The Amazon Smartphone? Plausible Way To Extend Reach, Brand ID
Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), the No. 1 e-retailer, could be on the verge of selling its own smartphones which would be made by the same Taiwanese contractor used by Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's...
View ArticleTop Tech Earnings Preview: Not Like Last Year!
As investors await second-quarter earnings from leading technology companies, several warning signs indicate that save for special cases, it won’t be a blow-out.
View ArticleAussie Retailer To Microsoft: Where's My Home Page?
Did the world's largest software company remove the home page of an Australian online retailer from the results of its internet search engines in retaliation for the company's cheeky campaign to get...
View ArticleRIM Recovery: Did Heins Just Buy Six Months For BlackBerry?
The late King Hussein of Jordan titled his autobiography “Uneasy Lies the Head.” That could be the title Thorsten Heins, CEO of Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM), the ailing BlackBerry developer, could...
View ArticleSearch Engines: Google, Bing Shares Rose As Yahoo Fell
No surprise: Shares of the biggest search engine providers rose again in June while the weaker ones fell, market researcher comScore Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR) said.
View ArticleMicrosoft May Divest Remaining MSNBC.com Stake
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, is seeking to divest its remaining investment in MSNBC.com, the No. 4 U.S. news website.
View ArticleNokia Chops Windows Phone Price 50%
Nokia (NYSE: NOK), the Finnish mobile giant, chopped the list price of its Lumia 900 phone 50 percent, to only $50, which could indicate it has not sold well.
View ArticleMicrosoft Schedules Monday Announcement
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, said CEO Steve Ballmer will make a corporate announcement later on Monday.
View ArticleMicrosoft Debuts Upgrade Of Office Line
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, announced a revamp of its Office application, which is designed to operate with the company’s Windows 8 OS.
View ArticleMemo To Mayer: 3 Points For A Better Yahoo
Now that you are starting as the third CEO of Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) in a year, have a seat on the board of directors and are about to run your first company, here are a few things to keep in mind.
View ArticleDespite Poor Forecast, Intel Gets Investor Support
Despite warning that third-quarter revenue will be below expectations, shares of Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), the No. 1 chipmaker, rose more than 3 percent in Wednesday trading.
View ArticleAfter Facebook Fiasco, Tech IPOs Stage Comeback
Two months after the trading fiasco in the initial public offering of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social networking site, tech IPOs are heading to market again.
View ArticleEarnings Preview: Google, Microsoft On Tap To Report Record, Opposite Results
It’s the tale of two technology cities: Thursday should see two of the sectors giants, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), the No. 1 search engine...
View ArticleNokia’s Challenge: Can It Wait For Windows 8?
Investors are betting that Finland’s Nokia (NYSE: NOK) can survive the smartphone wars, now that it’s gambled on Windows from Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company.
View ArticleIn Japan, Kobo E-Reader Takes On Paper Books -- And Amazon
The Tokyo-based e-commerce giant Rakuten introduced its Kobo Touch e-reader in Japan on Thursday, and early reports suggest that the device is already a hit.
View ArticleTechnology Focus: Hedging Bets In High Tech For Yahoo, AOL, HP
Internet users and investors were heartened last week when Yahoo, elected Marissa Mayer, 37, as its third CEO in less than a year. A hedge fund gets part of the credit, but not all hedge funds score as...
View ArticleAmazon Launches Semester Textbook Rental Service To Battle Barnes & Noble
Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), the No. 1 e-retailer, said it will start renting textbooks to college students for a semester. At the end of the term, they can ship books back for free.
View ArticleStarbucks Puts Its Bucks In Square To Bolster Mobile Payments
Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX), the No. 1 chain of coffee shops, said it had invested $25 million in Square, the start-up specialist in mobile payments, which values the company at $3.25 billion.
View ArticleAndroid, iOS Power 85% Of New Smartphones: IDC
No surprise. Smartphones operating on the Android OS from Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), the No. 1 search engine and the iOS from Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, now power...
View ArticleNokia Gets Cash From Divesting Apps Unit, Patent Sales
Ailing Finnish phone maker Nokia Oyj (NYSE: NOK) said it agreed to sell an application tools unit acquired in 2008 to a local partner, as well as 500 wireless patents to Vringo (NYSE: VRNG) of New York...
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