Qualcomm (QCOM) has been to the ITC with Broadcom (BRCM) and lost a ruling that that may prevent the company from importing handsets or chips that violate Broadcom patents. The final punishment…
Press and pundits says that now that the European Union and its courts have eviscerated Microsoft (MSFT), the next targets will be Qualcomm (QCOM) and Intel (INTC). The case against Intel is…
According to Reuters, Nokia (NOK) said the the ITC has begin an investigation into Qualcomm (QCOM) trade practives and patent infringements. Reuters writes that Boeing (BA) is estimating that China will need…
In the wireless markets in Europe, they give the phones away. Even the super-nice ones like the Nokia (NOK) N 95. And, the really souped up handsets work on 3G networks. Analysts…
(ALVR) Alvarion won a WiMAX contract from Digicel Group in the Cayman Islands.(CTSH) Cognizant Tech announced a 2 for 1 stock split and authorized up to $100 million for share buybacks.(CX) CEMEX…
Nokia (NOK) has started its own music store to compete with Apple (AAPL) iTunes, so why not have its own online advertising operation? Early today NOK bought U.S.cellphone screen advertising firm Enpocket.…
According to Reuters, GM (GM) and the UAW have broken off talks and will resume them late Monday. Reuters writes that Nokia (NOK) said on Monday it had agreed to buy privately…
Several analysts have upgrades shares in Motorola (MOT). The reasoning is that, with new models coming out, and much of the backlog in inventory for old products like the RAZR drying up,…
Douglas A. McIntyre Ed Zander, Motorola’s (MOT) CEO, promised that things would be better for the company’s shareholders. Soon. Handsets sales at the firm have fallen off a cliff. Once the clear No.2 behind Nokia…
Douglas A. McIntyre It is not enough that Apple (AAPL) is getting more aggressive with prices on its iPhone to take market share from the likes of Nokia (NOK) and Motorola (MOT). Now, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ)…
Credit Suisse is bullish on Motorola (MOT). It believes that the RAZR2 will do well and that the company could pick up market share beginning in Q4. The call seems to carry…
Douglas A. McIntyre Apple’s (AAPL) was the top selling smartphone in the US during July, according to iSuppli. The handset was also 1.8% of all cell phone unit sales for the month. According to Reuters:…
Apple (AAPL) claims that it kicked NBC’s programming off of its iTune service because NBC would not agree to pricing. NBC claims that: "We never asked to double the wholesale price for…
NBC has told Apple (AAPL) that it will not renew its long-term deal with the iTunes store. The GE (GE) unit is "the No. 1 supplier of digital video to Apple’s online…
Barron’s has floated the idea that Qualcomm (QCOM) may want to break itself into two pieces. Almost all of its rivals and its largest customer, Nokia (NOK), are in legal battles with…