ThinkstockDeeply damaged telecom equipment company Alcatel-Lucent S.A. (NYSE: ALU) has fired CEO Ben Verwaayen. The decision will not matter. The company has lost so much market share that its shares trade near penny stock…
Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) has just issued an odd press release via MarketWire on Wednesday. The claim is that BlackBerry’s new phone launch was the best day ever in Canada. It also…
courtesy of Nokia Corp.In a battle that has really just been joined for the third best-selling smartphone platform, Windows Phone from Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has wrestled away third place from the precursor to…
ThinkstockWhen you are an industry leader and one of the largest companies in the country of Sweden, employing more than 100,000 workers, it seems almost impossible that a turnaround would ever be necessary. However,…
Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.One of the side benefits of changing both your name and your ticker symbol is that it is like getting a fresh start on stock price ranges. BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY),…
ThinkstockThe explosive growth in the wireless industry has been documented in great detail. The leaders in the industry from the carrier side continue to benefit from increased user-friendly smartphones and tablets that are quickly…
ThinkstockIn an Securities and Exchange Commission filing this morning, wireless network company Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) filed a preliminary proxy statement related to the company’s “definitive agreement” to be acquired by Sprint Nextel Corp.…
Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.With only a couple of exceptions, analysts covering Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) maintained their ratings on the company’s stock until after RIM launched its new BlackBerry 10 operating…
courtesy of Research In Motion Ltd.Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) has now debuted its very late release of the BlackBerry 10 operating system. While we have already seen releases that Verizon, Sprint and AT&T…
ThinkstockThis week’s highly anticipated launch of Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) BlackBerry 10 (BB10) operating system could well prove to be the defining moment for the troubled company. With the stock price having…
courtesy of Apple Inc.The two leaders in smartphone shipments, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), widened their lead over competitors in 2012, according to data released today by research firm Strategy…
ThinkstockAT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) announced this morning that it is acquiring wireless spectrum in the 700 MHz B band from Verizon Wireless for $1.9 billion. The spectrum covers 42 million people in 18 states,…
courtesy of BlackberrySmartphone maker Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) put up another 52-week high today, surely due to the weakness investors are currently heaping on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Shares are getting an…
courtesy of Google Inc.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asking for a two-year license to create an “experimental radio service” at the company’s campus in Mountain…
courtesy of Nokia Corp.Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) reported fourth-quarter and full year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the mobile handset maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of…