest company to succumb to the success of Samsung and Apple (NASDAQ:…
Dell’s (NASDAQ: DELL) best days are behind it. The same is true for Lenovo, Acer, and the PC division of HP (NYSE: HPQ). Research firm Canalys reports that smartphone sales passed PC sales in…
Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) is enduring yet another downgrade this morning. Today’s cut came from Jefferies & Co., who cut an already cautious rating of “Hold” down to the rating…
A report in Taiwan’s Digitimes pours cold water on the expectation that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will launch its internet television product, iTV, in the second quarter of this year. The paper…
Paul Ausick Apple continues to win a few and lose a few as it fights to hold its lead in the smartphone and tablet businesses. One of its advantages has been it cloud computing…
Since sometime last year, Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has been automatically scanning apps at its Android Market for malicious software that could compromise personal information for users of its Android operating system…
There is more evidence that Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone has continues to gain share in the US. Comscore data show that iPhone hard market share grew by 2.2% from the Quarter which ended…
Douglas A. McIntyre An exclusive story at Geekwire reports that Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has acquired TeachStreet, a five-year old startup that matches teachers and students in an online marketplace. No acquisition price was given. The…
Samsung claims a Germany court has blocked Apple’s request to stop the sales of the South Korean company’s tablets and smartphones in the European nation. The action is part of a wrestling…
Glencore and Xstrata are in merger talks. (Reuters) A federal mortgage deal with banks over mortgage fraud would give states enforcement power. (Reuters) Sony (NYSE: SNE) expects a $2.9 billion loss. (Reuters) Long-term…
Sony’s (NYSE: SNE) revenue fell 9% in the September quarter and the company posted a loss, one of a long series. The Japanese firm also said that its P&L problems would not…
Why should Facebook be free from the patent wars that have rocked the tech world in recent months. Apple has sued multiple rivals, particularly Samsung. Kodak and Microsoft has made patent claims…
After years of failed product launches, bad management decisions, and billions of dollars in losses which have caused its stock price to plunge, Sir Howard Stinger has finally be replaced as the…
Semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) reported fourth quarter and full year earnings after markets closed today. The company posted adjusted fourth-quarter EPS of $0.68, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65. Revenue…
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