Here’s How China Mobile’s Competitors Are Responding to the Apple Deal
Source: Gonzalo Baeza H / Flickr At the end of 2013, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and China Mobile (NYSE:CHL) finally announced a partnership that has been brewing for six years, giving Apple access to sell...
View ArticleNew Deal, New Stores: Apple’s Plan for China
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is getting aggressive with its retail presence in China, as the country’s largest wireless carrier is set to introduce the iPhone to its new 4G network next week. Apple reached a...
View ArticleApple Bucks PC Market Trend With Mac Sales Boost
The global PC market sustained its seventh consecutive quarter of falling shipments and its worst decline in history in the fourth quarter of 2013, reports market research firm Gartner. According to...
View ArticleWhat Does Lenovo Want From IBM?
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mwichary/ Rumors are flaring up again that Chinese PC maker Lenovo (LNVGF.PK) is in talks with International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) to purchase the latter’s...
View ArticleLenovo Announces Plans for Another IBM Acquisition
Chinese PC maker Lenovo (LNVGF.PK) has officially announced its intention to purchase International Business Machines’ (NYSE:IBM) low-end server unit after reports that it was interested in the...
View ArticleWhat Did Apple and Samsung Spend Over $50B on in 2013?
According to new research from Gartner Inc., Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung (SSNLF.PK) were the top buyers of semiconductor chips in 2013, together consuming 17 percent of the total chip demand in...
View ArticleGoogle Sells Motorola But Keeps Patents
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has announced that it is selling Motorola Mobility, the smartphone maker that it purchased for $12.5 billion in 2012, to Chinese PC maker Lenovo (LNVGY.PK) for just $2.91 billion....
View ArticleQualcomm Could Face Record Fine in China
Mobile chip-maker Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) could be facing a fine of up to $1 billion from Chinese regulators, according to a report from Reuters. It was revealed late last year that Qualcomm was...
View ArticleAnalyst: Lenovo-Motorola Deal Casts Shadow Over Apple’s iPhone Business
Lenovo’s recent decision to purchase Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Motorola Mobility business could eventually spell trouble for Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone business argued JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) analyst Mark...
View ArticleIs Google Outgrowing Its Ad Business?
Source: http://www.android.com/kitkat/ Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has been full of surprises this week. On Monday, the Internet and technology giant confirmed with Re/code that it had purchased DeepMind, an...
View ArticleApple Makes Fourth-Quarter Comeback in Global Tablet Market
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) boosted its tablet market share to nearly 34 percent in the fourth-quarter of 2013, according to the latest data from market research firm Strategy Analytics. Apple’s 34 percent...
View ArticleHere Is Google Exec Eric Schmidt’s 2013 Paycheck
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Chair and former CEO Eric Schmidt was given $100 million in stock and a $6 million cash bonus “in recognition of his contributions to Google’s performance in fiscal year 2013,”...
View ArticleApple Tightens Its Grip on PC, Tablet Industry
Market research firm Canalys recently released its latest report of the division of shares for the combined PC and table market, and according to Apple Insider, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reached a...
View ArticleNo More IBM Chips? Company Looks to Sell Its Semiconductors
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisboncouncil/ International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) is reportedly looking to sell the entirety of its semiconductor business, which would represent the...
View Article3 Reasons Why Apple Desperately Needs a New Product
A common criticism leveled at Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is that the company has lost its innovative edge since the departure of legendary CEO Steve Jobs. During his tenure, Jobs oversaw the introduction...
View ArticleGoogle Is Not Doubling Up on Lenovo Shares
Re/Code is attempting to clear up false reports that Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has purchased $750 million in shares of the Chinese tech company Lenovo (LNVGY.PK). A misreading of a Hong Kong regulatory...
View ArticleMore Bad News for Smartphone Makers
A new report from Raymond James analyst Tavis McCourt has some bad news for the smartphone industry. McCourt forecast that in 2014, non-Chinese smartphone markers will see zero growth while Apple...
View ArticleNSA Damage Control: IBM Chief Executive Heads to China
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisboncouncil/ International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) CEO Ginni Rommety is reportedly visiting China this week in an attempt to convince Chinese leaders that...
View ArticleIDC: Apple Grew in China During Q4
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) seems to have gained some smartphone market share in China in the fourth-quarter of 2013, according to data from IDC seen by the Wall Street Journal. The research firm found that...
View ArticleNPD Group: Apple Maintained Domestic Smartphone Sales Lead Last Year
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) continued its dominance of the U.S. smartphone market in 2013, according to the latest data from market research company NPD Group. Per Mobile Phone Track data obtained by Apple...
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