Why Amazon Is Still Smiling Despite Q2 Loss
Amazon has never given granular detail about its business, preferring to keep investors, analysts and the media as far away as possible from knowing the…
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More Than A Quarter Of Facebook Users Hate Its New Ads
Shares of Facebook have surged more than 25% since the company reported second-quarter earnings ahead of Wall Street's expectations. Facebook's growing ad business helped the…
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How To Stop Google From Spamming Your Gmail Inbox With Ads
Earlier this week, Google adopted a new strategy and is now placing targeted advertisements in the inboxes of Gmail users. The company is rolling out a redesign…
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SSR Sees Signs That Apple's Business Model Is 'Beginning To Come Apart'
Apple scored a small but much-needed victory on Tuesday when it posted fiscal third-quarter results that beat analysts' consensus, sending the stock soaring as much…
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Apple Is Still The Most Profitable Consumer Electronics Company In The World [Updated]
In the second calendar quarter this year, Apple retained its long-standing title of most profitable consumer electronics company in the world. Earlier this month, Samsung posted…
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Apple Posts Q3 Results: Earnings Beat Estimates At $7.47 Per Share On $35B In Sales
Apple shares closed above $600 on July 23rd last year and then fell sharply on the 24th when Apple posted a huge earnings miss for…
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Small Utah-Based ISP Forced To Install Black Box That Allowed Feds To Spy
Pete Ashdown, the CEO of small Utah ISP XMission, says that in 2010 he received a Foreign Intelligence Service Act (FISA) warrant that allowed the…
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Nvidia Undeterred By Gloomy Projections, Pledges Loyalty To Windows RT
Even though manufacturers keep running away from Windows RT, chipmaker Nvidia is sticking by its commitment to make GPUs for devices based on Microsoft's tablet…
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Motorola Is Turning Into A Rotting Albatross Around Google's Neck
The albatross was a sacred animal to old mariners. The punishment for killing the big bird on a sailing ship was having to carry it around your…
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Google Posts Big Miss With Q2 EPS Of $9.56
Google on Thursday reported earnings of $9.56 per share on revenues of $14.11 billion, thus missing Wall Street's second-quarter EPS consensus of $10.78 on $14.4…
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Microsoft Reports Q4 Miss: $0.59 EPS On Revenues Of $19.89 Billion
With PC sales tumbling and Microsoft continuing to struggle to find its place in the mobile market, all eyes turn to the company's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings…
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Elop Finally Admits Why Nokia Didn't Switch To Android: Samsung Scared Him Away
Every single time Nokia unveils a new smartphone or reports numbers of any kind, a familiar question is raised: What if Nokia had switched to…
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Nokia's Smartphone Prices Are Dropping Like A Rock
Overall, Nokia's second-quarter sales and earnings came in above expectations thanks to the strong network unit performance. But the smartphone unit volume was light at 7.4…
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Yahoo Ups Its Efforts To Compete With Google's Mobile Ad Powerhouse
Yahoo has been acquiring companies left and right since former Google executive Marissa Mayer became the company's chief executive. Mayer has emphasized the importance of…
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Why The NSA Will Have A Tougher Time Spying Through The Xbox One Kinect Sensor
Given all the allegations surrounding Microsoft's supposed cooperation with the United States government on implementing the PRISM surveillance program, it's not too far-fetched to worry that the National…
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Moment Of Truth For Nokia
Nokia reports its spring quarter on Thursday — and the stakes are very high, indeed. The substantial spring revenue weakness from BlackBerry and HTC implies that many second-tier…
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How Do Wireless Carriers Plan To Milk Subscribers As Growth Slows? New Fees, New Tricks
How do you put your company in the best possible position to grow when you've seemingly squeezed customers as much as they can possibly be…
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Hulu Owners No Longer Looking To Sell, Plan Additional $750 Million Investment
Hulu announced on Friday that 21st Century Fox, NBCUniversal and The Walt Disney Company will maintain ownership of the company. The video streaming service was…
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Never Mind The Lumia 1020 - Nokia's Future Rides On The Asha 501
Nokia on Thursday announced the $300 Lumia 1020, yet another U.S. flagship phone that is likely doomed to top out at around 300,00 to 500,000 units…
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Judge Rules Apple Violated Antitrust Law In eBook Price-Fixing Case [Updated]
A judge has found that Apple violated federal antitrust laws in an eBooks price-fixing case where the company was accused of leading a conspiracy to…
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Samsung Apes Microsoft's Strategy, Throws Money At Developers For Tizen Apps
The market hasn't exactly been kind to operating systems that aren't iOS or Android, which is why Microsoft has been smartly offering app developers large…
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Sprint Completes Purchase Of Clearwire
Sprint on Tuesday announced that it has completed its acquisition of wireless wholesaler Clearwire. The FCC approved the merger last week and Clearwire shareholders voted…
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How Netflix Saved 'The Killing'
Netflix has evolved from a basic TV and movie streaming service to a full-fledged media network. The company previously outbid HBO, Showtime and AMC for…
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Samsung Beat Out Apple On Fortune's Global 500 List
Fortune on Monday released its most recent rankings of worldwide companies based on revenue in their fiscal years ended on or before March 31st, 2013.…
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BlackBerry Faces Critical Questions Going Into Shareholders Meeting
BlackBerry's stock took a huge 30% hit after the company posted worse than expected earnings last Friday, and executives will likely face difficult and critical…
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Google Ordered To Change Privacy Policy In U.K.
The U.K. Information Commissioners Office on Thursday ordered Google to change its privacy policy to comply with U.K. data laws. The company updated its privacy…
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Google Again Comes Under Fire For Advertising Illegal Prescription Drugs
The attorney generals of Nebraska and Oklahoma on Tuesday blasted Google for selling Internet advertisements for illegal pharmacies that sell counterfeit drugs. Nebraska Attorney General…
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