Is [AAPL] undervalued or are investors simply predicting slower future growth for the tech giant? Matt Yglesias captions: Back before the crisis, the market was comfortable valuing at something like 35 times earnings. If that pattern continued today, the company would have a staggering market capitalization. Instead, earnings have surged so much faster than share price […]
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[Updated below.] Samsung will release its tablet-smartphone hybrid, the Galaxy Note, on February 19th. For subscribers the massive smartphone will only set you back $299 with a two-year contract. But will consumers buy up the massive smartphones? A 5.3″ touch screen has many advantages, but it has one pretty big disadvantage, too: it might be […]
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(AAPL) is reporting a record first quarter. As reports, this has propelled to new heights, with a market capitalization that tops Exxon by almost $5 billion. According to a press release from the Cupertino-based tech giant, the company posted record quarterly revenue of $46.33 billion and record quarterly net profit of $13.06 billion, or $13.87 […]
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The patent wars are heating up and patent trolls aren’t the only players. is taking its patent claims right to Samsung’s jugular with a claim that the phone manufacturer infringed on ‘s slide-to-unlock feature: ‘s latest German complaint against Samsung is the first time the company has named the South Korean electronics manufacturer’s flagship Android […]
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Get ready for the iPad 3 sometime this March. is said to have begun production on the third-generation tablet earlier this month. Bloomberg is reporting that production started at the beginning of January and will reach full volume some time in February. enthusiasts have a few good reasons to be excited. 1. The next iPad […]
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and are trying to make a big splash in the American smartphone market. Will a new offer from Walmart help give them the edge they need? Going up against and Android is no small task. While the Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system has been met with rave reviews, it’s still anybody’s guess whether the […]
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Rebecca McPheters says online magazines and newspapers need better apps: Of the 5,000 magazine and newspaper iPad apps we’ve evaluated for McPheters & Co.’s iMonitor service since April 2010, far too many simply do not work well. In the summer of 2010, about 45% of the apps we evaluated revealed significant malfunctions. That proportion is […]
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Singer unveils the mRobo Ultra Bass portable speaker and dancing robot at the TOSY Robotics booth at the 2012 CES in . All the CES naysayers need to just go home and stop complaining that nothing big was going down at CES this year. No major innovations at CES these days? Nothing worth tweeting home […]
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With only 2% smartphone market share versus and Android’s combined 82%, is going to have a tough time edging its way into the mobile market. But that hasn’t stopped the software giant or its partners from trying. Stephen Elop, CEO of Finnish phone manufacturer , gave a speech touting the company’s decision to use Windows […]
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is set to launch some serious smartphone contenders in 2012. ‘s Windows Phone operating system will be at the heart of these new devices. Will this shake up the smartphone market or is it too late for ? What struggles and obstacles does face in its attempt to edge into the mobile market? The promise […]
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