Report: IBM to Cut a Quarter of Hardware Workforce
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisboncouncil/ International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) has had a rough time in recent years as CEO Ginni Rometty tries to improve the company’s profitability in...
View ArticleGartner: Apple’s iPad Maintained Tablet Market Lead in 2013
Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad maintained its position as the best selling tablet in the world despite losing market share in 2013, according to the latest data from market research firm Gartner. Although...
View ArticleThere Is No Recovery From BlackBerry 10
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/janitors/ In the summer of 2008, the then-Research in Motion stock was approaching $150 per share, as BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY) handsets once served roughly half of...
View ArticleLenovo Says It Won’t Cut Wages for Striking IBM Workers
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26087974@N05/ Chinese PC maker Lenovo Group Ltd. is attempting to placate workers at one of International Business Machines Corp.’s (NYSE:IBM) computer server...
View ArticleHere’s Why Google Should Care About the Apple-Samsung Trial
Source: Thinkstock Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung (SSNLF.PK) entered the first phase of their latest court battle on Monday as the jury selection for the next patent-infringement trial began. The new...
View ArticleAnalyst: China Excited About Apple’s iPhone 6 Launch
Will Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) rumored large-screen iPhone 6 become a catalyst for explosive growth in China’s thriving smartphone market? Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brian White is currently touring Taiwan...
View ArticleLenovo’s IBM Deal Has Sparked National Security Concerns
Before Lenovo can acquire an old server unit from International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM), the company must first prove to the U.S. government that the business won’t be used to tap into U.S....
View ArticleLenovo Announces a Lineup of Budget Android Tablets
Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/xiaming/ If you’re in the market for an inexpensive Android tablet, you might want to hold off just a little while longer. The Chinese tech company Lenovo has...
View ArticleFirst-Quarter PC Sales Decline Less Severe Than Expected
First-quarter PC shipment numbers recently released by two major market research firms revealed that the global PC market continued its steady decline with the eighth consecutive quarter of falling...
View ArticleLenovo Announces New Laptops and All-In-One PC
Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/xiaming/ Lenovo (LNVGY.PK) on Wednesday announced plans to refresh several of its consumer PC lines, including its all-in-one PC and a variety of laptops. The new...
View ArticleApple v. Google: Will Reopened Legal Dispute Benefit Samsung?
Source: Thinkstock The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reopened a patent-infringement case involving Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) subsidiary Motorola...
View ArticleThe Android–iOS Mobile Duopoly
Source: Thinkstock Microsoft Has Already Lost the Mobile War On March 27, 2014, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) finally made its Office software available to the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad platform. Free iPad...
View ArticleWhy Are Macs Becoming More Affordable?
Source: Thinkstock The newest MacBook Air is faster and cheaper, with the most recent price tag of $899 for the base model of the 2014 MacBook Air making it closer in price to fellow laptop makers HP...
View ArticleApple’s iPad Keeps Tablet Crown Amid First-Quarter Slowdown
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has maintained its position as the No. 1 tablet vendor in the world despite an overall slowdown in the market. According to the latest data from IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Tablet...
View ArticleNew Chromebooks Are Coming
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), and several computer companies made a deal that will continue the Chromebook legacy. The netbooks and laptops powered by Intel — with Google...
View ArticleApple Maintains Mobile Phone Profit Lead in March Quarter
Source: Thinkstock When it comes to profits, the worldwide smartphone market definitely remains a two-horse race. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung (SSNLF.PK) combined accounted for 106 percent of the...
View ArticleApple Dominates Worldwide Computer Market Despite iPad Drop
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) continued to dominate the global PC market in the first-quarter of calendar 2014 despite a sharp drop in iPad shipments, according to the latest data from market research firm...
View ArticleXiaomi Outranks Apple as No. 3 Smartphone Vendor in China
Low-cost Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi maintained its lead over Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) as it advanced to the third place spot in China’s smartphone market for the first time in the March quarter,...
View ArticleApple and Google Agree to Limited Truce in Patent War
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) have agreed to drop multiple patent-infringement lawsuits against each other in what could signal a change in strategy for the two companies...
View ArticleGoogle’s Chromebooks Challenge Traditional Laptop Makers
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kjarrett/ Are Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) Chromebooks the future of the laptop industry? Low-cost laptops that use Google’s Chrome OS were once the...
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