IDC Names Top PC Makers for Q2 (HPQ, DELL, AAPL)
Research firm IDC has named the top PC makers for the second quarter of 2012. The top 5 global makers are: Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), 13.4 million units shipped, 15.5% market share Lenovo Group…
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LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: LF) had been looking like a great story in the spending dollars for learning based toys in the childrens market. If you have children, you have probably run across LeapFrog’s toys.…
New Highs for Some High Fliers (AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, RAX)
Despite the downturn in chip stocks today following the lowered outlook from Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), there are some stocks doing quite well, thank you very much. Shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and…
Apple Adds to Samsung Suit
Now that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has Samsung by the throat — at least legally — it plans to strangle the South Korean firm’s smartphone division to death. Apple added to its lawsuit filed in…
Amazon to Launch Ad Supported Tablet — WSJ
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) will launch an advertising supported tablet, which would allow the e-commerce company to charge consumers below normal retail prices for similar products.…
HP Goes After “Me Too” Windows 8 Market (HPQ, MSFT, AAPL)
One thing that can be said about the high-tech marketplace is that it does not lack ideas. But it is sometimes difficult to sort out the good ones from the bad ones. Hewlett-Packard Co.…
Kindle Fire Sold Out (AMZN, AAPL, GOOG)
Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), said this morning that the company is sold out of its Kindle Fire tablets and that the device has captured 22% of the U.S. tablet market.…
Apple Retail Stores: Trouble in Paradise
As with everything related to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), the recent kerfuffle over a change at the company’s highly successful retails stores has generated a significant amount of sound and fury. And it is…
A Smaller iPad to Launch in October?
Rumors continue that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will launch a mini-iPad. AllThingsD reported: Only after the next-generation iPhone is out the door and on sale will Apple announce the smaller iPad it’s been working…
Analyst Touts Apple to $797; Competitors Gaining Too! (AAPL, RIMM, NOK, VHC)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is set to open at new all-time highs this morning after it won a $1 billion patent verdict against Samsung on Friday. The news is driving shares up almost 3%…
Apple Falls to Fourth Place in China’s Smartphone Market
New data from industry research firm IDC shows that Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) share of the smartphone market in China fell to 10% — or nearly cut in half — in the second quarter.…
HP Earnings Okay, Guidance Doesn’t Cheer
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) reported adjusted third-fiscal quarter EPS of $1.00 on $29.7 billion in sales after markets closed today. In the same period a year ago, the high-tech giant reported EPS of $1.10…
Apple the Most Valuable Company — Ever
When shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) hit an intra-day high of $664.74 earlier today, the company’s market cap hit $623 billion. That topped the previous record market cap of $618.9 billion reached by…
Meet the New $900 Target on Apple Shares
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has managed to hit a new intraday high of $644.13 so far today. Shares have pulled back but an analyst upgrade is behind the move. Jefferies has raised its target…
Acer Misses Profit Estimates on One-Time Tax Charge
Taiwanese personal computer maker Acer Inc. said it swung to a net profit in the second quarter, despite weak demand and stiff competition from tablet makers such as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Acer reported…