Technology

Is the Worst Over for Apple?

Posted: May 25, 2019 at 9:10 am

At this point, the Huawei ban in the United States and its ripple impact have been front and center, the "poster child" for the U.S.-China trade war. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: ...
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Cisco Is Top-Performing Dow Stock of 2019

Posted: May 25, 2019 at 9:05 am

The Dow Jones industrial average is composed of 30 stocks. The average is up 9.68% to 25,585.69 this year. That rise has been outpaced by tech mainstay Cisco Systems Inc. ...
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HP Posts Solid Q2 Earnings Despite Printer Weakness

Posted: May 24, 2019 at 10:10 am

When HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) released its fiscal second-quarter results after the markets closed on Thursday, the company said that it had $0.53 in earnings per share (EPS) and $14.04 ...
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New Strong Sell Rating on Micron Comes With Drastic Cuts to Earnings Expectations

Posted: May 22, 2019 at 3:20 pm

Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) is having one of those days in which sector uneasiness was going to weigh on the shares regardless of the markets. Blame a controversial U.S. ...
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Qualcomm’s Not So Good, Very Bad Day Could Get a Lot Worse If Apple Demands a Do-Over

Posted: May 22, 2019 at 12:44 pm

Last month, Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced a settlement in the long-running dispute between the two companies over Qualcomm's licensing fees for its modem chips. ...
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Why These 4 Semiconductor Stocks May Be the Absolute Best 5G Play

Posted: May 22, 2019 at 7:10 am

The incredible growth in the wireless industry since the turn of the century is truly staggering. The massive increase in data bandwidth since 2000 is only overshadowed by the incredible ...
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Are US Restrictions Putting the Controversial Huawei Out of Business?

Posted: May 20, 2019 at 9:57 am

Chinese smartphone and telecom equipment maker Huawei has been under U.S. scrutiny for more than seven years. A 2012 report from the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee concluded that Huawei ...
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Why Apple slid nearly 2.5% in premarket trading Monday

Posted: May 20, 2019 at 9:05 am

From TheStreet: ‘Apple Slides on HSBC Price Target Cut Linked to Tariff-Triggered iPhone Concerns’   Apple Inc. shares were indicated lower in pre-market trading Monday after analysts at HSBC ...
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WSJ: Apple TV is ‘a bunch of good ideas that never had a chance’

Posted: May 20, 2019 at 7:05 am

Personal Technology columnist David Pierce has seen the future of television and it doesn’t work.   From “Not Even Apple Can Clean Up the Mess of Streaming TV” ($) ...
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Apple Park: Lady Gaga on the rainbow stage (best video)

Posted: May 19, 2019 at 9:05 am

Why Jony Ive sweated the details and Tim Cook spared no expense.   From Mashable: The singer and actress performed a special private concert for Apple employees on Friday ...
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Hewlett Packard Enterprises Buys America’s Most Storied Tech Company

Posted: May 18, 2019 at 8:20 am

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (NYSE: HPE), itself part of the history of American tech, has bought Cray Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAY), the iconic maker of supercomputers. Bill Hewlett and David Packard ...
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Fastly Enters the Market With a Bang

Posted: May 17, 2019 at 11:15 am

Fastly Inc. (NYSE: FSLY) entered the market with a bang on Friday. In its initial public offering (IPO), the stock opened at $21.50, although it originally priced at $16. the ...
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‘Sometimes Apple acts like a spoiled brat’

Posted: May 17, 2019 at 11:05 am

About those rainbow arches that frame Apple’s inner-spaceship stage…   From Cult of Mac’s How (and why) Jony Ive built the mysterious rainbow Apple Stage: The structure’s aluminum frames ...
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HPE’s Acquisition of Cray: End of an Era or Start of a New One?

Posted: May 17, 2019 at 9:45 am

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (NYSE: HPE) is ushering in the end of an era by acquiring supercomputer maker Cray Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAY). HPE hopes to create a new era by ...
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Why Applied Materials Earnings Are So Great Despite Friday’s Headwinds?

Posted: May 17, 2019 at 8:45 am

Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) released its fiscal second-quarter financial results after the markets closed on Thursday. The company said that it had $0.70 in earnings per share (EPS) and ...
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