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Over the last two years, in the PC business Michael Dell has been beaten like a rented mule. His company continues to lose market share particularly in the US. Industry analysts would say that Dell...
Many PC analysts thought that the "netbook" would be a toy. Sitting someplace between regular laptops and smartphones, the little PCs would not have the processing power and screen sizes to be useful...
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has reported earnings, although it also now has the SEC looking into the company via an inquiry over its disclosure practices.  Earnings were  $1.78 non-GAAP EPS and...
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to report earnings after the close of trading today.  Consensus estimates from Thomson Reuters (First Call) are $1.39 non-GAAP EPS and $9.75 billion in...
At most companies when the CEO says it’s time to go, it’s time to go. Not at Sony (SNE). The CEO, Sir Howard Stringer, wants to dump a bunch of people in the company’s electronics operation....
During the last half of the 20th Century every family wanted to have a car, and most bought one.. In many cases they got two or three. The automobile was a status symbol, and a symbol of freedom,...
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) just delivered some startling news, which is actually not startling if you have been following the stories about the health of CEO Steve Jobs.  Because of health issues,...
Big Chinese PC company Lenovo said its earnings were falling apart and laid of 11% of its staff. At almost the same time, Dell (DELL) said it was "moving" 1,000 jobs from Ireland to Poland. Those...
Apple (AAPL) cut the prices of some of the songs available on its iTune music service and the market did not like it at all. According to a number of media sources, some songs will be available for...
Shares of Logitech International (NASDAQ: LOGI) are trading lower after the company withdrew its guidance.  What is interesting is that the stock of this Swiss computer and gaming peripheral leader...
Spending on cars, clothing, jewelry, furnishings have moved down 20% or more over the last few months. There has been a lot of research that consumers were still willing to buy video games, PCs, and...
There is a hardware developer obsession with "unlocking" the Apple (AAPL) iPhone that has spread to the media. The state of being unlocked allows the handset to be used on networks which do not have...
There are rumors going around that Dell (DELL) will fire its chief of operations and its head of marketing. The PC firm’s turnaround is not going so well. The answer to most corporate strategy...
Because of the number of rumors about the health of Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs, it is hard to know which has any validity. Jobs has suffered from islet cell neuroendocrine tumor a malignant growth...
Sir Howard Stringer’s appointment in 2005 as Sony’s CEO was meant help turn the company into what it used to be–Apple (AAPL) based in Tokyo and not Cupertino. With products like the Walkman and...