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Telecom & Wireless
A New Blackberry For $48 (RIMM)
RIM (RIMM) has come up with a way to take market share from Apple (AAPL) and Palm (PALM) in the smart phone market. It is launching the BlackBerry 8520, a handset that…
AAPL Coverage Page 628
8:59am ET
Media
24/7 Wall St. TV: Google CEO Leaves Apple Board As Tech Wars Rage
Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google (GOOG), resigned from the Apple (AAPL) board of directors. Apple says it was because of increasing conflicts between the two company’s products. There has been an…
3:54am ET
Media
Media Digest 8/4/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: A plan for universal healthcare in China could cut the savings rate. Reuters: Bank regulators are opposing the Obama shake-up of the system. Reuters: Bank of America (BAC) settled SEC charges…
6:28pm ET
Technology
Apple (AAPL) Using Confidentiality Agreements To Keep iPod Problems Secret
There is no end to the lengths to which Apple will go to keep overheating problems with its iPod under wraps. The Times reports that“Apple attempted to silence a father and daughter…
Douglas A. McIntyre 9:10am ET
Apps & Software
Google CEO Walks Out On Apple (AAPL), Or Is Pushed
Google (GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt has left the Apple (AAPL) board. Apple says it was because of increasing conflicts between the two companies, a sign that the war among large tech companies…
4:00am ET
Media
Media Digest 8/3/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Video games hope to make a comeback with new titles and price cuts. Reuters: “Cash for clunkers” should help July car figures. Reuters: USB (UBS) shares should do well after it…
6:57am ET
Consumer Electronics
PCs Getting So Cheap, Consumers Return To Stores
The good news for PC companies is that consumers are starting to buy computers again. The bad news is that they are not paying very much for the machines. The “new” PC…
12:15pm ET
Apps & Software
Microsoft Analyst Day: As The King Was Looking Down, Google Plays Jester
Microsoft Corp’s (Nasdaq: MSFT) Steve Ballmer inks a deal with Yahoo, the software giant’s biggest in years, and all of a sudden he’s invincible. He sure made it sound that way at…
10:24am ET
Telecom & Wireless
A Buy and Sell Case For Motorola (MOT)
Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) has been a troubled handset and communications and networking equipment provider for what is becoming longer than memory cares to record. Its restructuring plans have never seemed to…
4:37am ET
Investing
24/7 Wall St. TV: Sony–No Hit Products Since The Stone Age
Sony has been skewered for its lack of innovation for the last half decade. Its last big consumer electronics hit was the Walkman which went on sale in June 1979. Sony had…
3:59am ET
Media
Media Digest 7/30/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Unemployment is causing further stress in the housing market. Reuters: The Microsoft (MSFT) deal with Yahoo! (YHOO) may have challenges with regulators. Reuters: Sony (SNE) lost money on weakness in its…
3:59am ET
Media
Media Digest 7/29/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: China and the US vowed close ties to bring the economy out of recession. Reuters: Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo! (YHOO) are close to a search deal. Reuters: The Senate may drop…
3:49am ET
Media
Media Digest 7/28/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The recession has badly hurt investments in green technologies. Reuters: Obama called for deeper China ties with the US. Reuters: BP’s (BP) profits fell sharply. Reuters: Bank of America (BAC) will…
4:25am ET
Media
Apple’s (AAPL) Plan To Pump Up iTune Sales
Apple (AAPL) already has the world largest digital music store, iTunes, based on most industry measurements. It plans to expand that dominant position in a fashion that will help both it and…
Douglas A. McIntyre 3:02am ET
Media
Media Digest 7/27/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Airline on-board entertainment systems face competition from handheld devices like the Apple (AAPL) iPod. Reuters: Bernanke will be on PBS to take his message about Fed plans to a broader audience.…