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BlackBerry’s Big Day — Fireworks or Fizzle?

Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.Today marks the U.S. launch of the new BlackBerry Z10 touchscreen phone from the eponymous BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY). The new phone goes on sale at AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) stores…

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago

More Attempts to Block the Clearwire Buyout on the Cheap

ThinkstockClearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) is facing yet another attempt to block the Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) buyout as part of the Softbank deal. A group called Crest Financial is making a demand for…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

BlackBerry Scores Key Upgrade from Morgan Stanley

Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) is getting a key Wall St. analyst upgrade this Wednesday. Morgan Stanley raised the turnaround and still troubled smartphone maker to Overweight. What stands out is that…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

Who Keeps Cloning Email from Sprint CEO Dan Hesse?

ThinkstockIf you ever worry about improper usage of email, identity theft, impersonation and other online troubles that we all never used to have, imagine if you are the chief executive officer of a very…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

The Call for Verizon Wireless Consolidation Grows Louder

ThinkstockIn this morning’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades from 24/7 Wall St. (released each morning), one of the top upgrades was in Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ). It was an upgrade from Citigroup that caught…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

BlackBerry CEO Derides Apple — Australian Financial Review

Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.In an exclusive interview with The Australian Financial Review, BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) CEO Thorsten Heins took a swipe at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and the venerable iOS operating system. Heins…

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago

Apple on the Defensive About New Samsung “iPhone Killer”

courtesy of Apple Inc.Today is the day. Samsung will release its so-called iPhone killer, the Galaxy S IV. Many experts believe that the product’s new features will make it a challenge to Apple Inc.…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago

BlackBerry Surges on 1 Million Unit Order

Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY), the former RIM, saw shares surge late on Wednesday after it reported that “one of its established partners” has placed an order for one million BlackBerry 10…

Jon C. Ogg · 14 years ago

MetroPCS Defends its Plans to Merge with T-Mobile

ThinkstockShares of MetroPCS Communications Inc. (NYSE: PCS) jumped to a 52-week high of $14.51 the day last October when the company announced its proposed merger with T-Mobile USA, which is owned by Deutsche Telekom…

Paul Ausick · 14 years ago

BlackBerry Staring Down Samsung’s Barrel

Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.The wait is almost, nearly finally over for the U.S. launch of the latest smartphone from BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY), the touchscreen Z10. AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) said today that the…

Paul Ausick · 14 years ago

China’s Mobile Phone Market Bypasses Apple and Samsung

courtesy of Apple Inc.By one analyst’s count, the Chinese will buy about 30% of all mobile phones shipped in 2013, or 240 million units of a total approaching 840 million worldwide shipments. While that…

Paul Ausick · 14 years ago

Apple, Google Still Top Smartphone Market

courtesy of Apple Inc.In a refrain we’ve all heard more than once already, research firm comScore Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) reported today that the U.S. market share leader among smartphone manufacturers is Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:…

Paul Ausick · 14 years ago

Samsung Galaxy S IV Launch Buzz

courtesy of SamsungThe frenzy over the launch of the new Samsung Galaxy S IV increases by the day. The smartphone will replace the wildly successful Galaxy S III, which has been called the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 14 years ago