H-P Lowers Guidance Yet Again
Meg Whitman’s tenure at Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) is coming under more fire, whether it is too soon or deserved or not… At the analyst meeting today, H-P is lowering some expectations ahead. The…
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Newest first · Page 76Production Has Begun on a Smaller iPad
The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Asian component suppliers have begun production of a new tablet computer that is smaller than the latest iPad model that came out…
AMD’s New Chip Doesn’t Slow Bears (AMD, INTC, ARMH, QCOM, BRCM, NVDA, DELL, HPQ, AAPL)
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) today announced availability of a new version of its A-Series Accelerated Processing Units and the company’s stock responded by hitting a new 52-week low of $3.17. This is…
Apple Analyst Sees No iPhone 5 Worries
Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu has released his supply chain update for the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 after concerns with its new Maps app. His take is that it seems demand has…
Rumor: Apple Sets iPad Mini Event
Rumors have been floating around for well over a month that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was preparing to launch a new versions of its iPad tablet. The so-called “iPad mini” would be cheaper than…
Another Fantasy of Barnes & Noble’s Renewal
courtesy Barnes & Noble Inc.Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) believes that a light, high-definition version of its Nook e-reader tablet will do what Samsung and other large electronics firms have not. It will…
As Apple Stock Challenges $700, BofA Raises Target to $850
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been all the rage for quite some time. Shares put in a new high close of $699.78 on Monday, which is just under that elusive $700 handle that very…
Lenovo Continues Buying Spree with First Software Firm Purchase
Lenovo, the world’s second-largest PC maker, has struck a deal to acquire U.S.-based software company Stoneware in order to boost its cloud computing operations. This is the Beijing-based company’s first acquisition of a software…
Apple Still Leads in Tablet Sales — For Now
Global tablet sales should rise 56% to 126.6 million units, according to industry research group iSuppli. As expected, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has the lead in the market, but that lead may be threatened.…
Speaking of Apple Patents: VirnetX Refiles ITC Case Against Apple
Most patent case news of late has been Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) suing to block Samsung from having what appears as knock-off iPhones by the look and feel of the phones. This morning comes new…
Another Sign that PCs are Losing Ground
Shipments of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips to the PC industry have fallen below 50% for the first time since the 1980s according to new data from IHS iSuppli released today. In the second…
PC Companies Lag Rally
The markets’ broad rally has left some sectors behind, most notably the PC and PC-related hardware companies. The death of the platform, which has become broadly accepted by Wall St., has not been changed by…
Chip Stocks’ Short Interest Tied to PCs, Mobile Devices (INTC, AMD, QCOM, ARMH, MU, SNDK, BRCM, MRVL, NVDA, TXN, AMAT, SMH)
We have tracked the key short interest changes as of August 31 in the following semiconductor leaders: Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD), Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU), SanDisk Corp.…
Options Traders Taking Bullish Stance Ahead of Launch
Expectations for the huge product release this week from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) are high. Despite a weak quarter with iPhone buyers holding out for the iPhone 5, this launch could bring in a…
How Big Will the iPhone 5 Launch Be?
As the launch date of the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 approaches (probably tomorrow), the speculation about how many units will be sold multiplies. Famous Apple-watcher Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray says 10…