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ThinkstockOne of the major flaws in Windows 8 from Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) was its touch-screen interface. At least, that was a flaw according to users who told the company time and again that...
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Because of its size, China Mobile has become the most important battleground in the world among these smartphone manufacturers. Every major manufacturer of smartphones wants a partnership with the...
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courtesy of Apple Inc.A major Japan-based supplier of display screens for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is preparing an initial public offering (IPO) of about 354 million shares. Japan Display Inc. has...
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courtesy of SamsungIt is easy to form the impression that everyone in the world owns a smartphone. The fact that this is becoming true apparently has clipped the sales rate of the devices. Smartphone...
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ThinkstockUpdate: Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) announced Thursday morning that it has launched a new, lower-cost plan for its Verizon Wireless customers. The new plan, called MORE...
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As Hewlett-Packard and Dell have struggled as personal computer businesses besieged by the success of tablets and smartphones, China-based Lenovo has taken the spot as the world's most successful PC...
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courtesy of SamsungFor anyone paying attention to the smartphone market, the fact that Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) dominate the market is certainly no big shocker....
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In the past several weeks, several content providers have pressed wireless carriers to offer their services free from the normal fees for access to their products or services. Facebook is the latest...
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A disclosure on the Hong Kong stock exchange revealed Thursday that Google may acquire a nearly 6% stake in China's Lenovo Group for $750 million. But if Google wants out of hardware business, how...
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courtesy of Apple Inc.For the three months ending in December, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) grew its share of the U.S. smartphone market by 1.2% compared with the three month period ending in September,...
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Wikimedia CommonsThe price war among cellular service providers in the United States has heated up again. Pressured, perhaps, by the incredibly low pricing offered by T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS),...
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courtesy of AppleUpdate: Apple earnings and an erosion of its global market share are set to push its stock down as much as 10% at the open. A drop of this magnitude would erase $50 billion in market...
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In case you hadn't noticed, shares of BlackBerry have been on fire of late. The stock price is well above the old $9 buyout, and the stock was up a whopping 40% so far in 2014 to Thursday's closing...
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ThinkstockMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is buying Nokia Corp.’s (NYSE: NOK) mobile phone and devices business to boost its presence in the ultra-competitive smartphone market. But the question is...
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Nokia reported fourth-quarter and interim full-year fiscal 2013 results from continuing operations before markets opened Thursday. Results exclude the company's Devices & Services (handset)...
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