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Unlike Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is not overly forthcoming about its R&D initiative. Instead of promoting the technology of tomorrow, Apple tends to wait until a product is ready for release before revealing its plans. In fact, if it weren'...

Last year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) made a massive investment in fingerprint scanning technology. Instead of spending a small sum of money to acquire a startup (which is very common for the company), Apple paid $365 million to acquire AuthenTec. Before the acquisition, AuthenTec worked with companies...

Lenovo (OTC: LNVGY) is on the verge of a major shift that could change the landscape of outsourced manufacturing. According to DigiTimes, the Chinese tech giant wants to produce 60 percent of its notebooks in-house next year. In 2013, the company outsourced 75 percent of its notebook production to...

In 2011, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) became the world's largest buyer of NAND flash memory. Between the iPhone, iPad, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with Retina Display, Apple produces several devices that use flash memory exclusively. Not even Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) -- which actually produces its own...

Lenovo (OTC: LNVGY) is making headlines this morning after reiterating its mission to acquire major businesses within the smartphone and PC sectors. In January, a Lenovo CFO Wong Wai Ming revealed that the company was looking at "all opportunities" -- including BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY), which was...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) rarely comes close to attaining the most sales in the PC market. That's because the Mac, which achieved record sales in 2011 and 2012, rarely sells more than five million units per quarter. In 2013, Mac sales began to decline, creating some concern among market watchers. To...

Ciena (NASDAQ: CIEN), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) were among the communications equipment makers recommended in a recent research report from the Institutional Portfolio analysts at Oppenheimer. The analysts see these companies as poised...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) was expected ship as many as eight million units of the second-generation Nexus 7 in 2013. A new report by DigiTimes indicated that may not be the case. According to the Taiwan-based supply chain publication, global shipments are estimated to come in at 3.5 million units --...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), CBS (NYSE: CBS), Merck (NYSE: MRK) and Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) all have or are expected to have monster stock repurchase plans of more than $5 billion. Below, we take a quick look at how these stocks have fared and what analysts expect from them. When it comes to returning...

The last seven days have provided another round of enticing headlines for investors to examine. For the first time in a while, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) seemed to gain more headlines -- and more positive attention -- than its Cupertino, California-based competitor. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) didn't stay...

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) is getting ready to launch its first iPhone competitor since 2011. According to DigiTimes, the company is working with Taiwan-based supply chain makers to create a new smartphone. Hewlett-Packard hopes to release the device before the end of 2013. If the company...

In the ongoing battle for supremacy in PC manufacturing, Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and Lenovo continue to fight a heated battle. On a quarterly basis, either of these firms could emerge as the world's largest producer in any particular category. During the second quarter, Lenovo took the lead...

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) may be getting rave reviews for its Haswell-based notebooks, but consumers and retailers could be too distracted to notice. According to DigiTimes, most channel retailers had expected the penetration of touch screen notebooks (specifically those using Haswell) to fall within...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) are front-and-center in tech news Thursday after two Asia-Pacific media outlets report key product offering developments. Apple The days of Apple being able to hide its upcoming products until a media event are gone, despite the company’s...

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) achieved a surprising degree of success with its $99 TouchPad. The tablet originally sold for $499. After succumbing to the power of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad, which dominated the market at the time (and still does throughout most of the world), Hewlett-Packard...