A Samsung “iWatch”
courtesy of SamsungAccording to several press sources, Samsung will introduce the equivalent of a smartwatch that can surf the Web, make phone calls and even tell time. At first, the news would appear bad…
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Newest first · Page 62Dell Services and Enterprises Sees Revenue Growth, PC Market Still Sliding
courtesy Dell Inc.Shares of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) may have been caught in a serious merger tug-of-war between Michael Dell and Carl Icahn, but the PC-maker and IT services provider decided to release its…
Apple Losing Share as Global Smartphone Sales Top Feature Phone Sales for First Time
courtesy of SamsungGlobal mobile phone sales totaled 435 million units in the second quarter of 2013, and of that total, some 225 million units, or 51.8%, were smartphones. That is the first time that…
Apple Becomes a Democracy
courtesy of Apple Inc.In a remarkably short time, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has gone from being a dictatorship to a democracy. What Steve Jobs could do as he moved the company from a modest…
Paulson Playing for Steinway
In what is a relatively rare move for private equity firm Paulson & Co., the firm is competing with Kohlberg & Co. to acquire Steinway Musical Instruments Inc. (NYSE: LVB). Steinway announced yesterday that…
ZTE and Firefox: Another Shot at the Apple-Google Stranglehold in Mobile
Courtesy ZTE Corp.Chinese mobile device maker ZTE Corp. is about to launch its ZTE One smartphone in the United States and the United Kingdom. The device will sell for $80 in the U.S. and…
Will Jeff Bezos Buy BlackBerry?
Courtesy BlackBerry To call the reaction to BlackBerry Ltd.’s (NASDAQ: BBRY) admission that it exploring strategic alternatives “muted” is probably to understate the case. Investors can’t bring themselves to believe that anyone really thinks…
If Apple Is Hurrying Its Next iPhone, Battery Life Remains the Biggest Risk
AppleIf you have an iPhone5 and upgraded from a prior iPhone4 or iPhone4s, chances are high that you have had some frustrations over how fast the battery drains. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) wants to…
BlackBerry Explores Strategic Alternatives: Why a Buyout Is Next to Impossible
Courtesy BlackBerryBlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) has announced a continuation of reports that it would like to go private. BlackBerry shares were halted on Monday morning, and the news is that the troubled smartphone maker…
Apple’s New Product: An iPhone Without an iWatch
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsA rumor from tech site All Things D that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will release new versions of its iPhone on September 10 has spread around to news and tech sites…
BlackBerry Go-Private Dreams: CrackBerry Needs a Lesson in Logic
ThinkstockThe notion that BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) thinks it should, could, may or even hope to go private is quite frankly nothing but hogwash. Shares were up over 7.5% at $9.93 in late Friday…
BlackBerry Considers Going Private: Reuters
Courtesy BlackBerryIn an exclusive report this morning from Reuters, “several sources familiar with the situation” have said that BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) may be considering the option of taking the company private as it…
Can the Department of Defense Save BlackBerry from Android and iPhone?
Courtesy BlackBerryThe rise and fall of Research In Motion, now BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY), has been a monumental one. Imagine having the best products craved by everyone to the point that your product name…
Samsung Can’t Derail Apple in U.S. Mobile Market
courtesy of Apple Inc.For the three months ending in June 2013, Samsung Electronics closed the market share gap slightly between itself and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the U.S. market. Compared with market share…
Sony Rejects Loeb Plan to Spin Out Studio
courtesy of Sony Corp.Daniel S. Loeb, head of Third Point LLC, got the answer he expected from Sony Corp.’s (NYSE: SNE) board. It will not spin out or sell its studio and entertainment businesses.…