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Telecom & Wireless
More On Amazon Smartphone
There are more rumors — or news, based on the credibility of the reports — that Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has signed up suppliers in Asia to build a smartphone. The device would…
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Investing
What’s Important in the Financial World (7/11/2012)
Spain has decided the only way to tackle its budget deficit is via extremely sharp expense cuts coupled with a more modest move to increase taxes. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says his government will…
6:39am ET
Investing
Not Nokia’s Last Breath
NokiaNokia’s (NYSE: NOK) shares have fallen so low that some investors and analysts of the handset industry believe the Finnish firm has reached the brink of bankruptcy. The company’s stock has fallen…
6:38am ET
Investing
The Charge That Large Companies Lack Transparency
The world’s largest companies have never had a reputation for showering investors with information about their financial situations and operations. The rules that might make them do so are too lax. Government authorities…
1:21pm ET
Investing
Microsoft Goes Into Huge Touch Display Market
Large computer screens are not exactly new. Still, it is amazing just how big some of these can get. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) once demonstrated a large tabletop touchscreen PC unit, and…
Jon C. Ogg 11:52am ET
Companies and Brands
Nokia Goes After Pre-Kindergarten Market
Shares of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) hit a new 52-week low of $2.00 last Thursday and have continued to slide since then. Shares are down -8% just before noon this morning, even…
6:17am ET
Media
Media Digest (7/9/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg
Some wireless companies oppose the use of their networks as a means to make political contributions. (Reuters) Chinese inflation falls as the nation’s economy cools. (Reuters) The push to put together a European…
11:29am ET
Investing
Tumbling Software Stocks Follow Informatica’s Warning
When data integration software maker Informatica Inc. (NASDAQ: INFA) warned on second quarter earnings after markets closed last night, the company’s share price fell by more than -25% and now down nearly…
6:15am ET
Telecom & Wireless
Amazon to Launch a Smartphone?
Bloomberg reports that Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) may launch a smartphone, which would mean the world’s largest e-commerce company would join the mobile phone sector just after Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)…
2:40pm ET
Telecom & Wireless
How Low Can Nokia Go?
Shares of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) set a new 52-week low of $2.00 today. The one-time leader in sales of mobile phones did not have any news, but the company’s prospects are…
10:32am ET
Investing
RIM Deathwatch: CEO Remains In Absolute Denial (RIMM, AAPL, GOOG, NOK, MSFT)
It is no secret that the world of smartphones has consolidated and continues to consolidate. Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) was the smartphone just a few years ago for executives and…
6:05am ET
Media
Media Digest (7/3/2012) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg
Bob Diamond, CEO of Barclays (NYSE: BCS), quits. (Reuters) Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) takes a $6.2 billion write-off, primarily due to its buyout of aQuantive. (Reuters) The U.S. probe begins on whether Chesapeake…
4:51pm ET
Investing
Microsoft Taking $6.2 Billion Charge, Lowers Online Services Growth Expectations
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) disclosed that it will need to take a massive charge after the close on Monday. Before you hit the panic button here you really need to understand what…
Jon C. Ogg 3:01pm ET
Telecom & Wireless
Samsung Leads Smartphone Market
The latest rankings are out from comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) on the US smartphone device and platform markets. Samsung Electronics (OTC: SSNLF) leads the device makers with a 25.7% market share. Apple…
1:44pm ET
Investing
Coming Soon — Mozilla’s Smartphone OS
The non-profit Mozilla Corporation, maker of the Firefox web browser, today said that it would issue a smartphone operating system platform as the Firefox OS. The platform has been known until now…