ThinkstockThe number of wirelessly connected devices now outnumbers the total population of the globe. The score is wireless devices, more than 10 billion, to people, nearly 7 billion. By 2020, devices will number 30…
Wikimedia CommonsNokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) has released a smartphone that costs the consumer less than $100 — the Nokia Asha 501. The cellular phone firm has made this decision for what could be only one…
courtesy of ApplePerhaps Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will attempt to launch a blockbuster product soon. After months of worry that its suppliers in Asia have been idle, one of these companies has rushed to…
ThinkstockA headline came across the tape today that seems pretty innocuous on the surface. “Windstream Declares 25-Cent Quarterly Dividend” should not rattle anyone much on the surface. The problem is that, while most companies are…
ThinkstockT-Mobile US Inc. (NYSE: TMUS) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The wireless provider is the U.S.-listed combination of Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile USA unit and MetroPCS Communications Inc. Because the combination…
ThinkstockTuesday marked the annual shareholder meeting for troubled telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent S.A. (NYSE: ALU). What investors need to know is that the new CEO, Michel Combes, is going to continue in the path…
courtesy of MicrosoftMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) plans to release a major upgrade of Windows 8 to help weak sales. At the same time, analysts say that telecom providers want to find one or more…
ThinkstockUnited States Cellular Corp. (NYSE: USM) is the “forgotten about” cellular carrier as it is not all over the country but a small player with 5.7 million customers in 26 states, compared to the…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Tablet makers shipped 49.2 million tablet devices in the first quarter of 2013, led by rising demand for the smaller screen devices like the iPad mini from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL).…
ThinkstockAlthough it is the frontrunner to buy out of Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), Softbank could lose out. Its chief executive officer, Masayoshi Son, claims his offer is superior to one made by Dish…
courtesy of Verizon WirelessVerizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) apparently wants to buy out the 45% of Verizon Wireless it does not own. The other portion is owned by Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ: VOD), which…
ThinkstockApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) still holds the top spot among tablet makers. But Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has started to get a foothold in the business. The latest data on global tablet shipments: According…
ThinkstockQUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) has been riding the smartphone wave for quite some time now. Its earnings report may be indicating that all trends either peak or need to take a breather before resuming.…
courtesy of Sprint Corp.If any other telecom company had turned it the earnings results we saw this morning from Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), that company’s shares would have dropped at least 10% if…
ThinkstockShares of MetroPCS Communications Inc. (NYSE: PCS) are looking for direction on reports that its shareholders have approved the takeover by T-Mobile. It was hard to not notice that shares rose 2.3% just yesterday…