Nokia and Apple are in a major legal battle heated after Apple filed a request to the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to block the importation of Nokia smartphones into the US. Battel started last October when Nokia charged Apple for using its patented technologies without paying for them. Nokia filed a lawsuit against [...]
17
2010
5
2010
Google’s Nexus One Officially revealed
Google Inc. (GOOG) on Tuesday has been offcially revealed its much anticipated Nexus One cellphone, the latest step in the online search giant’s effort to stake its claim in the nascent mobile Internet. Google also confirmed that two versions of the phone will ship: an unlocked version for $529 and a version with service from [...]
29
2009
Halt & Resume iPhone Sales in NYC
AT&T is resuming online sales of iPhones to New Yorkers after suspending them over the weekend for unclear reasons. Apple iPhone was still on sale through retail stores. Then abruptly started selling them again just as mysteriously on Monday. People who entered a New York zip code over the Christmas weekend while trying to buy [...]
21
2009
Intel Unveils Atom Processor
Intel has unveiled a new chip, codenamed Pine Trail, which brings together the Atom processor and the chipset in one single physical unit in a bid, by the world’s biggest semiconductor manufacturer to cut costs while improving power efficiency and performance. The chips are smaller and more energy-efficient than their predecessors. They also integrate graphics [...]
18
2009
BANR, MYRX, JAV, STT, NTRS, NPO, SID, NKE Popular Stocks
U.S. stocks were mixed Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 13 points to 10295 but the S&P 500 jumped 2.5 points to 1099 and the Nasdaq Composite Index moved up 22 points to 2202. Banner Corp. (NASDAQ:BANR, $2.45, +$0.08, 3.38%) canceled its planned stock offering of as much as $75 million but still [...]
18
2009
SMOD, CECO, APEI, BPI, STRA, APSG, CATY, NTAP, PQ Popular Stocks
U.S. stocks were higher Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.03% to 10312, the S&P 500 jumped 0.41% to 1101 and the Nasdaq Composite Index moved up 1.13 to 2205. Smart Modular Technologies (WWH) Inc. (NASDAQ:SMOD, $6.08, +$1.25, 25.88%) swung to a fiscal first-quarter profit on a year-earlier write-down while revenue continued to [...]
18
2009
CNW, ODFL, ABFS, YRCW, FWRD, PALM, DAN, KBH Popular Stocks
U.S. stocks were higher Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 6 points to 10314, the S&P 500 jumped 5 points to 1101 and the Nasdaq Composite Index moved up 25 points to 2205. Trucking companies, including Con-Way Inc. (NYSE:CNW, $37.55, +$1.27, 3.50%), Old Dominion Freight Lines Inc. (NASDAQ:ODFL, $33.09, +$0.32, +0.96%) and Arkansas [...]
18
2009
JCG, ANN, GES, GPS, DBRN, SWN, ZQK, LSI Popular Stocks
U.S. stocks were mixed Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.01% to 10307 but the S&P 500 jumped 0.33% to 1100 and the Nasdaq Composite Index moved up 1.08% to 2204. Retail stocks, including J.Crew Group Inc. (NYSE:JCG, $43.86, -$2.30, -4.98%) and AnnTaylor Corp. (NYSE:ANN, $14.99, -$0.47, -3.04%), declined as predictions for stormy [...]
18
2009
DRI, EAT, CAKE, RRGB, BWLD, CELG, VRSN, MTEX Popular Stocks
U.S. stocks were mixed Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 3 points to 10305 but the S&P 500 jumped 3.6 points to 1100 and the Nasdaq Composite Index moved up 24 points to 2204. Darden Restaurants Inc.’s (NYSE:DRI, $34.90, +$2.15, 6.56%) fiscal second-quarter earnings climbed 1% aided by cost cutting earlier this year [...]
18
2009
ORCL, CCL, AIRV, BCR, LDK, AIB, IRE, CRME Popular Stocks
U.S. stocks were higher Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.07% to 10316, the S&P 500 jumped 0.40% to 1100 and the Nasdaq Composite Index moved up 1.11 to 2204. Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL, $24.36, +$1.48, 6.46%) reported second-quarter profit and sales that topped Wall Street’s forecast thanks in part to favorable exchange rates, providing [...]