Qualcomm 4Q Results Beat Estimates; Predicts Solid Growth
Qualcomm Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOM), the biggest U.S. designer of chips for smartphones, reported higher-than-expected fourth-quarter results Wednesday.
Imagination Buys MIPS To Battle ARM For Mobile Chips
Britain's Imagination Technologies (London: IMG) said it plans to acquire MIPS Technologies for $60 million to battle ARM Holdings (Nasdaq: ARMH).
Sprint Acquires More Midwest Spectrum With SoftBank Cash
Sprint-Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), the No. 3 U.S. telecommunications carrier, said it plans to acquire $480 million worth of valuable long-term evolution (LTE) spectrum in the Midwest.
Qualcomm 4Q Earnings: Barometer Of Smartphone Growth?
Qualcomm is scheduled to report higher fourth-quarter results Wednesday. Big question: clues for continued demand for current quarter and into 2013.
AOL Shares Rocket After Good 3Q Results, Big Dividend
AOL (NYSE: AOL) shares rocketed to a five-year high after the company reported stellar earnings and a special dividend.
Apple Switch? Renewed Speculation Of Snubbing Intel For ARM Chips
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) has been selling the iPhone 5 with the new A6 processor since Sept. 21. It may stop buying from Intel.
HubSpot, Social Media Site, Nets $35M In New Capital
HubSpot, developer of so-called “all in one” marketing software used by 8,000 companies, raised $35 million in new venture capital.
Long Island Eye: Freezing In The Dark – Again
How could Superstorm Sandy have plunged 90 percent of us into the dark, displaced thousands and caused misery: complacency.
Sandberg Joins Facebook Sellers: Don't They Ever Learn?
Sheryl Sandberg, COO and director of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), joined the parade of insiders who have cashed in on the company's public status.
Netflix Shares Rise Slightly After Anti-Icahn 'Poison Pill'
Netflix Inc. (NFLX) shares rose slightly after the company adopted a “poison pill” to battle activist investor Carl Icahn.
Technology Focus: Forward With Obama And Biden
There's little doubt the technology sector would be better off if Barack Obama is re-elected as President and Joe Biden as Vice President.
Active Network Shares Plunge 46% On Loss Forecast
Shares of the Active Network Inc. (NYSE: ACTV), one of the biggest websites for registrants in events such as marathons and Little Leagues, plunged.
Sharp, Big Apple Supplier, Warns Of 'Doubts' Of Survival
Japan's Sharp Corp. (Tokyo: 6753), a major supplier to Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL), warned of “material doubt” it can survive as a public company.
Netflix Shares Ease Day After Icahn Discloses 10% Interest
Shares of Netflix Inc. (NFLX) eased slightly Thursday, a day after activist investor Carl Icahn disclosed he had acquired a near-10 percent stake.
Eqecat Sandy Damage Estimate: As High As $50B
Total economic damage from Superstorm Sandy could reach $50 billion, Eqecat forecasters said.
RedPrairie To Acquire JDA Software To Battle Oracle, SAP
Private RedPrairie will acquire JDA Software (Nasdaq: JDAS) to battle Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL), SAP (NYSE: SAP).
IBM Reports Carbon Nanotube Breakthrough For Advanced Chips
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) reported a breakthrough using carbon nanotubes that could overcome current roadblocks in the chip sector.
Powerful Computers, Software, Satellites Aid Forecasters Evaluating Hurricane Sandy
Meteoreologists using the fastest supercomputers, software and satellites track Hurricane Sandy trying to forecast danger and damage.
Technology Focus: 5 Takeaways From Tech Earnings
Five keys to technology earnings: the strongest thrive, cash is king, get customers to use products more, look behind scenes.
Economic Recovery? To Gin Up Profits, Companies Firing Tens of Thousands
U.S. companies announced thousands of layoffs last week, including many on Friday, despite economic growth.
Citigroup Gets $2M Fine For Facebook IPO Behavior From Mass. Regulator
Citigroup (NYSE: C), the No. 3 U.S. bank, was fined $2 million by Massachusetts over its participation in Facebook’s (Nasdaq: FB) $17 billion IPO in May.
Amazon.com Results Miss Estimates, Issues 4Q Forecast Slightly Below Calls
Sprint Becomes Latest Carrier To Benefit From iPhone Cachet
The iPhone from Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), may be just what the doctor ordered for the Big 3 mobile carriers: a proven moneymaker.
Yahoo CEO May Redo Home Page In Strategy Reboot
CEO Mayer, while she wasn’t asked about a revision, said Yahoo “hasn’t been completely consistent ... in terms of our overall site design.”
Yahoo Acquires App Developer Stamped In First Deal Under New CEO Mayer
Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) said it has acquired Stamped, a private developer of apps that permit users to record and share recommendations.
Acquia, Drupal Content Developer, Begins Cloud Media Manager
Acquia announced a cloud-based service, Acquia Media Cloud, a rich-media and collaboration platform for Drupal users.
Sprint’s Loss Lower Than Feared But Lost Mobile Customers In 3Q
Sprint-Nextel Corp. reported a third-quarter loss below estimates but also said it had lost about 456,000 mobile subscribers.
Amazon 3Q Earnings: The Last Quarter Of Losses To Stoke Kindle’s Fire?
Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), is expected to report a loss, in large part due to its effort to build momentum for its line of Kindle Fire tablets.
Sprint’s 3Q Results: More Losses Coming But Subscribers, SoftBank Key
Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S) will report a third-quarter loss but investors await subscriber numbers and comment about SoftBank's acquisition bid.
Facebook Shares Leap 24% After Beating Analyst Estimates
Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) rose 24 percent Wednesday after the company reported third-quarter results that exceeded estimates.
