Samsung’s Sales Surge Continues
Data released last week showed that Samsung passed Nokia (NYSE: NOK) as the top handset maker in the world. Just as impressive, in the high-end smartphone sector, Samsung moved ahead of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).…
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Newest first · Page 81Samsung Passes Nokia as Handset Leader, Its Earnings Rocket
Samsung passed longtime global handset leader Nokia (NYSE: NOK) in the first quarter, according to Strategy Analytics. Global handset shipments reached 368 million units for the period, and the South Korean company had a…
Apple-Fever Spreads To Its Component Makers (AAPL, AMD, BRCM, MRVL, MU, LSI, QCOM, SNDK, SWKS, TQNT)
By now everyone in the world knows that Apple blew the door off the hinges on its latest quarterly earnings report. The consumer electronics giant overcame iPad shortages with very strong iPhone sales led…
Will LG, HTC and Sony Exit U.S. Smartphone Market?
Near the rear of AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Wireless retail stores sit smartphones like the HTC Trophy, the LG Vortex and Sony Experia. These usually sell for less than high-end Samsung smartphones and the Apple…
The Reason To Fear Apple Earnings (AAPL, RIMM, MSFT, GOOG)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is still up huge in 2012, but its stock is battered and bruised ahead of Tuesday’s earnings report. Shares have opened down again on Monday and they are now fighting…
iPhone 5 In October
The Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5, which was supposed to be released in June, July, or August–depending on the rumor–will be out in October according to famous Apple watcher Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster. He…
Earnings On Deck: QUALCOMM vs. SanDisk (QCOM, SNDK)
QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) is set to report earnings after the close of trading on Wednesday, while SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) is set to report earnings after the close on Thursday. If it seems…
Why Investors Should Have At Least Some Caution Chasing Drive-Makers Now (STX, WDC, AAPL)
ThinkstockSeagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) is one of today’s top market winners and shares just hit a new 52-week high. While 24/7 Wall St. has been a big backer of this drive-maker and of…
IBM & Intel Pay The Earnings Piper (INTC, IBM)
Today was a potential D-Day for earnings reports in the tech sector with two key DJIA targets reporting earnings. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) and International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) are both giving back…
Analyst Take on an iPad Mini (AAPL, RIMM, DELL, AMZN)
The talk has been out there before and it will likely continue ahead… Rumors of a mini iPad. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was strongly opposed to this under Steve Jobs but now Apple is…
Samsung To Release New Galaxy Phone
Samsung says it will release the third generation of its flagship. It will be called the Galaxy S. That is a bit like the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 4S, at least the way it…
Sony’s New Super Watch
The turnaround the Sony (NYSE: SNE) promised is already on track. The Japanese electronics company has released a Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android powered watch. The “SmartWatch” can be connected to the internet, and to…
MIPS Rumored Buyout May Be Fully Valued Already, Patent Wild Card (MIPS)
MIPS Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPS) is a small enough company that many investors do not even know about. Shares are surging by 22% to $6.40 on the day on reports that Bloomberg has said…
Sony’s New and Better Plan?
Another new fiscal year, another new strategic plan. Sony (NYSE: SNE) has a new chief executive, and he means to prove that the collapse of the company is only temporary. The description of the firm’s…
New Nokia Lumia Has Major Flaw
NokiaTroubled handset maker Nokia (NYSE: NOK) cannot get a break. Its alliance with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) was supposed to allow it to produce attractive new smartphones meant to help it claw back share from…