Why Qualcomm's New Chip Looks Great
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 15 mins ago
Qualcomm is the world's leading mobile processor vendor. As a result of extremely solid execution, the company has continued to solidify its leadership position in mobile products. Over the past several months, the company has been rolling out a...
Acer Kicks Intel Out of Its Smartphones for 2014
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 19, 5:00PM CDT
Intel 's low-power CPU cores have become pretty good over the past several years. However, its products have typically lacked certain functionality aspects -- such as integrated cellular baseband -- that make them largely uncompetitive...
Intel Burns Nearly $1 Billion on Mobile in Q1
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 19, 3:00PM CDT
As a longtime Intel shareholder, it has been tough watching this company stumble again and again when it comes to smartphones and tablets. I still vividly remember the presentations the company showed investors back at the 2011 investor meeting....
Dow Jones Earnings: What Intel and IBM Said About Tech This Week
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 18, 5:01PM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrials had a busy week on the earnings front, with 30% of its components issuing their reports for the most recent quarter. IBM and Intel represented the extensive Dow tech contingent, and both companies showed just...
Intel Corporation Earnings: Stabilization, but More Is Needed
Bob Ciura, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 18, 11:30AM CDT
First-quarter results from Intel are out, and for the most part, they're unimpressive. Intel managed to meet analyst expectations on earnings, but its underlying business shrank compared to the same quarter a year ago. The stock shot up in...
3D Systems Partners with Staples - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Apr 17, 5:10PM CDT
3D Systems' approach to expand its business through its strategic growth initiative has been quite impressive.
Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - Thu Apr 17, 5:02PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
This Hedge Fund Owns a Town. What Else Has It Bought Lately?
Selena Maranjian, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 17, 4:15PM CDT
Every quarter, many money managers have to disclose what they've bought and sold via "13F" filings. Their latest moves can shine a bright light on smart stock picks. Today, let's look at Marathon Asset Management. Founded in 1998, it's a...
Women Take Center Stage at IMS2014
PR Newswire - Thu Apr 17, 12:42PM CDT
Intel Corporations' Intel Labs Vice President and Director of Integrated Computing Research (ICR) Dr. Vida Ilderem will serve as plenary session speaker on Monday, June 2, 2014 at the IEEE MTT-S 2014 International Microwave Symposium (IMS), marking the first female plenary speaker in the history of IMS.
Intel Corporation's Next Leg of Growth May Be as a Foundry
David Eller, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 17, 12:05PM CDT
Intel reported results that beat expectations but were not strong enough to get the company's top or bottom line growing again. Growth in data-center revenue was the highlight at 11%, but there were other reasons to be optimistic. The end of...
Intel Corporation Rides Out PC Declines, Needs More Tablet Growth
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 17, 11:05AM CDT
Amidst a slowing PC industry Intel is still holding its own and, in some segments, actually growing. Not all the news form the company's first-quarter earnings were great, but there was definitely some news for investors to be happy about. PCs...
How Will Companies Secure the Internet of Things?
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 17, 10:50AM CDT
With each new modern innovation -- from the automobile to the Internet -- people have had to adapt not just to the new opportunities it brought, but also with new problems that came with it. In the same way, the Internet of Things, which connects...
Jim Cramer: Where Faux Wisdom Makes Real Money
at The Street - Thu Apr 17, 10:26AM CDT
In tech, several of these tropes are currently making the rounds.
Dow 30 Stock Roundup: JNJ Beats, JPM Disappoints - Analyst Blog
Swarup Gupta - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Apr 17, 9:46AM CDT
The Dow notched up substantial gains during a holiday shortened week, boosted by several positive factors.
Stock Market News for April 17, 2014 - Market News
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Apr 17, 9:06AM CDT
Benchmarks ended higher on Wednesday primarily boosted by encouraging industrial production data and better-than-expected Chinese economic data
McAfee Outlines Strategy for Connected Network Security
Business Wire - Thu Apr 17, 7:01AM CDT
McAfee, part of Intel Security, today outlined its strategy for helping businesses and government agencies strengthen their network protection through a powerful combination of integrated technologies. As part of its strategy, McAfee is strengthening its network portfolio with deeper integration and expanded use of both global and local threat intelligence.
Intel Doubters Must Apologize
at The Street - Thu Apr 17, 5:30AM CDT
Anyone who doubted Intel on the basis of its management team needs to think again.
Global Analog IC Market 2014-2018 with Analog Devices, Infineon, Qualcomm, STMicroelectronics & Texas Instruments Dominating
M2 - Thu Apr 17, 5:00AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/j5pd9m/global_analog_ic) has announced the addition of the "Global Analog IC Market 2014-2018 with Analog Devices, Infineon, Qualcomm, STMicroelectronics & Texas Instruments Dominating" report to their offering. Analog ICs are being increasingly used in LED lighting applications because of their power-efficient functions. The demand for LED lighting systems is growing as they consume less power and provide more brightness. LEDs are widely deployed in industrial, commercial and household lighting solutions. LEDs are also preferred in the Automotive sector. Thus, the demand for power-efficient LEDs is leading to increasing usage of analog ICs in these diodes. According to the report, the growth of the Global Analog IC market is driven by several factors, including the need for smart power management in electronic products. Analog ICs are the perfect solution for smart power management in electronic products as they help electronic products consume less power while maintaining their functionality. Further, the report states that the growth of the Global Analog IC market is limited by some serious challenges such as the demand and supply imbalance of analog ICs. The Global Analog IC market is witnessing a cyclic nature of demand where the demand will be high for a few years and then low for the next few years, leading to an imbalance in demand and supply. Key vendors dominating this space are Analog Devices Inc., Infineon Technologies AG, Qualcomm Inc., STMicroelectronics NV, and Texas Instruments Inc. Other vendors mentioned in the report are EPOS Development Ltd., Intel Corp., Linear Technology Corp., LG Electronics, Maxim Integrated products, NXP Semiconductors, ON Semiconductor, Renesas Electronics Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Skyworks Solutions Inc., and Toyota Motor Corp. Key Topics Covered: - Executive Summary - List of Abbreviations - Scope of the Report - Market Research Methodology - Introduction - Market Landscape - Market Segmentation by End-user - Market Segmentation by Product - Geographical Segmentation - Key Leading Countries - Buying Criteria - Market Growth Drivers - Drivers and their Impact - Market Challenges - Impact of Drivers and Challenges - Market Trends - Trends and their Impact - Vendor Landscape - Key Vendor Analysis For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/j5..._analog_ic
Here's Why You Should Cut Intel Some Slack
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 16, 10:48PM CDT
Back at Mobile World Congress 2014, Intel launched its next-generation smartphone platform, codenamed Merrifield. At the heart of the platform are a dual-core Silvermont processor and Imagination Technologies PowerVR G6400 graphics, and it...
Investor Beat: IPO Bonanza
Alison Southwick, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 16, 8:09PM CDT
The New York Times has reported that the first three months of 2014 saw more companies go public than in any quarter since 2000. While some recent IPOs such as King Digital got crushed after their public offering, others such as Coupons.com saw...