ZTE Announces Google Now Launcher Offering Improved User Experience and Better Value
Business Wire - Thu Jul 17, 10:42PM CDT
ZTE, one of the top global handset manufacturers, today announces one of the first few pre-loaded Google Now Launcher smartphones among non-Nexus and non-Google Play Experience devices worldwide to offer improved user experience and better value. The ZTE Blade Vec 4G smartphone with Google Now Launcher incorporates the Qualcomm(R) Snapdragon(TM) 400 processor and furthers ZTE's strong relationship with Google and Qualcomm Technologies in growing the LTE market.
Itron Agrees to Deliver Utilita Managed Service Solution - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 17, 5:00PM CDT
Itron (ITRI) and Utilita's agreement will help consumers to buy energy from two national vending service providers with the managed repayment of tariffs and levels of credit and debt.
QUALCOMM Set to Possibly Rebound After Yesterday's Selloff of 1.90%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Jul 17, 4:14PM CDT
QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $77.88 to a high of $79.21. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.9%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $79.15 on volume of 12.5 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Rebound in Shares of QUALCOMM After 1.90% Loss
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Jul 17, 4:14PM CDT
QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $77.88 to a high of $79.21. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.9%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $79.15 on volume of 12.5 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Can Intel Corporation’s Ambitious 2015 Smartphone Plans Compete With Qualcomm?
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 17, 11:00AM CDT
Earlier, I took at look at what went wrong with Intel 's smartphone plans during 2014. But as investors, it's important to understand but not dwell on the past. As Intel looks to take on mobile juggernaut Qualcomm , it's worth taking a look...
Critical Alerts For Stratasys, Smith & Wesson, Qualcomm, Rambus, and JC Penney Released By InvestorsObserver
PR Newswire - Thu Jul 17, 8:31AM CDT
InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for SSYS, SWHC, QCOM, RMBS, and JCP.
Edico Genome Raises $10 Million in Series A Financing to Commercialize DRAGEN Chip to Overcome Sequencing Data Analysis Bottleneck
PR Newswire - Thu Jul 17, 6:30AM CDT
Edico Genome announced today that it has raised $10 million in a Series A financing to commercialize its DRAGEN(TM) Bio-IT Processor, the world's first next-generation sequencing bioinformatics application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The financing was led by Qualcomm Incorporated, through its venture investment group, Qualcomm Ventures, and included Axon Ventures and Greg Lucier, who made his first investment following his role as chairman and chief executive officer of Life Technologies. Concurrent with the financing, Mr. Lucier was appointed to the Edico Genome board of directors. Advisory board members include Eric Topol, M.D., professor of genomics, The Scripps Research Institute, Charles Cantor, Ph.D., chief scientific officer, Sequenom, and Nils Homer, Ph.D., genomics informatics leader, Broad Institute. The financing will be used for commercialization of DRAGEN, which is expected to broadly launch at the American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting in October.
Intel Corporation's 2014 Smartphone Plans: A Postmortem
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 16, 10:55PM CDT
As a shareholder in Intel , I had a lot to be excited about. In fact, I even called it a " veritable blowout " in my analysis of the results. However, the company's mobile and communications group continues to be a drag on...
Watch These Semiconductor Stocks As Samsung Sales Wane
at The Street - Wed Jul 16, 8:12PM CDT
By Chris Lau for Kapitall. When Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) forecast second quarter earnings last Tuesday, the firm revealed competitive pressures [...]
Should the Dow Jones Get Rid of International Business Machines Corp?
Alex Planes, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 16, 3:32PM CDT
International Business Machines might be the most iconic company in the entire multitrillion-dollar tech industry. For decades, its name was synonymous with technology, to the point where "IBM" was all but shorthand for computing hardware. Its...
Intel Q2 Earnings: Data Center Strength, PC Stabilization - Analyst Blog
Sejuti Banerjea - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jul 16, 7:30AM CDT
Intel's second-quarter results and third-quarter guidance were both better than expected.
Finding Intel Corporation's True Mobile Breakeven Point
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 15, 10:53PM CDT
Intel 's Mobile and Communications Group had a pretty terrible quarter, generating $1.124 billion in losses on just $51 million in revenue. Unfortunately, Intel reported on its call that the boost it had previously expected from its...
Taiwan Semiconductor Earnings Preview: The Juggernaut's Reign Continues
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 15, 8:01PM CDT
Taiwan Semiconductor is the world's largest contract semiconductor manufacturer. The company has enjoyed robust growth over the past several years, particularly as it -- driven by the successes of customers such as Qualcomm -- has been a key...
Should You Buy TSMC Today?
Subhadeep Ghose, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 15, 8:00PM CDT
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing or TSMC became the first contract chip maker in the industry to launch operations at its 20-nanometer production capacity in the beginning of this year. And the company has already started to reap the benefits...
Intel Has a Chip on Its Shoulder That Will Make Investors Money
at The Street - Tue Jul 15, 5:11PM CDT
This afternoon's earnings results will only be window-dressing for what's coming ahead. Buying Intel stock is about next year and beyond.
Nokia Lumia 635 Review: Microsoft's First Nokia Phone
at The Street - Tue Jul 15, 11:55AM CDT
The first Lumia phone to come from Microsoft is the first to include the newly updated Windows Phone 8.1 operating system.
QUALCOMM (QCOM) Breaks Through Support at $79.34
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Jul 15, 11:42AM CDT
QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM) has opened bearishly below the pivot of $79.56 today and has reached the first level of support at $79.34. Investors may be interested in a cross of the next downside pivot targets of $79.16 and $78.76.
China's Xiaomi Called Apple's 'True Threat'
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Jul 15, 11:24AM CDT
Smartphone maker Xiaomi, set to launch a 4G device on July 22 in Beijing, looms as Apple's (AAPL) biggest threat in China. So says Barclays analyst Ben Reitzes. "Xiaomi in China may soon take the place of Samsung as Apple's true threat," Reitzes said...
Apple, Inc. or Qualcomm: Who Matters More to Taiwan Semiconductor?
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 15, 8:32AM CDT
As far as mobile applications processors go, Apple and Qualcomm are the two largest vendors by volume. According to research firm Strategy Analytics, Apple held approximately 16% of the smartphone processor market share while Qualcomm held a...
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights:Google, Qualcomm, Apple, Intel and Lam Research
PR Newswire - Tue Jul 15, 8:30AM CDT
Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include the Google (Nasdaq:GOOGL-Free Report), Qualcomm (Nasdaq:QCOM-Free Report), Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL-Free Report), Intel (Nasdaq:INTC-Free Report) and Lam Research (Nasdaq:LRCX-Free Report).