courtesy of Apple Inc.For the three months ending in December, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) grew its share of the U.S. smartphone market by 1.2% compared with the three month period ending in September, from…
When Apple reported earnings after markets closed Monday night, investors paid more attention to the company's sales of iPhones than tablets. But the company said it sold 26 million iPads during its first fiscal…
When current Sony CEO Kazuo "Kaz" Hirai took over as head of the huge Japanese consumer electronics company, he promised to turn the company around. He either took the job too late to matter,…
There is a rumor that the iPhone 6 will be partially solar-powered, which would represent a next generation of smartphone technology. However, the rumor may only carry the hope of the Apple faithful that…
The chance that smartphone sales would decrease after years in which the devices had taken the place of PCs among tens of millions of consumers worldwide was considered low. However, the process has already…
Courtesy of BlackBerryBlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY) just keeps continuing to amaze on the upside. It was not that long ago that it was hitting 52-week lows under $5.50, and on Friday the stock has…
Shares of video-game retailer GameStop slumped Tuesday after the company unexpectedly reported lower-than-expected holiday sales and cut its guidance for the fiscal fourth quarter.
With Google paying what feels like an unheard of $3.2 billion to acquire Nest Labs, Wall Street speculators are looking further down the chain to see if they can get in on the next…
Nest ThermostatGoogle Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is not afraid of spending big bucks for hot ideas. Many investors know that Google has been investing in energy efficiency and other automation trends, but now comes a…
BlackBerry was supposed to be on its way to being dead and buried. So how is it that the stock is almost back at the old implied buyout price, and in less than a…
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, there is a huge buzz around what is being called the "Internet of Things." Piper Jaffray has listed some of the companies that stand to benefit…
ThinkstockThe Consumer Electronics Show (CES) opened today in Las Vegas and it is nothing if not big. It’s also a place for big announcements, and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) CEO Gary Shapiro did…
For the three months ending in November, Apple grew its share of the U.S. smartphone market by 0.5%, according to latest report on the U.S. smartphone market from comScore. Samsung Electronics grew its shareby…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) has a market cap of more than $13.5 billion. hhgregg Inc. (NYSE: HGG) has a market cap of just about $390 million. Both are…
At some point, products become so advanced that further revolutionary enhancements become limited, and consumers begin to question the need for the next generation of products that have historically been upgraded rapidly.