We could be in for a bout of deja vu all over again. Last May, Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) announced a new microprocessor and a new trademark — Ultrabook — to carry the company…
Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) has reported earnings and the numbers are going to be a disappointment to many hanger-on bulls who still want to see a return of growth. The GPS and personal navigation…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares were halted for its earnings report today and the numbers are just baffling. The company reported earnings for its third quarter of 2011 of $7.79 EPS and $28.57 billion…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is set to report earnings after the close of trading today. Shares broke the all-time yesterday and that happened yet again today before the report is even out. Summer is…
There are plenty of questions about the technology sector this summer. Two important earnings reports, from Google and IBM, have come out so far and both were better than expectations. Apple reports later today,…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is set to report earnings on Tuesday after the close. What is interesting is that Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) helped to allow a big boost to earnings expectations last week…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is ‘all systems go’ again if its share price of late is any real indicator. All of the chart weakness is behind the company and with shares now having hit…
Sony (NYSE: SNE) continues to humiliate itself with a series of poor decisions, many of which have severely damaged earnings. The latest of these is to launch yet another e-reader into a market that…
A brief note about the seesaw scientific and medical debate over whether cellphone use causes cancer. A new study from the International Commission for Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection Standing Committee on Epidemiology says not. “Although…
Pew’s internet research arm says that e-reader adoption has outpaced tablet PCs. The share of adults who own e-readers in now 12%, up from 6% last November. Only 8% of adults use tablet PCs.…
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been in trouble as a stock since it broke under its 200-day moving average last week. Actually, it has been in trouble for a while. Analysts have mildly started…
Are analysts on Wall Street becoming fortune tellers? Or are they trying to force deals for their investment banking departments? Actually, the answer may be “yes” to both questions. It is not that often…
Oh boy… A share buyback plan and a “cost optimization plan.” Can you just feel the excitement? Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) has reported its earnings at $1.33 EPS on $4.91 billion in…
Sony Corp. (NYSE:SNE) Chief Executive Howard Stringer is living proof of “Murphy’s Law.” Everything that could have gone wrong for the media and electronics giant has done so. Last month came word that personal…
If you are a student you can buy a Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) PC and get a free Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) XBox. The Dell PC can cost as little as $699. Dell makes the offer…