Samsung Tops Apple in Handset Profits
Although it’s a well-known fact that Samsung (SSNLF.PK) has a much larger share of the global handset market than Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) does, the Cupertino-based company has always managed to secure the...
View ArticleIDC Confirmed It: Apple’s Tablets Are Definitely Slipping
It now seems as though IDC is in agreement with Strategy Analytics on some aspects of the global tablet market, particularly on the rankings of the main players. However, there are some major...
View ArticleHow Can Apple Shape Up Overseas?
Though some markets might be quite happy to buy up a large share of Apple’s smartphones over other vendors’ devices, the iPhone is running out of luck in some of the fastest growing markets. China is...
View ArticleThe iPad Floats Apple to the Top of a Stagnant Worldwide PC Market
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) led the worldwide market in overall personal computer shipments in the second quarter of 2013 despite a lack of growth in the overall PC market according to the latest data from...
View ArticleMove Over Feature Phones, Smartphones Are Taking Over the World
The inevitable has occurred: smartphones are officially outselling feature phones. Gartner released its latest smartphone market report Wednesday, revealing that in the second quarter of 2013,...
View Article4 Merger and Acquisitions Stock Stories Ready for Due Diligence
BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ:BBRY): Current price $8.40 Knowledgeable sources now say that BlackBerry executives traveled to California to check out Facebook interest in their company. However, with...
View ArticleWho Wants BlackBerry’s Z30?
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) says it will be the exclusive carrier to offer BlackBerry’s (NASDAQ:BBRY) Z30 smartphone in the United States. The device will be available starting in November for...
View ArticleApple Keeps Tablet Market Crown Despite Android’s Growth Spurt
Recently released third-quarter data from market research firm IDC shows that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) managed to maintain its position as the No. 1 tablet vendor in the world despite nearly stagnant...
View ArticleHigh Demand for Twitter, Fairfax’s Deadline on BlackBerry Offer: Morning Buzzers
U.S. stock futures rose Monday morning as investors waited for data on gross domestic product and payrolls to be released later this week. Investors and economists are closely watching economic data...
View ArticlePlot Twist: BlackBerry Abandons Sales Bid and CEO
BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY) had a surprise for consumers, investors, and analysts Monday when the struggling tech company announced its decision to drop its sales bid and instead restructure with a new...
View ArticleWill BlackBerry’s Stock Make Progress?
With shares of BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY) trading around $6, is BBRY an OUTPERFORM, WAIT AND SEE, or STAY AWAY? Let’s analyze the stock with the relevant sections of our CHEAT SHEET investing framework:...
View ArticleTwitter’s Big Day, Lenovo Is Beating the PC Slump: Morning Buzzers
U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday morning after the Dow closed at a record yesterday. A report from the Commerce Department released this morning showed that the economy grew faster than had been...
View ArticleLenovo Turns Attention to Consumers Who Can’t Afford Apple’s iPhone
Chinese multinational Lenovo (LNVGY.PK) recently announced a unique smartphone business strategy that is based on reaching markets where Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has not been selling many iPhones, reports...
View ArticleU.S. Judge Orders Ex-Morgan Staney Adviser to Return Data and 2 Heavily...
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS): Current price $29.31 Judge Vanessa L. Bryant of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut has ordered Denis O’Brien, a former Morgan Stanley financial...
View ArticleInsider Sources: Apple Considered BlackBerry Purchase
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) once considered purchasing parts of BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY) when the company was on the verge of selling itself, reports Reuters. However, the historic meshing of two fruit-themed...
View ArticleResearch Firm Sees a Slippery Slope Ahead for Apple Tablets
Will Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) long-running dominance of the tablet market eventually be eroded by small brand vendors? A recent report from market research firm Canalys predicted that tablets will make up...
View Article10 Greenest Tech Companies in the U.S.
Bloomberg recently released a roundup of the tech companies that use the most green energy in their operations. The list consists of publicly traded technology firms and only considers their...
View ArticleBlackBerry Gets Breathing Room With Debt Option Deadline Extension
Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY) has agreed to extend the deadline for an option that will allow investors to purchase up to an additional $250 million in convertible debt. The...
View ArticleBlackBerry Stock Buoyed by Foxconn Deal
Will a new partnership help turn BlackBerry’s (NASDAQ:BBRY) fortunes around? The struggling Canadian smartphone maker recently announced a five-year deal with Foxconn, a Taiwan-based manufacturer of...
View Article2013: Apple’s iPad Reigns as Google’s Chromebooks Take Off
Recently released data from market research firm NPD Group showed that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) maintained its dominant position in the tablet market this year, while Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Chromebooks made...
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