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Now if only we could confirm whether or not the internal e-mails are real. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), the company that loves computer manufacturing so much that it has decided to run away from it, is apparently going to split webOS into two divisions – one for software and one for hardware. If...

At least, it could be the future for Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), which is slated to back away from computer manufacturing. Despite this major, Earth-shattering decision, one HP exec thinks that the company could bring back the TouchPad. In an interview with Reuters (via Business Insider), Todd...

It's the question the Mac maker never wanted to ask. But we all knew it was coming. Even if Steve Jobs had been able to continue as CEO, he could not hold that position forever. Eventually Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was going to need a new chief executive to take over. In accordance with Jobs'...

Or were buyers simply excited to get a $500 device for 80% off? Consumers love a good sale. Between the weekly ads in the paper, the endless number of coupon options online or off, the onslaught of commercials, and the growth of daily deal sites, you would think that our desire to save would...

First Motorola, Next BlackBerry. With Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) recent acquisition of Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI) for $12.5 billion, is Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) next up for auction? Mid-February, Research In Motion was trading just under $70 a share. Tuesday, the stock is down to $27 per...

Earnings season is not over yet. Among the companies on deck to report quarterly results this coming week are Deere (NYSE: DE), Smucker (NYSE: SJM) and Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL). Analysts expect Deere's per-share earnings to be more than 13% higher than a year ago. Smucker's earnings are forecast to...

Global Equities Research sent out a memo this morning regarding customer interest in Hewlett-Packard's (NYSE: HPQ) TouchPad tablet. “We did a quick check on the customer interest in HP Web OS-based TouchPad Wi-Fi with Tiger Direct and Best Buy (NYSE: BBY),” said Trip Chowdhry, Managing Director of...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is profiting at the expense of our stupidity. “Stupidity!?” Yes, stupidity. Consumers have been a little too excited about Apple's products lately, and the company is more than happy to take advantage of that. Earlier this month it was revealed that Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:...

When Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) isn't stuck in litigation, it can rest easy knowing that it has kicked the tar out of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ). Cult of Mac has the full scoop, including a detailed analysis explaining how Apple is able to make more money selling one Mac than HP makes selling seven...

FBN Securities has initiated coverage on the following companies: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Outperform, $500 PT International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) Outperform, $200 PT Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) Outperform, $19 PT Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) Sector Perform, $38 PT

Jabil Circuit (NYSE: JBL) is set to report third-quarter fiscal 2011 results Tuesday, June 21, after the markets close. Analysts are looking for the tech company to report that earnings grew 29.8% from a year ago to $0.57 per share. Sixty days ago, that consensus earnings estimate was the same. The...

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is out with its report today on Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Bank of America Merrill Lynch writes, "We view HP as a large cap, defensive investment, owing to a high portion of recurring sales, significant cost cutting levers,...

Fossil (NASDAQ: FOSL) and SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI) reached new 52-week highs of $110.61 and $26.42 per share, respectively, in Tuesday morning trading. Fossil was recently upgraded to Buy at ISI Group, which has a $120 price target on the stock. Fossil has a market cap of $6.8 billion and is a...

Sterne Agee is out with its report today on Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Sterne Agee writes, "We maintain our Buy rating on HPQ shares as we find the risk-reward favorable at 6.5x CY12 EPS. In addition, we view HPQ as a fairly defensive play with its...

BMC provided color on Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and Dell (NASDAQ: DELL). In a research report published today, BMC stressed that higher components costs for both companies could provide a headwind to their stock price performance. In the report, BMC states, "for both Dell and HP, increases in...