Demand For Apple iPad May Be Higher Than Expected
The demand for the Apple (AAPL) iPad may be like the iPhone and iPod. iPod sales are now approaching 300 million worldwide, although it is not clear how many of those units are replacements…
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Newest first · Page 99Consumer Purchase Plans: iPad Trumps Kindle
Research that tries to forecast consumers’ buying plans is notoriously inaccurate. It is hard to determine what someone will buy if they have not seen it. Purchase intent based on brand can be trumped by…
HP Slate Looks More And More Like iPad Rival
The Apple (AAPL) iPad tablet computer looks like it will launch into a market where it has no rivals. The Amazon (AMZN) Kindle is not a PC at all. It is underpowered and has limited software…
PC Sales Will Grow This Year, But How Many Will Be Given Away?
It has been expected for some time that global PC sales would rise this year as the economy recovers and the demand for Microsoft (MSFT) Windows 7Â causes people and business to replace existing machines…
As Apple iPad Comes To Market Competitors Eye Price Cuts
E-reader marketers like Amazon (AMZN) and Barnes & Noble (BKS) have caught a break just before Apple comes to market with its iPad table computer. The iPad, with its 10.1″ screen, touchpad operation, and powerful…
Apple Finds Underage Labor Problem At Suppliers
Apple (AAPL) found that three of the companies that provide it with components to build its products employ underage workers. Apple’s 2010 Supplier Responsibility reports says that “Apple discovered three facilities that had previously…
Steve Jobs: Being Bank Better Than Dividend or Stock Split (AAPL)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has recovered sharply today from its lows, although it may be on more noise than news. The company at its annual meeting reelected its seven board members. There were market…
Walmart Buys VOD Firm Vudu, May Not Change Industry Landscape
The New York Times reports that Walmart (WMT) has bought video on demand hardware and software company Vudu. The firm’s service is built into set-top boxes and Blu-ray devices. The paper reports that Vudu recently “announced deals to…
Dell Earnings Drop 5%, Shares Drop 3%
Earnings for Dell’s (DELL) fiscal fourth quarter which ended January 29 fell 5% to $334 million. EPS dropped 6% to 17%. The company reported that sales rose 11% to $14.9 billion. Dell posted improvements…
From The Omniscient Idiot Files: Amazon E-Book Share To Drop By Two-Thirds
Amazon’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) share of the e-book market will go from 90% to 35% over the next five years. At least that is what Credit Suisse analyst Spencer Wang claims, according to The Wall Street…
Apple iPad Costs As Little As $229 To Build
Apple (AAPL) can build its low-end iPad for as little as $239 ,according to industry research operation iSuppli. The most expensive version of the tablet, the 64GB product with 3G, costs $346 to build. The numbers…
Big Drop In iPad Interest May Bring Price Cut
Apple (AAPL) has a problem. Steve Jobs created a huge surge in interest in the new iPad table computer when he introduced it. The interest has turned into concern about the price and features…
Signs Of Intelligent Life At Sony: Earnings Helped By Financial Unit
After five quarters of losses, Sony (SNE) has finally turned a profit. The news is not terribly impressive since it is the conglomerate’s financial and insurance divisions that pushed the company into the black.…
Trimble and GPS Earnings… No Bust, No Boom (TRMB, GRMN)
Trimble Navigation Limited (NASDAQ: TRMB) is seeing some mixed reaction after earnings offer no major boom nor a major bust for the world of global positioning companies and the new competition of free apps…
Qualcomm Slams Investors With New Targets (QCOM, QQQQ)
Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) is falling into the category of the stocks we wanted to avoid this earnings season. That category is companies with mediocre or poor earnings reports after shares have risen considerably…