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Deutsche Bank Bullish On Maxim Integrated Ahead Of Q2 Print
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 9:41am | 243Read More...Ross Seymore of Deutsche Bank on Wednesday previewed Maxim Integrated Products Inc.'s (NASDAQ: MXIM) second-quarter results and expects the company to report an in-line quarter, but notes the company is poised to “bounce back” in calender year 2015 and 2016. Shares are Buy rated...
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JMP Securities Turns Bearish On Intel
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 9:49am | 251Read More...Alex Gauna of JMP Securities on Tuesday downgraded Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) to Market Underperform from Market Perform, while establishing a $30 price target following the firm's industry sources revealing there exists a sharp reduction in server activity heading into 2015. "...
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Xiaomi Puts The Heat On Apple In China, Unveils iPhone 6 Plus Competitor
Friday, January 16, 2015 - 11:52am | 461Read More...In a span of three years since its inception, Xiaomi has achieved a feat few could have believed possible. It’s now the world's third-largest smartphone maker behind tech giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung. Related Link: Should Facebook Still Try To Build A Smartphone? The...
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Oppenheimer Comments On Meeting With BlackBerry's CFO
Friday, January 16, 2015 - 11:13am | 207Read More...Andrew Uerkwitz of Oppenheimer on Thursday summarized in a note details of a recent meeting with BlackBerry Ltd's (NASDAQ: BBRY) Chief Financial Officer James Yersh. Uerkwitz notes that the executive denied the speculation of a takeout bid by Samsung, but did talk about creating strong partnerships...
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Why Samsung Acquiring BlackBerry Would 'Make Strategic Sense'
Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 8:28am | 384Read More...The Street was buzzing Wednesday with rumors of Samsung having talks with BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) for a possible acquisition. However, both Samsung and BlackBerry issued statements shortly stating that no such talks were talking place. Ashok Kumar, analyst at Imperial Capital, was on...
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UPDATE: BlackBerry Spikes 30% On Samsung Acquisition Report; Shares Give Back Gains As Talks Denied
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 5:04pm | 204Read More...Shares of BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) spiked up nearly 30 percent Wednesday following a Reuters report that Samsung was interested in acquiring the company for upwards of $7.5 billion. Samsung may be looking to access Blackberry’s patent portfolio and is rumored to have offered a range...
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Should Facebook Still Try To Build A Smartphone?
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 2:33pm | 487Read More...Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) reportedly discussed a potential investment with Xiaomi, one of the fastest-growing smartphone manufacturers in the world. The unconfirmed deal ultimately fell through, but it is a curious development given Facebook's past. CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2012 said that a...
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Barclays Upgrades Cirrus Logic On New Opportunities, Stock Soars 20%
Monday, December 15, 2014 - 11:57am | 231Read More...Barclays upgraded Cirrus Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRUS) from Underweight to Overweight and raised its price target from $18 to $28 price. The stock soared 20 percent amid the rating change. Analyst Blayne Curtis commented that he saw “opportunities for CRUS to lever the [Smart Codec and...
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Weekly Highlights: Apple's iPod Problem, Galaxy S6 Leaks And More
Sunday, December 7, 2014 - 7:01pm | 143Read More...Now that Christmas is approaching, it's time to start looking ahead to the next batch of smartphones coming in 2015. First up: the Galaxy S6. Little is known about this mysterious device, but the specs may have leaked online. Elsewhere in technology, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reportedly...
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Is Samsung The Next BlackBerry?
Friday, December 5, 2014 - 4:30pm | 654Read More...SAMSUNG ELECT LTD (OTCMKTS:SSNLF) mobile business declined 74 percent in the third quarter, highlighting the company's ongoing struggle at retail. Is this a sign of things to come? "In their current shape and form, every indication is that Samsung is going to be the next BlackBerry Ltd...
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Apple, Samsung 'Best Frenemies Forever' Following New Chip Deal, Says This Analyst
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 10:03am | 331Read More...Beginning in 2016, Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) main chip supplier for its iPhone and iPad devices will be none other than its rival, Samsung (OTC: SSNLF), according to Korea Times. As top supplier to Apple, Samsung will be displacing Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE: TSM) who...
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CEVA Surges Amid Oppenheimer Upgrade
Friday, November 14, 2014 - 3:10pm | 205Read More...Oppenheimer upgraded CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA) from Perform to Outperform and established a $19 price target. Analysts Andrew Uerkwitz and Martin Yang commented that in the smartphone market "1) the primary growth area is low-to-mid-end handsets in developing markets and 2) due to hyper-...
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iPhone 6 Vs. Entire Galaxy Line: Will Apple Win The Holidays?
Friday, November 14, 2014 - 1:57pm | 846Read More...Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are going up against a large number of Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) devices, including the newly released Galaxy Note Edge. The iPhone 6 has been very successful, but the 6 Plus' bendable body surprised consumers who expected Apple to...
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Barron's Recap: Time To Buy Samsung
Sunday, October 12, 2014 - 11:35am | 842Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: why Samsung Electronics (OTC: SSNLF) looks like a bargain, and the prospects for VF Corp., the Internet of Things, auto suppliers, Blackstone Group and more. Cover Story "Time To Buy Samsung" by Andrew Bary. Samsung Electronics may be the world's cheapest big stock...
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Apple Inc.'s iPhone 6 Plus Radiates More Than Samsung's Galaxy Note 3: Should You Be Concerned?
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 10:54am | 655Read More...There has been a lot of talk about Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 6 and the radio frequency (RF) radiation dangers of storing it in a pocket. Apple has been warning consumers about the risks of RF exposure for at least a few years years. One document, iPhone 5 RF Exposure Information,...
