Some stock market gurus seem to have a fatal attraction to technology patents. While technology patents can certainly add to the performance of a stock, that attraction often fails to account for a number of factors affecting the value of the patents. Technology patents are very complex and understanding them
Best Buy has done an excellent job at becoming a showroom for Amazon.com. Now Best Buy is working hard at charging more than the competition, making poor service poorer and not stocking what customers want. As a shopper, I gave up on Best Buy a long time ago in
Google (GOOG) just bought 100 patents from IBM (IBM). Most gurus have been writing that this buy is to battle Apple (AAPL). It is rare that so many gurus are plain wrong. Perhaps, technology patents are too complex for most stock market gurus to get it right. We are including
Speculation of Yahoo (YHOO) buying Netflix (NFLX) is rampant in the trading circles. The trigger for this speculation is appointment of Scott Thompson as the new CEO Yahoo.Thompson has been President of PayPal, which is a crown jewel of eBay (EBAY). Thompson has significant background in technology, mobile, and international.
Leave it to Apple (AAPL) to solve all of our problems and make our lives easier. For most of us, passwords are a hassle. Now Apple is about to make passwords obsolete. On Dec 29, 2011, the United States Patent and Trademark Office published a patent application by Apple titled
The U.S. International Commission (ITC) ruled today that HTC has infringed claims 1 and 8 of the ‘647 patent on system and method for performing an action on a structure in computer-generated data held by Apple(AAPL). ITC has banned the importation of infringing HTC phones in the U.S. HTC
Skyworks (SWKS) a provider of semiconductors for cell phones may face severe headwinds going forward. A recent report shows that Media Tek (MTK), a fabless semiconductor company based in Taiwan is experiencing weakness in China. It appears that the trend in China is in favor of Apple (AAPL)
This article includess information on these symbols: Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), Netflix (NFLX), Comcast (CMCSA, CMCSK), Time Warner Cable (TWC), Verizon (VZ), and AT&T (T). Yesterday, Microsoft launched an all-new Xbox 360 experience including the first group of new custom applications from world leading TV and entertainment content
OmniVision ( OVTI) is a premier manufacturer of sensors for cameras. Earlier this month, OmniVision had warned of cut backs in orders from certain key projects. It has been speculated that the cut back is from Apple (AAPL) in favor of Sony (SNE). For the January
After the passing of Steve Jobs, investors face uncertainty in shares of Apple (AAPL). Will the stock next hit $100 or $1,000? This article is the seventh in a series, ‘œThe Future of Apple,’ designed to give investors appropriate insights on the future of the iconic company. A