This post was recently published on ZYX Short Change Alert. Consider adding a 10% tranche to P in the zone of $13.40 to $14. Those not in the position may consider starting a 20% tranche. The trigger is many reports that Apple is closer to starting iRadio. This will be bad news
Ever since Apple announced that it would offer a streaming music service, there has not been much doubt that Apple would attempt to beat Internet radio heavyweight, Pandora. The thinking is that Apple will squeeze music labels to get better terms than Pandora. Such a scenario is certainly better for Apple, but
Samsung’s new venture with Best Buy will not hurt Apple. Samsung is teaming up with Best Buy to open Samsung ‘Experience’ boutiques within the big box electronics retailer’s stores. Samsung’s Experience boutiques will be about 460 square feet in Best Buy’s main stores and will be staffed by Samsung’s own employees. There should be 500
It does not yet seem to be well understood, but Facebook has just launched a bazooka against Google, Apple, Microsoft, and BlackBerry. Present-day phones are built around apps. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, asked the right question, “Should the phones be designed around people and not apps?” His answer was apparently that people are more important
Here is an excerpt from a post on ZYX Buy Change Alert What To Do Now? Those in FB short-term position may continue to hold. If holding full size consider raising the stop on one half to the zone of $26.18 to $26.23. Those holding FB as a medium-term position may consider
Apple is ready to introduce an old design by Steve Jobs as the next iPhone, perhaps called iPhone 5S, according to the San Francisco Examiner, reporting on comments Apple government liaison Michael Foulkes made to San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon. Foulkes reportedly told Gascon that the next two generations of iPhones
As if Apple needed more trouble, here comes a double whammy. First, Apple CEO Tim Cook had to apologize to the Chinese consumers. Second, Apple got a downgrade from a big Wall Street supporter. A popular new segment on China Central Television highlighted how Apple discriminated against Chinese consumers with its warranties and
This morning BlackBerry released much anticipated earnings. After reviewing the earnings report, my conclusion is that it does not reveal much for a long-term investor since the company is in transition. The headline numbers were better than expected with one million BlackBerry Z10 phones sold. Here are the reasons why celebration for BlackBerry is
BlackBerry is scheduled to report earnings on Thursday, March 28. The consensus is a loss of $0.32 vs. a profit of $0.80 a year ago. The revenue consensus number is $2.84 billion. The consensus is for BlackBerry to lose money in every quarter in FY14. The earnings will be meaningless
BlackBerry’s new device, the Z10, has now been introduced in a number of markets including the United States. It appears to have had a strong launch in places like Canada, theUnitedKingdom and India. In contrast, the launch in the U.S. by AT&T has been listless. The reason the BlackBerry launch has gone better in Canada, United Kingdom and