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The Apple (AAPL) iPhone may be good for a lot of things, but reading electronic books is not one of them. The screen on the device is so small that trying to read “War and Peace” would make most...
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)  is introducing new Mac Pro models t oday including a 24-inch Mac Pro that is priced “more affordable than ever” and a Mac with powerful new integrated graphic...
As PC sales begin to contract in the US, Apple (AAPL) is hoping to pick up sales overseas. If the new Gartner research on global PC sales is right, the Mac may have as much trouble in the...
This is getting completely swept under the table because of the stock market flush-out.  But we have been awaiting the announcement confirming last week’s reports of a venture between Intel...
Gartner’s new research on PC sales for 2009 is out and there it nothing in it to cheer the likes of Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) or Dell (DELL). Sales of computers will drop so drastically this year that...
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has taken an interesting action.  It could be a completely harmless one, but in today’s climate it could raise some eyebrows.  The company has changed auditors. 100...
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) has just posted very disappointing earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter, as we expected.  The PC-giant reported $0.18 EPS vs. $0.26 estimates and a 16% drop in revenue of...
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is set to report earnings after the close of trading today.  The troubled PC giant is expected to post $0.26 EPS on $14.18 billion in revenue.  There are many other metrics...
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) CEO Paul Otellini presented some optimistic data today at a Goldman Sachs conference.  The company did not give formal guidance, but to the surprise of many it mentioned...
Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) is the GPS device market’s dominant player, at least here in the U.S.  Yet the stock and the company have been in trouble for some time.  This latest earnings report...
While some folks believe Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster is an Apple perma-bull (his firm makes a market in AAPL stock), a look back will tell you Gene gets it right more often than his peers. ...
Domestic car sales are down about 30%. Sales at Chrysler have been hit hardest, down 50% in the most recent two months. In a bad economy, it makes sense that consumers will avoid a $25,000 purchase....
The advent of the printed book is usually traced back to The Gutenberg Bible in 1455. People have been used to reading the written word on paper ever since.   Based on new accounts, Amazon (AMZN)...
PCs are so well-made now that they do not have to be replaced until they break. The processors put in computers made two years ago are still powerful enough for most consumer and business use....
The massive power in the newest of low-cost PC’s is killing the computer companies  PC’s are becoming about the same as refrigerators and toasters.  And now the $10 laptop is on the verge of ...