RingCentral Hot IPO Debut Ringing Loudly
ThinkstockThe initial public offering (IPO) for RingCentral Inc. (NYSE: RNG) has arrived. It turns out that this is a hot IPO as well. If you had read our preview back at the time of the…
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Newest first · Page 49Nokia, Alcatel Partnership: China Is the Prize
ThinkstockReports from unnamed sources indicate that the Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) board has discussed a tie-up with Paris-based Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU), now that the Finnish company has shed its mobile handset business in a…
Huge Number of Americans Do Not Care About or Want Internet
ThinkstockImagine a world in which Americans do not have an Internet connection because they don’t want one. That world seems improbable, but it exists nonetheless. The primary reason is that many people in the…
BlackBerry Credit Ratings at Risk Under Fairfax Buyout
Courtesy BlackBerryBlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) has only one hope at the current time: its buyout. That buyout may come with some unfortunate implications. Fitch Ratings has issued a report that should bring at least…
China Will Be a 450 Million Smartphone Market in 2014
ThinkstockChina, with more than 600 million people who have wireless connections and 750 million people online, has been the Holy Grail for consumer electronics and enterprise telecom companies for years. Hammering that home, IDC…
First BlackBerry Offer Arrives at $9, An Insult and Joy Alike
Courtesy of BlackBerryBlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY) is in serious trouble on its own. The company’s only hope is a buyout under its search for strategic alternatives, and now have the first summation of a…
Long Lines at Apple May Not Mean Much
courtesy of Apple Inc.A long line of buyers, or sold out products, may not mean much. Yet, the media and some Wall Street analysts made out that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) had another raging…
Can BlackBerry Be a Success Running Itself at 40% Off?
Courtesy of BlackBerryBlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) has released its new Z30 smartphone. And at about the same time, The Wall Street Journal reported that the company may fire 40% of its staff. Two things…
The 102 Billion Download App Economy — Apple and Google Consolidate Rule
Leapfrog.comIf the app is the new door for searching the Internet, or the portal to allowing people to have their own online DNA, the opening is widening at a frightening pace. According to Gartner, annual…
Can Costco’s Prestige Really Help Sprint Grow?
courtesy of SamsungWireless carrier Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) said on Wednesday that it will add another 100 Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) stores to the 106 that already sell Sprint products in kiosks or…
BlackBerry Z30 Launch Failed To Learn Lessons of iPhone 5s Launch
Courtesy BlackBerryBlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY) remains in trouble and perhaps its only true exit or recovery strategy is the hope of an acquirer wanting to take this company private. Now the company has launched…
Your Smartphone Tells You Where You Are, Someone Else Is Watching
courtesy of XiaomiWhile you are watching yourself, someone else may be too. And most smartphone owners are watching themselves so that they can know where they are. According to new of data from the…
Not Everyone Is Pleased About Verizon Buyout Terms with Vodafone
courtesy of VerizonIt appears that not everyone is pleased and excited about the Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) $130 billion buyout deal with Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ: VOD). The independent research firm Argus has…
Verizon Record Bond Offering Smashes Apple, Outshines Stock Dividend
courtesy of Verizon WirelessVerizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) scored more points with investors and analysts now that the firm has agreed to purchase the remaining 45% stake of Verizon Wireless held by Vodafone Group…
New iPhone Launched: Ghost of Steve Jobs Finally Leaves Apple
By Matthew YoheMatt Yohe at en.wikipedia CC-BY-3.0, from Wikimedia CommonsSteve Jobs’s ghost has lingered at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) for nearly two years, as the legacy of his products has been passed from one version…