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Samsung Just Copied Apple Again
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 09, 3:00PM CDT
Samsung 's latest initiative, Milk Music, appears to have been heavily inspired by Apple 's iTunes Radio. Admittedly, Apple was far from an Internet radio pioneer -- iTunes Radio itself being a virtual Pandora clone -- but Samsung's move into...
Pandora's Future Looks Bleak
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 08, 11:30AM CST
For Pandora investors, the past 12 months have been terrific -- shares of the Internet radio giant are up more than 200%. Pandora's business has grown, and the company has achieved some limited profitability. Most importantly, listener hours have...
Apple Inc. Has Lost Another Market to Android
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 08, 9:30AM CST
It was only a matter of time: Last year, tablets powered by Google 's Android outsold Apple 's iPad, bringing Apple's multi-year run to an end. According to Gartner , Google's operating system powered nearly 62% of the tablets sold last year,...
Could Apple’s iPhone 6 Kill Corning’s Gorilla Glass?
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 07, 7:00PM CST
To answer the question I pose in the title: No, not exactly. However, that's not to overlook the fact that Apple 's possible use of one specific material in its upcoming iPhone 6 could spell disaster on specialty glass maker Corning 's ...
comScore Releases January Smartphone Figures
Eric Volkman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 07, 4:46PM CST
Apple , Samsung , and Google continue to dominate their corners of the smartphone business. Industry tracker comScore has released its latest monthly data for the technology, indicating that those three firms are still the powers to be reckoned...
Chinese Brands Creep Up the World Smartphone Charts
at The Street - Fri Mar 07, 5:00AM CST
Chinese smartphone brands have gained market share overseas through a combination of 'good-enough' quality and competitive pricing.
Is It Too Late to Buy InvenSense?
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 06, 7:00PM CST
InvenSense shares reached an all-time high on Wednesday, climbing as much 7.5%. The stock is up nearly 30% in the last month after the company resolved an intellectual property dispute with rival STMicroelectronics . Now, after a slew of product...
Samsung's Biggest Challenge to Apple's iPhone Could Come Later This Year
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 06, 5:00PM CST
When Samsung unveiled its upcoming flagship last month, the Galaxy S5, it proved to be an an immense disappointment -- widespread reports had suggested that the phone would feature a number of major improvements, including, among other things, an...
Does Samsung’s New Chromebook Pose a Threat?
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 05, 8:00PM CST
Samsung's very first Chromebook was an interesting beast. Unlike the power-guzzling, under-performing Atom based initial Google Chromebook, the Exynos Dual powered beauty offered solid performance and battery life in a power envelope that enabled...
Who Will Pay for Apple's A8?
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 05, 12:30PM CST
One of the big concerns in the semiconductor industry has been that the economics of next-generation process nodes beginning with the 20-nanometer node will lead to stagnation in next-generation chips. Since the dawn of the semiconductor industry,...
Samsung Foundry Talks a Big Game, But Can It Deliver?
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 04, 9:00PM CST
Samsung has been talking a rather big game with respect to its growing foundry business. In various investor conferences, the company has repeatedly claimed that it is aiming to be the world's top foundry and will transition to new technologies at...
How CarPlay Widens Apple's Moat
David Eller, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 04, 6:00PM CST
Yesterday, with the announcement of CarPlay, Apple leapfrogged Samsung and Google 's Android by giving iPhone users another reason to upgrade. This may be Apple's newest killer feature to spur the next upgrade cycle. As Apple builds out its...
Apple, Inc.'s iPad Isn't Living Up to Its Potential
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 04, 8:35AM CST
The current iPad lineup is missing something. Source: Apple. The iPad has sold like gangbusters since it was first launched, but as tablets have become nearly ubiquitous Apple and its competitors are looking for new ways to tap existing markets....
Will a Windows Phone Price Drop Make a Dent in iPhone and Android?
John Casteele, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Mar 03, 11:04AM CST
Microsoft 's Windows Phone mobile OS has been fighting an uphill battle to gain market share against Google 's Android and the iPhone's iOS. While it has made headway in international markets, the platform's low adoption rate in the United States...
What Apple’s Business Means to TSMC
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Mar 03, 11:00AM CST
Say hello to what likely appears to be one of the newest direct Apple suppliers: Taiwan Semiconductor . A smartphone or a tablet contains a ton of chips, so Taiwan Semiconductor has likely been an indirect supplier to Apple for quite some time....
What's Behind NQ Mobile's Flash Crash?
David Eller, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Mar 03, 10:30AM CST
NQ Mobile had a wild trading day on Friday, and that might have been just the beginning. The stock was halted after losing 20% of its value in 10 minutes without any apparent news during Friday's afternoon session. This week may be even more...
Is Marvell Technology Group a Good Investment?
Mukesh Baghel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Mar 03, 9:00AM CST
Marvell Technology Group is a global leader in integrated silicon solutions, providing chips for various applications such as storage and mobile. The company has been an outstanding performer in the last year with shares up more than 50%. ...
Google's Partners Are Pushing Another Radical Feature Apple's iPhone Lacks
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 01, 12:15PM CST
Apple 's iPhone lacks a number of hardware features common to most expensive Android handsets. You won't find an Apple-made handset with NFC technology, nor can you purchase an iPhone with a screen size remotely comparable to those offered by ...
Samsung Still Hasn't Revealed This Crucial Fact About the Galaxy S5
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Feb 28, 11:30AM CST
Google 's biggest hardware partner, Samsung , unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5, earlier this week. While the intricacies of the handset's hardware and software have mostly been revealed, there's still one major detail that...
Samsung and PayPal Are About to Show Apple How It's Done
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Feb 28, 8:00AM CST
Samsung unveiled its upcoming flagship Google Android-based smartphone, the Galaxy S5, earlier this week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The new device has a few small upgrades from its predecessor, most notably a fingerprint scanner...
Samsung Just Copied Apple Again
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 09, 3:00PM CDT
Samsung 's latest initiative, Milk Music, appears to have been heavily inspired by Apple 's iTunes Radio. Admittedly, Apple was far from an Internet radio pioneer -- iTunes Radio itself being a virtual Pandora clone -- but Samsung's move into...
Pandora's Future Looks Bleak
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 08, 11:30AM CST
For Pandora investors, the past 12 months have been terrific -- shares of the Internet radio giant are up more than 200%. Pandora's business has grown, and the company has achieved some limited profitability. Most importantly, listener hours have...
Apple Inc. Has Lost Another Market to Android
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 08, 9:30AM CST
It was only a matter of time: Last year, tablets powered by Google 's Android outsold Apple 's iPad, bringing Apple's multi-year run to an end. According to Gartner , Google's operating system powered nearly 62% of the tablets sold last year,...
Could Apple’s iPhone 6 Kill Corning’s Gorilla Glass?
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 07, 7:00PM CST
To answer the question I pose in the title: No, not exactly. However, that's not to overlook the fact that Apple 's possible use of one specific material in its upcoming iPhone 6 could spell disaster on specialty glass maker Corning 's ...
comScore Releases January Smartphone Figures
Eric Volkman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 07, 4:46PM CST
Apple , Samsung , and Google continue to dominate their corners of the smartphone business. Industry tracker comScore has released its latest monthly data for the technology, indicating that those three firms are still the powers to be reckoned...
Chinese Brands Creep Up the World Smartphone Charts
at The Street - Fri Mar 07, 5:00AM CST
Chinese smartphone brands have gained market share overseas through a combination of 'good-enough' quality and competitive pricing.
Is It Too Late to Buy InvenSense?
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 06, 7:00PM CST
InvenSense shares reached an all-time high on Wednesday, climbing as much 7.5%. The stock is up nearly 30% in the last month after the company resolved an intellectual property dispute with rival STMicroelectronics . Now, after a slew of product...
Samsung's Biggest Challenge to Apple's iPhone Could Come Later This Year
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 06, 5:00PM CST
When Samsung unveiled its upcoming flagship last month, the Galaxy S5, it proved to be an an immense disappointment -- widespread reports had suggested that the phone would feature a number of major improvements, including, among other things, an...
Does Samsung’s New Chromebook Pose a Threat?
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 05, 8:00PM CST
Samsung's very first Chromebook was an interesting beast. Unlike the power-guzzling, under-performing Atom based initial Google Chromebook, the Exynos Dual powered beauty offered solid performance and battery life in a power envelope that enabled...
Who Will Pay for Apple's A8?
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 05, 12:30PM CST
One of the big concerns in the semiconductor industry has been that the economics of next-generation process nodes beginning with the 20-nanometer node will lead to stagnation in next-generation chips. Since the dawn of the semiconductor industry,...
Samsung Foundry Talks a Big Game, But Can It Deliver?
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 04, 9:00PM CST
Samsung has been talking a rather big game with respect to its growing foundry business. In various investor conferences, the company has repeatedly claimed that it is aiming to be the world's top foundry and will transition to new technologies at...
How CarPlay Widens Apple's Moat
David Eller, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 04, 6:00PM CST
Yesterday, with the announcement of CarPlay, Apple leapfrogged Samsung and Google 's Android by giving iPhone users another reason to upgrade. This may be Apple's newest killer feature to spur the next upgrade cycle. As Apple builds out its...
Apple, Inc.'s iPad Isn't Living Up to Its Potential
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 04, 8:35AM CST
The current iPad lineup is missing something. Source: Apple. The iPad has sold like gangbusters since it was first launched, but as tablets have become nearly ubiquitous Apple and its competitors are looking for new ways to tap existing markets....
Will a Windows Phone Price Drop Make a Dent in iPhone and Android?
John Casteele, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Mar 03, 11:04AM CST
Microsoft 's Windows Phone mobile OS has been fighting an uphill battle to gain market share against Google 's Android and the iPhone's iOS. While it has made headway in international markets, the platform's low adoption rate in the United States...
What Apple’s Business Means to TSMC
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Mar 03, 11:00AM CST
Say hello to what likely appears to be one of the newest direct Apple suppliers: Taiwan Semiconductor . A smartphone or a tablet contains a ton of chips, so Taiwan Semiconductor has likely been an indirect supplier to Apple for quite some time....
What's Behind NQ Mobile's Flash Crash?
David Eller, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Mar 03, 10:30AM CST
NQ Mobile had a wild trading day on Friday, and that might have been just the beginning. The stock was halted after losing 20% of its value in 10 minutes without any apparent news during Friday's afternoon session. This week may be even more...
Is Marvell Technology Group a Good Investment?
Mukesh Baghel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Mar 03, 9:00AM CST
Marvell Technology Group is a global leader in integrated silicon solutions, providing chips for various applications such as storage and mobile. The company has been an outstanding performer in the last year with shares up more than 50%. ...
Google's Partners Are Pushing Another Radical Feature Apple's iPhone Lacks
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 01, 12:15PM CST
Apple 's iPhone lacks a number of hardware features common to most expensive Android handsets. You won't find an Apple-made handset with NFC technology, nor can you purchase an iPhone with a screen size remotely comparable to those offered by ...
Samsung Still Hasn't Revealed This Crucial Fact About the Galaxy S5
Sam Mattera, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Feb 28, 11:30AM CST
Google 's biggest hardware partner, Samsung , unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5, earlier this week. While the intricacies of the handset's hardware and software have mostly been revealed, there's still one major detail that...
Samsung and PayPal Are About to Show Apple How It's Done
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Feb 28, 8:00AM CST
Samsung unveiled its upcoming flagship Google Android-based smartphone, the Galaxy S5, earlier this week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The new device has a few small upgrades from its predecessor, most notably a fingerprint scanner...
