Intel INTC, has been the king of servers, desktops and laptops. However, despite a massive effort, it has had a limited success in mobile, especially at Apple AAPL. For a semiconductor manufacturer, the biggest prize is to get into iPhone 7. Earlier today, Bloomberg published an enticing headline, ‘Intel Gets
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My take from yesterday’s Intel INTC Investor meeting is that a big shift in CPUs for Apple AAPL iPhones and iPads may be ahead. Apple does not buy the CPU chip for its mobile devices from vendors like Qualcomm QCOM (QCOM) and NVIDIA (NVDA) but designs its own CPU chip based on ARM architecture. The architecture is provided by U.K.-based ARM
Apple’s iPhone Retina display may soon become obsolete. Apple’s AAPL iPhone 5S Retina resolution is 1136 x 640. Next year, competitors will have resolution of 3840 x 2160. The obsolescence is going to come far sooner than I had even recently expected based on information from Samsung’s Analyst Day. The new trouble for
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Since Friday, there have been three new ominous data points for Apple, which is scheduled to report earnings on July 23, 2013 after the market close. First Samsung reported lower than expected earnings estimates. Galaxy S4 from Samsung is the main rival of iPhone 5. Lower than expected earnings from Samsung
On Monday, Samsung made a 5G announcement promising download of 3D movies in seconds. Samsung did the most masterful job of spinning a test for the maximum public relations impact that I have seen in a long time. Samsung served up such a sumptuous treat to the media who seem
On Wednesday after the markets closed, Qualcomm QCOM reported earnings. Buried in Qualcomm’s results is bad news for Apple AAPL, BlackBerry and Nokia . Qualcomm owns intellectual property related to code division multiple access (CDMA). This technology is behind many of today’s wireless networks. Qualcomm also provides chip sets for mobile devices. Since Qualcomm licenses the technology
Samsung Galaxy S IV has been released with a great deal of fanfare. By all indications, the Galaxy S IV will be a very popular device. Here are five ways to make money from it. Get exposure to Samsung Samsung is a Korean company, and the stock
In stock trading, twin practices have coexisted for ages. First, a large number of investors enter stop-loss orders to protect themselves. Second, such stop-loss orders become sitting ducks for some professionals. In the past, it was a common complaint that market makers and brokers tended to run the stops. These