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Battery Capacity Over The Years: How Will Goodenough's New Invention Stack Up?
Friday, March 17, 2017 - 1:20pm | 1155Read More...Batteries have a long history, dating back to 1798, when Italian physicist Count Alessandro Volta built a primitive battery consisting of a stack of paired copper zinc disks separated by cardboard disks moistened with a salt or acid solution. Although devices have advanced tremendously over the...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Super Chip Stocks, Time Warner And More
Saturday, October 22, 2016 - 6:31pm | 703Read More...This weekend's Barron's cover story takes a look at the likely winners arising from a new breed of super semiconductors. The prospects for a media giant, a do-it-yourself moving company and a German chemicals maker are also examined. This issue also includes a special report on Barron's 12th...
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Will QUALCOMM's Snapdragon 821 Chip Power 2016 Nexus Phones?
Tuesday, July 12, 2016 - 10:29am | 361Read More...Google, owned by Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), will reportedly power its 2016 Nexus smartphones with the newly announced Snapdragon 821 processors from QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM). A report from Android Police explained, "Based on information from multiple and reliable sources, we...
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3 Companies Most Likely To Win When Virtual Reality Takes Over
Monday, June 27, 2016 - 8:12am | 413Read More...Virtual reality is the future of entertainment, at least according to analysts at Goldman Sachs. According to Tech Crunch, analysts at Goldman Sachs, the virtual reality segment will surpass the TV market in annual revenue within just 10 years. However, it is important to understand that the...
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Sony Announces Impairment Charge For Devices Segment, Shares Dip 3%
Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 10:44am | 239Read More...Shares of Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE: SNE) were trading lower by more than 3 percent Thursday morning after the company announced it has recorded an impairment charge in operating income of 59.6 billion yen ($0.5449 billion) related to long-lived assets in its Devices segment. Sony cited a decrease...
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Sony's Stock Recovers Morning Losses, Co. Confirms Suspension In Certain Operations Following Earthquakes
Monday, April 18, 2016 - 10:14am | 249Read More...Shares of Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE: SNE) opened for trading on Monday at $25.52 and hit an intra-day low of $25.45 shortly after the opening bell. However, the stock recovered a lot of its losses within 30 minutes and was last seen trading at $26.31, down 1.3 percent on the day. Investors and...
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Sony Spins Off PlayStation Business Into New Entity
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 10:43am | 356Read More...Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE: SNE) announced on Tuesday a major business update affecting its PlayStation segment. Sony stated in a press release it will create a new business named Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE) that will join the forces of all business units belonging to Sony Computer...
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Rovi's Stock Surges Following Renewal Of Agreement With Sony
Monday, December 28, 2015 - 12:33pm | 117Read More...Shares of Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) spiked higher by more than 6 percent Monday morning after the company announced the renewal of a patent license agreement with Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE: SNE). According to Rovi's press release, the company's renewed multi-year agreement will...
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Why Apple Is Delaying Its Streaming Service
Sunday, August 16, 2015 - 1:44pm | 348Read More...Recent reports have suggested that although Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) may launch a new version of Apple TV at a media event in September, the company has delayed the launch of its video streaming service. Brett Molina, tech editor at USA Today, was on CNBC last Friday to discuss the reasons behind...
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Weekly Tech Highlights: Sony Beat Apple To The Punch, Twitter M&A Rumors And More
Saturday, June 20, 2015 - 11:39am | 847Read More...This week was filled with M&A chatter, a massive change for one pay-TV provider and more legal drama for an industry stalwart. Twitter Was Rumored To Be Up For Sale… The media was all over Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) this week after Fox Business Network's Charlie Gasparino tweeted...
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IHS Technology Questions Fitbit's Sustainability
Friday, June 19, 2015 - 11:23am | 486Read More...Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT) had a hugely successful IPO on Thursday with shares closing up more than 48 percent above its IPO price of $20. Ian Fogg, senior director of mobile and telecoms at IHS Technology, was on CNBC Friday to discuss the competition Fitbit faces from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and...
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Sony Took A Big Bite Out Of Apple This Week
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 1:53pm | 883Read More...Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE: SNE) announced that PlayStation Vue will be the first online pay-TV service to offer a la carte channel subscriptions. The initial lineup is limited to three channels (Showtime, Machinima and Fox Soccer), but many more are on the way. This could be seen as a huge blow to...
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Why Advanced Micro Devices And NVIDIA Are Worth Watching
Monday, June 15, 2015 - 1:54pm | 509Read More...NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) are not typically thought of as E3 showstoppers, but they might be worth watching in 2015. "Watch for the hardware, the PC gaming graphics war between NVIDIA and AMD," Patrick Moorhead, president and principal analyst...
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Exclusive: PureFunds CEO Andrew Chanin Talks Investing In Cybersecurity
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - 3:27pm | 1000Read More...An investor who wants to take a tactical approach to investing in cybersecurity has two options – buy individual stocks or check out a company like PureFunds. PureFunds offers the only pure-play exchange-traded fund in the cybersecurity sector. PureFunds CEO Andrew Chanin spoke with...
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CBS CEO: 'When Apple Calls, You Always Listen'
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - 4:35pm | 352Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is in talks with a host of broadcasters, including local ones, for the launch of its web streaming TV service. CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) CEO Les Moonves was on CNBC Wednesday to reveal the kind of talks he is having with Apple regarding Apple TV programming. The Deal...
