The smartphone business was among the most attractive in the tech world until recently. That was before Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) forced several makers of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android-based phones to pay it…
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) reports earnings after the close of trading and Thomson Reuters has estimates for the DJIA component of $0.61 EPS and $13.9 billion in revenues; next quarter estimates are…
Six American cities are among the most innovative in the world, according to a report published Monday by 2ThinkNow, an innovation research firm. The US has the most cities considered top-tier innovators. The…
Jon OggEarnings season is upon us and so far things are shaping up either a bit better, or less-bad, than what the news reports and headlines might have led investors to believe.…
When Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) reported third-quarter earnings last night, CEO Larry Page noted that the company’s mobile advertising revenues are currently running at an annual rate of $2.5 billion, up 2.5x…
Some have been wondering if Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) were going to be able to keep up in the battle for US search market share with Bing. …
Analysts keep predicting share price growth even in the face of a sagging global economy. How optimistic are they? Here’s a look at five technology companies — Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google…
Last week’s announcement of the iPhone 4S from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been followed up with the company’s announcement that it has taken 1 million pre-orders for the new phone in…
Yahoo.comMany M&A experts have considered Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) or private equity interests like Silver Lake to be the most likely buyers of Yahoo! Instead, it appears that founder Jerry Yang and Alibaba…
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Douglas A. McIntyre Steve Jobs, the cofounder of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), dead at 56. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may make a bid for Yahoo! (Reuters) Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S) to sell the iPhone with an unlimited data…
Yahoo.comReading news stories about the next possible buyer for Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) resembles nothing so much as a game of Whack-a-Mole. First there was Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) back a few…
Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) is surging today after a news report has turned into the rumor mill, and you can guess the rumor: a buyout. The Independent out of the…
World stock markets hit 15-month lows. (Reuters) Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to launch the iPhone 5 as competition grows from Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android. (Reuters) China warns of a trade war if Congress…
The results are in, and though they may be temporary, it’s now official that IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) has become the second largest high-tech firm in the world, passing Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:…
