By now everyone in the world knows that Apple blew the door off the hinges on its latest quarterly earnings report. The consumer electronics giant overcame iPad shortages with very strong iPhone…
The news from SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) about weak demand and weak pricing was something we expected to bleed over to others in flash memory and in consumer electronics. The reality is…
Sales of microprocessors for personal computers rose 13.2% year-over-year in 2011 according to data released today by International Data Corp. (IDC). Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) grabbed 80.1% of global market share and…
Jon OggThese are some of this Thursday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) Raised to Buy at Jefferies. Aixtron SE (NASDAQ:…
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) has now finalized its pact with GlobalFoundries which gets rid of its 9% stake in the foundry. The value of about $278 million will ultimately result…
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) has acquired server maker SeaMicro Inc. for an undisclosed amount, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. SeaMicro makes a low-power servers based…
Since the beginning of the year the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index is up about 17%. The run-up may be over for some chip makers and sustainable for others. Analysts have set some new…
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) has announced a settlement with the New York Attorney General that will terminate the lawsuit alleging violation of U.S. and state antitrust laws filed in late-2009 by the New…
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is preparing to distribute computers with a version of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system for devices using ARM processors from ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQ: ARMH). This marks…
Markets opened mixed this morning, with the DJIA and S&P 500 opening lower and the Nasdaq Composite opening higher. The Nasdaq was getting a big push from the very strong earnings report…
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has another blow-out quarter driven by iPhone sales. (Reuters) Japan has its first trade deficit since 1980. (Reuters) Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) posts weak earnings on a revenue drop. (Reuters)…
Since the beginning of the year the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index is up more than 13.5%. The run-up may be over for some chip makers and sustainable for others. Analysts are also a…
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is set to report earnings after the close on Thursday at a time that is after its major earnings warning last month but at a time where many…
For the first time ever, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has released a list of its 156 suppliers in connection with the company’s release of its supplier responsibility audit. The supplier list is…
The world’s second largest microprocessor maker, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD), has been sued by Taiwan’s Quanta Computer Inc. for selling defective products to the world’s largest maker of white-label notebook…
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