BlackBerry Founders Back Away From Takeover Plan
In a filing with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission on Christmas Eve, BlackBerry co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin have ended their effort to take over the company.
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The iPhone is about to become the hot consumer electronics product in the world's largest nation by population. Why wouldn't counterfeiters ride along?
Apple and China Mobile Sign Deal — Apple’s Official Announcement
Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) press release on the deal: Apple and China Mobile today announced they have entered into a multi-year agreement to bring iPhone® to the world’s largest mobile network. As part of…
Optimism About Apple as Year Ends
courtesy of Apple Inc.A share price that is up less than 10% is hardly a cause for celebration. However, after a very bad year, that is where Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock will end…
Does BlackBerry Make a Single Product Anyone Wants?
Does struggling smartphone company BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) make a single product consumers or business people want? Because that, more than financial losses and restructuring, is what ultimately matters if the company is to…
Why the Xbox Means So Little to Microsoft
MicrosoftIt is as if the Xbox One mattered to Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) — at least financially. The world’s largest software company boasted it sold two million devices in 18 days. And in a…
Xbox One, PlayStation 4 Availability Challenges Holiday Sales
MicrosoftIn an announcement Wednesday morning touting its sale of more than 2 million of its new Xbox One game consoles, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) said, “Demand is exceeding supply in our 13 launch markets…
Analysts Disagree Over How Many China Mobile iPhones Will Sell
courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has a bit of a horse race going on over just how many iPhones it can sell into the China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) customer base. Speculation is…
BlackBerry Shame At Decade Lows
Courtesy of BlackBerryFailing smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) has been keeping a low profile since the firm hired turnaround artist John Chen to run the company early in November. Shares of the company’s…
Samsung Market Share Growth Outpacing Apple: comScore
courtesy of Apple Inc.For the three months ending in October, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) grew its share of the U.S. smartphone market by 0.2% compared with the three month period ending in July, from…
Battlefield 4 Woes Gun Down EA Holders
courtesy GameStop Corp.Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) had been on the mend for some time and had been enjoying the video game console cycle upgrade going into November. Now its stock has pulled back,…
Get Ready for an iPhone 5 Keyboard … Finally
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has made the company a true hit with all of the iPhone variations. Still, there is one thing that some of us 40-somethings and older often miss in using the…
Can the Chinese Afford the Apple iPhone?
ThinkstockThe Wall Street Journal has published a rumor that China Mobile Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHL), by far the largest wireless carrier in the People’s Republic, will begin to sell the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone.…
Pessimism About Apple Holiday Sales Results
courtesy of Apple Inc.If Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has a better chance to sell the new iPhone 5S and iPad Air, it is hard to pick a time other than November and December. Holiday gift purchase activity…
Google Launches Low-Cost Moto G Phone in Time for Holiday Buyers
Google Inc.Earlier this month Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) launched its low-priced Moto G smartphone at an event in Brazil and the phone was scheduled to launch in the U.S. early next year. On Tuesday,…