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Apple is Losing $6 Billion Annually to BlackBerry, Samsung
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 2:50pm | 644Read More...On a quarterly basis, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been performing very well, but the company could be missing out on billions of dollars in additional revenue. Trip Chowdhry, the Managing Director of Equity Research at Global Equities Research, told Benzinga that while there are 60 million potential...
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Barron's Recap: The Bull Has Room to Run
Sunday, May 12, 2013 - 2:30pm | 848Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: a special report on the record Dow and the prospects for actively managed ETFs, the buyout of Dell, and Western Union and Uni-Pixel. Cover Story "We Were Right!" by Gene Epstein. In this special report, Barron's "jubilantly joins the hoopla" over the Dow reaching...
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Is the Pentagon's Decision to Allow iOS and Android Devices Bad News for BlackBerry?
Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 8:24am | 550Read More...On Wednesday, AppleInsider reported that the Pentagon is close to granting security clearance to Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones. According to the report, iOS 6 devices will be supported as well as iOS 5 on a limited basis but subject to hardware modifications....
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Why BlackBerry's Thorsten Heins is Dead Wrong About Tablets
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 2:29pm | 646Read More...BlackBerry's (NASDAQ: BBRY) CEO Thorsten Heins is making headlines today after sharing his views on the future of tablets. "In five years I don't think there'll be a reason to have a tablet anymore," Heins told Bloomberg. "Maybe a big screen in your workspace, but not a tablet as such. Tablets...
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The BlackBerry Z10 Experience: High Sales, High Returns
Friday, April 12, 2013 - 8:18am | 548Read More...BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) is denying reports that Z10 returns are exceeding sales. The smartphone maker responded by saying that the report is "absolutely false." "Our data shows that return rates for BlackBerry Z10 devices both in the U.S. and on a global basis are in line with or better than...
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Latest Smartphone Usage Numbers Show Apple is Gaining Market Share
Friday, April 5, 2013 - 9:03am | 510Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has had its fair share of negative headlines since the stock has taken an epic drop but the latest comScore numbers paint a more positive picture. On Thursday, comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) released new usage data for December 2012 through February of 2013. According to the...
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Samsung's U.S. Boutiques Invade Apple Territory, But Could Save Best Buy
Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 1:05pm | 552Read More...Samsung stunned the world when it announced that it would open small boutiques within every Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) outlet in America. More than 1,400 Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile locations will receive a Samsung "Experience Shop." According to The Wall Street Journal, the new boutiques will be open...
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BlackBerry Results Not as Impressive as Initially Thought
Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 8:55am | 617Read More...If the price action of the stock is any indication, what looked like a blowout report for BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) wasn’t all that great once investors and analysts started digging in. The Numbers Probably the biggest headline to come from the release is the EPS number. Benzinga reported on...
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Short Interest In BlackBerry is Massive Going into Earnings on Thursday
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 9:08am | 204Read More...CNBC reported Wednesday that short interest in BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) has increased more than 175 percent year over year. The latest statistics show that short interest is more than 30 percent or 155 million shares. That’s up from 136 million one month prior. Why the short interest? There...
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BlackBerry Earnings Preview: What You Need To Know
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 7:41am | 779Read More...Editor's note: This piece was originally published on March 26, 2013 at 8:16 am EST. If BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) hasn’t made enough news over the past couple of trading days, it’s about to make more. Before the opening bell Thursday, the company will announce Q4 earnings. Here’s what you need...
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The 'Two Year Cell Phone Contract' Days Might be Numbered
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 8:09am | 654Read More...Cell phone users (or at least those paying the bill) will be happy about this news. Those stupid two year contracts everybody has to sign might soon come to an end. Keep your “glass half full” attitude for a minute. Think back to the days when your gym required a contract. Once you signed up,...
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The Battle for Apple's 50 Day Moving Average is About to Get Ugly
Saturday, March 23, 2013 - 11:14am | 621Read More...No, seriously, this time it might be for real. With cautious optimism, it’s time to proclaim that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) MIGHT be turning around. Let’s not get too optimistic. Apple is well known for its ability to crush any investor that places unguarded trust in it, but the bulls finally have...
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4 Apple Stories You May Have Missed on Thursday
Friday, March 22, 2013 - 7:04am | 570Read More...A series of small news items added up to a pretty big day for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) on Thursday. Here’s a rundown of all-things-Apple that you might have missed. iCloud Most Popular Cloud Service AppleInsider reports that iCloud is the cloud service of choice for 27 percent of all users. A not...
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Three 'Elite' Oil and Gas Stocks (HAL, PSX, TSO)
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 12:04pm | 778Read More...A new research report from UBS featured an "elite eight" momentum stocks that, despite outperforming the markets, the analyst believes still have plenty of room to run in the near term. Three oil and gas stocks made the list: Halliburton (NYSE: HAL), Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) and Tesoro (NYSE: TSO...
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Apple's iPhone 5 is 50% Slower Than Samsung's Galaxy S IV
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 11:46am | 564Read More...Samsung may have received a few complaints from bloggers and analysts for unveiling a predictable phone last week, but the company had one surprise no one saw coming. The surprise was so secret that the South Korean tech giant did not even bother to mention it during the last press event. Instead...
















