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Mergers and Acquisitions: Walmart Buyout of Barnes & Noble

ThinkstockBarnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS), like rival book company Borders before it, will not survive as a standalone company. That leaves its board and investors with the challenge of where it may find…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Pandora’s Growth in Hot Pursuit of Sirius XM and Apple

ThinkstockPandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P) has managed to remain afloat and is trying to get its growth up to other music and media peers and competitors. Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is still…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

This Week Only: Best Buy Offers Free iPhone 5

courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Following up on its one-day iPhone trade-in day earlier this month, Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) has now extended the offer for nine days, from today through June 29.…

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago

Nvidia Slashes Price of Video Game Console

courtesy of NvidiaOne day after announcing that it would begin more widely licensing its core designs, Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) today announced that it will cut the price for its Android-based video game console.…

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago

Samsung Shares Drop on Nervousness About Galaxy Sales

courtesy of SamsungIf Samsung’s Galaxy S4 does not sell well, investor hope that it will be the only challenger to the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone will shrink quickly. Samsung, then, would be considered…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Dell’s Board of Directors Snubs Icahn Bid

courtesy Dell Inc.A special committee of the board of directors of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) this morning recommended that the company’s shareholders accept the merger agreement being offered by founder and CEO Michael Dell…

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago

Analyst Raises iPhone Unit Sales Projections for Two Quarters

courtesy of Apple Inc.Canaccord Genuity is reiterating its Buy rating on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). The firm ‘s T. Michael Walkley has updated expectations for May iPhone sales and compared these to Samsung and…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

Intel Unexpectedly Comes Flying Back into Favor

Wikimedia CommonsIntel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) suddenly is finding itself back in favor at a time when it seems like all of the forces in technology are aligned against it. After losing out to the…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

Samsung Selects Intel Processor for Galaxy Tablet

ThinkstockIntel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) finally has gotten a foothold in the industry in which it most needs a success. The provider of chips to 80% of the world’s personal computers (PCs) has been locked out…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Nuance Confirms It Is Part of Siri

courtesy of Apple Inc.Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) is the de facto leader in voice recognition and speech-to-text software. It has been known for quite some time that Nuance has had its hand in…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

Tim Cook Talks Up “New” Apple

courtesy of Apple Inc.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook tried to salvage the company’s reputation yesterday, which has been hurt by a lack of new products and a loss of market share to…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Lenovo Profit Nearly Doubles, Defying Global PC Slump

ThinkstockThe news about Hewlett-Packard Co.’s (NYSE: HPQ) earnings may have been better than expected, but they cannot compare nearly to PC maker rival Lenovo. For some reason it has managed to dodge much of…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago