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SLIDESHOW: BlackBerry's Next Phone, Apple's New Camera and More From the Second Week of July
Sunday, July 14, 2013 - 11:22am | 182Read More...BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) fans got a lovely tease this week when the first image of the A10 leaked online. While the device has not been confirmed by BlackBerry, many are convinced that it is the real deal. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) fans got a similar tease when evidence of the so-called "mogul" slow-...
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Five Tech Stocks to Watch This Earnings Season (AAPL, GOOG, NFLX)
Saturday, July 13, 2013 - 11:31am | 1600Read More...The whole world will be watching when Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reports its third fiscal quarter results on Tuesday, July 23. While the firm disappointed some investors during the previous earnings period, Apple set new standards during the second quarter with iPhone sales that reached 37.4 million...
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Windows Phone Popularity Allows Russia's Largest Carrier to Drop iPhone (AAPL, MSFT)
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 12:00pm | 537Read More...OAO Mobile TeleSystems, the largest cellular service provider in Russia, has no desire to go back to carrying Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone. The carrier (which is also known simply as MTS) dropped the popular smartphone last year after enduring years of high subsidies. "Apple wants operators to...
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SLIDESHOW: BlackBerry Z10 Sales, iWatch Trademark Troubles and More From July's First Week (AAPL, BBRY)
Saturday, July 6, 2013 - 1:34pm | 155Read More...Just when you think things are beginning to slow down, rumors surface regarding how many BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) 10 handsets may have been sold. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made several headlines this week -- and not for all the right reasons. Samsung (OTC: SSNLF), Nokia (NYSE: NOK), Microsoft (NASDAQ...
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Samsung Falling Victim to Same Economic Headwinds as Apple (AAPL, SSNLF)
Friday, July 5, 2013 - 9:45am | 620Read More...While you were sleeping off a fun-filled July 4 bash, Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) was reporting earnings guidance and despite double-digit growth that was the highest in history, the stock sold off nearly four percent. The story is eerily familiar to that other smartphone maker everybody loves to talk...
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Is Nokia Preparing to Sell its Handset Business? (NOK)
Monday, July 1, 2013 - 3:48pm | 522Read More...Nokia's (NYSE: NOK) handset business is stronger in 2013 than it has been over the last few years. The company finally began to turn things around last year when it released the Lumia 920, a new Windows Phone 8 device that came with a plethora of innovative features. Nokia has followed the Lumia...
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Conflicting Reports Show Apple Losing International Market Share (AAPL)
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 10:30am | 505Read More...A report released Tuesday revealed that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is losing market share in Western Europe while another report showed that Android devices pushed Apple out as one of the top five phones in India. First, Europe. IDC reported that during the first quarter of 2013, the Western European...
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'Man of Steel' Has Huge First Weekend
Monday, June 17, 2013 - 7:54am | 605Read More...Warner Brothers, a division of Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) is reveling in the first-weekend haul of its newest mega-blockbuster, Man of Steel. According to the Associated Press, early metrics show a domestic revenue of $125 million plus an additional $71.6 million internationally. This puts Man of...
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Samsung Introduces Massive Camera Phone Ahead of June 20 Event
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 1:37pm | 380Read More...While Samsung is expected to unveil the so-called Galaxy S4 Mini on Thursday, June 20 (along with a new version of the Galaxy Camera), the company has jumped the gun this week by unveiling one of its new products a little early. Featuring a 16 megapixel camera and a 10x zoom lens, the Galaxy S4...
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Google's First-Quarter Acquisitions Approach $300 Million
Friday, April 26, 2013 - 8:55am | 482Read More...Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) spent nearly $300 million on assets and acquisitions in the first quarter of 2013. According to Bloomberg, the total expenditures came to $291 million. Roughly half of that money went to patents and developed technology; an additional $125 million was used to acquire...
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Nokia Lumia Sales Rise 27% as Company Preps New Phablet
Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 12:35pm | 438Read More...Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has announced that it sold 5.6 million Lumia devices in the first quarter, representing a 27 percent increase over the previous quarter. While these sales are still significantly lower than Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone or Samsung's various Galaxy handsets, Nokia has shown...
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Don't Overlook the Cell Tower Stocks
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 8:05am | 597Read More...It’s no secret that the cell phone business is still hot and there are plenty of ways to play it. The manufacturers like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nokia (NYSE: NOK), the carriers—Verizon (NYSE: VZ) or AT&T (NYSE: T), and others like Level 3 Communications (NYSE: LVLT) that help to manage the...
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Nokia is Positioned for "Strong Performance" in Emerging Markets
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 2:46pm | 390Read More...Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is bracing itself for the next billion users. According to Ovum analyst Angel Dobardziev, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has "outlined a coherent vision and strategy for addressing the challenges in connecting the next billion users." "Elop identified the three key challenges in...
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Top Performing Dividend Payers in Tech with the Most Upside Potential (ATVI, DST, SFUN)
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 4:26pm | 762Read More...It is not unusual for stocks on a tear to overrun their mean price targets, which is a signal of how far analysts on average expect the share price to climb. Some of the top performing dividend payers in the technology sector over the past six months, such as semiconductor and software maker ARM...
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Five Things Sony Should Announce on February 20
Saturday, February 2, 2013 - 4:19pm | 696Read More...Sony (NYSE: SNE) is set to make a major announcement on Wednesday, February 20. The company has not provided any info regarding what investors can expect from the event, but it has said that it will involve the future of the PlayStation business. That business encompasses more than the next...
















