Apple (AAPL) Opens Up iPhone Architecture
In a radical change of heart, Apple (AAPL) is opening up the software of its iPhone so that third-party developers can make applications for the handset using a software development kit supplied by Apple.…
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Newest first · Page 122Apple (AAPL) To Ship New Operting System
In a move to take more market share from the PC companies Apple (AAPL) has shipped its latest operating systems. Leopard has more than 300 new features and introduces a brand new desktop with…
Nintendo: Video Games For Health Nuts
Nintendo’s stock hit another high. It is now the second largest company in Japan based on market cap. The cause for the current share price run-up is that the company has introduced a version…
Sony (SNE) Reduces Price Of PS3 In Japan
In a move that may be meant to capitalize on shortages of the Nintendo Wii, Sony’s (SNE) game unit will reduce the price of its PlayStation 3 game console in Japan, and introduce a…
Microsoft (MSFT) Adds Social Network Feature To Zune
Not wanting to be bested in features by Apple’s (AAPL) iPod, although it may always be bested in sales, Microsoft’s (MSFT) Zune has introduced a social network feature to the multimedia player. According to…
Nintendo: Can A Wii Shortage Do What Sony And Microsoft Could Not?
Nintendo says that it will not have enough Wii’s to go around for the holidays. The game console has been beating the Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox 360 and Sony (SNE) PS3 to death in sales…
Sony (SNE) Cuts PS3 Price In Europe
Sony (SNE) has cut the price of its Playstation 3 in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It is also releasing a 40-gigabytes console version, which is aimed at the inexpensive Nintendo Wii. The…
Interest in Circuit City Driving Shares (CC, SHLD)
Circuit City (NYSE:CC) is actually seeing its shares trade higher today. This isn’t on the consumer rebirth, and it isn’t on the company turning itself around. Today, Barron’s is reporting on its "Tech Trader…
Microsoft’s (MSFT) Zune: A Threat To The iPod
Apple (AAPL) has the high ground in multimedia players. With over 110 million iPods in the market and another 10 million sold each quarter, no one else can get close. But, Microsoft (MSFT) is…
What A Huge Quarter Would Look Like For Apple (AAPL): $7 Billion
Apple (AAPL) probably already knows what its September quarter looks like, but, it could be more successful that many on Wall St. can imagine. Mac sales are being put as high as 2.17 million…
A Motorola (MOT) Rally
Motorola’s (MOT) shares are up almost 10% since late last month. RBS recently upgraded the shares due to a strengthening handset market and improved products, according to Barron’s. Cowen upgraded the stock last week.…
Sony PS3: The Gang That Could’nt Shot Straight
Sony (SNE) has set a new low in screwing up its PS3. Already well behind Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii in sales, the big Japanese consumer electronics company said its would delay…
Will Apple Double iPhone Production In Q4?
According to a report from TheStreet.com, Apple (AAPL) will almost double planned production of its iPhone in the fourth quarter. That would move the number of handsets built to 2.7 million from an earlier…
Apple: Keeping Macs Out Of Wal-Mart Has Hurt
Apple (AAPL) has decided to sell the Mac almost exclusively in its online store or in its small number of company-owned retail outlets. That may turn out to be a significant tactical blunder. According…
Hewlett-Packard And Dell: Copying The Mac
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) launched a nifty new line of PCs. Bright black finishes.aluminum moldings, and blue ambient lighting. According to the FT, HP says that it is putting out the new machines because “We wanted…