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Bing and Blackberry: Friends Forever!

May 4, 2011

How does it go? The enemy of my enemy is my friend? Two drunks trying to hold each other up? I don’t know. But Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer announced at the BlackberryWorld conference that Bing would become the default search engine on Research In Motion’s (RIMM) Blackberry devices. This isn’t terribly exciting news for either [...]

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Digitimes: Chrome OS Smartbooks Coming

November 2, 2010

Digitimes is out saying that smartbooks running Google’s (GOOG) Chrome OS operating system are on tap for release this month. First, does anyone out there know what the heck a smartbook is? According to Digitimes, like with the Nexus One smartphone, Google will release its own model alongside those made by companies like Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) [...]

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iPad has 95% of the Tablet Market

November 2, 2010

Now this isn’t much of a surprise – market-research firm Strategy Analytics just came out and said that Apple’s (AAPL) iPad now has 95% of the tablet market. This isn’t much of a surprise. We hear an awful lot of talk about competing tablets, but I’ve only seen one in the wild so far. That [...]

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Android Market Share Skyrocketing, NPD Says

November 1, 2010

NPD just released its Q3 2010 smartphone market-share numbers, and one thing’s for certain: Google’s (GOOG) Android OS really is taking over. During Q3, 44% of all smartphones purchased in the US were powered by Android. That’s up from 33% in Q2. No, that’s not a typo. Android actually did gain 11 points of share [...]

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Motorola Tops Estimates – Will It Last?

October 28, 2010

Motorola (MOT) delivered much better-than-expected Q3 earnings numbers this morning, sending the stock up 5% to $8.4o in pre-market trading. Motorola is riding high on its wave of its successful Droid brand of smartphones, all of whom run Google’s (GOOG) red-hot Android operating system. However, I’m not wondering how long its success can last. Samsung, [...]

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Verizon to Sell Samsung Galaxy

October 20, 2010

The Apple (AAPL) iPad won’t be the only tablet computer that Verizon (VZ) pushes. Verizon Wireless said today that it will being selling the Samsung Galaxy tablet on November 11th for $600. This does not bode well for the Galaxy. The entry-level iPad sells for just $500, and has a much bigger and thus more-impressive [...]

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EA, Activision Google Ad Games Continue!

October 15, 2010

My story about how Electronic Arts (ERTS) and Activision (ATVI) were using Google (GOOG) and Youtube ads to disrupt each other’s new game launches caught a little fire, being picked up by The Escapist and ComputerAndVideoGames.com. And it just got funnier. So, from what I see right now, EA is not buying ads for its [...]

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Google Makes Me Look Stupid

October 14, 2010

I’ve been a Google (GOOG) bear for the following reasons: 1) The growing Facebook (FCBK)* threat. 2) Uncertainty regarding just how lucrative mobile advertising is. But forget that – Google is skyrocketing up 9% after hours after delivering a much better-than-expected third-quarter earnings report. EPS came in at $7.64 a share, absolutely crushing the consensus [...]

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EA & Activision Go Wild With Google Ads

October 11, 2010

UPDATE – read how the silly YouTube war between EA and Activision is escalating If you follow the video-game industry, then you know that Electronic Arts (ERTS) and Activision’s (ATVI) are set to throw down. Tomorrow, EA will attempt to topple Activision’s dominant Call of Duty franchise with its all-new Medal of Honor. In November, Activision will roar [...]

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Microsoft: All Quiet on the Tablet Front

October 6, 2010

(image courtesy of Microsoft) The Apple (AAPL) iPad is hands-down the most important consumer-electronics device released in 2010. Overcoming mass skepticism towards its usefulness, the iPad’s brilliant design, engineering, and user experience have captured the hearts of hordes of consumers – 4.5 million a quarter, according to Bernstein Research. The iPad has gotten big enough, [...]

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