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The old perpetually restructuring Motorola is now gone, reverse splits have taken place, and the new companies are trading on the NYSE.  Starting today, we have the official launch of the two...
The Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be a technology marvel, but is has an Achille’s Heel. At the change of the year, its alarm feature does not work in several parts of the world. According to Apple...
It has been generally assumed that one of the advantages Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has in the smartphone business is its App Store. That may be much less true than it was a year ago. New data show that...
Yet another breach may be opening in the wall surrounding the Wintel cartel.  Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), and Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) have dominated the PC...
Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) is making its shareholders fell as though they bought Cry-Linx rather than Xilinx this evening.  Investors need to know that there may be much more to the story than what...
The troubles that Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) has had getting a worthy competitor into the smartphone market are pretty well documented. The company’s N8 smartphone was released after many delays in...
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) has found a new way to raise cash, in part out of a product flop.  The company has announced the sale of licenses it holds for 700 megahertz spectrum here in the...
Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM) has just reported earnings. The Blackberry maker reported $1.74 EPS on revenues of $5.49 billion.  Thomson Reuters has consensus estimates for earnings of...
Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM) is set to release earnings today after the closing bell.  Thomson Reuters has consensus estimates for earnings of $1.64 EPS and $5.40 billion in revenue....
Could tablet computers be the most serious threat to the Wintel duopoly that has dominated personal computing for the past 25 or so years? Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:...
Nokia Corp.  (NYSE:NOK) new Chief Executive Steven Elop was hired in September to lead a turnaround of the struggling cellphone maker whose market value has eroded by $61 billion.  With today’s...
The head of Android operations at Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) says that the adoption of the mobile operating system has gotten a substantial lift from outside the United States. That does nothing to tell...
Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) may be a down and out carrier in the wireless wars against Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T).  What is interesting is that a...
It’s probably an overstatement to say that we have now gotten our first look at the long-awaited Nexus S smartphone from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG). The new phone, introduced a mobile device...
AT&T Inc.’s   (NYSE:T) doesn’t have much time left to keep its promises to fix what it bills as the “nations’ fastest mobile broadband network.”  It may not be worth the bother. As...