All Posts Tagged With: "NOK"
(AAPL) Apple iPhones Reign in 2011 Fourth Quarter
Apple Inc. (AAPL) has toppled Samsung to become the leader in the smartphone market in the fourth quarter of 2011. According to the data compiled by research firms Strategy Analytics and IHS iSuppli, Apple returned to its former glory in the smartphone market, buoyed by robust...
3Feb2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(MSFT) Microsoft Looks Bright in 2012
Microsoft Corporation’s (MSFT) second quarter results were a couple of cents higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The last month has seen 10 analysts lowering estimates for the quarter, which took the Zacks Consensus down a penny. Therefore, without the revisions, Microsoft...
21Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AAPL) Motorola Mobility Holdings Lawsuit Ruling Goes Against Apple
Apple Inc. (AAPL) recently received an adverse ruling in a patent suit against Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) from the International Trade Commission (ITC). An ITC judge set aside Apple’s allegation that Motorola Mobility had violated three of its patents. This is Apple’s...
16Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(T) AT&T Riding High on LTE Devices
The second-largest U.S. mobile service provider AT&T Inc. (T) plans to roll out seven new smartphones and a tablet based on the 4G LTE network early in the year. These devices will offer mobile broadband speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G. The LTE smartphone portfolio includes...
13Jan2012 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ADTN) ADTRAN Eyes Broadband Business
Alabama-based networking solution provider, ADTRAN Inc. (ADTN) recently announced plans to acquire Nokia Siemens Networks’ fixed-line Broadband Access business. The deal is expected to close by April next year, upon regulatory approval from concerned authorities. According...
26Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AAPL) Who Is the Smartest of Them All?
With the whole world increasingly going mobile, top phone makers such as Samsung, LG, Motorola, Apple (AAPL) and Research In Motion (RIMM) are scrambling to bring smarter devices to the market. In fact, phone makers are touting screen size, resolution, virtual or real QWERTY...
9Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(T) AT&T’s Big Fat Smartphone Sale
Make hay while the sun shines is what best describes AT&T‘s (T) current strategy on the smartphone market. Despite the present economic upheaval and loss of exclusivity on Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone sales in February this year, the company continues to deliver jaw-dropping...
9Dec2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(WDC) Western Digital Clears Global Storage Technology Hurdle
Western Digital Corp. (WDC) is counting the days to wrap up the acquisition of Hitachi Ltd.’s (HIT) wholly owned subsidiary, Global Storage Technology (“HGST”). Last week, the top-tier hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturer received approval from the European Union (EU) that...
30Nov2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(TXN) Texas Instruments Guidance Will Weigh on Shares
Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) reported third quarter earnings that were up 15.8% sequentially and down 6.8% year over year, exceeding the Zacks Consensus estimate by 10 cents, or 17.5%. Although TI lowered earnings estimates, the addition of National limited negative estimate...
26Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AAPL) A Busy Week Ahead – Earnings Preview
Earnings Preview 10/14/11 While the earnings season kicked off this past week, only 38 firms reported. The game really gets under way next week, when we will get reports from 336 firms, including 99 members of the S&P 500. Thus, by the end of the week we will have a very...
17Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(CTXS) Citrix Systems Analyst Remains Neutral
Citrix Systems Inc. (CTXS) declared strong financial results for the second quarter of 2011, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimates. Global trends toward virtualization and cloud computing are facilitating Citrix to report impressive results. Management raised its financial forecast...
6Oct2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AAPL) Apple Gets International Trade Commission to Investigate Patent Charges Against HTC
Apple Inc. (AAPL) recently won an important victory against smartphone maker HTC Corp., after International Trade Commission (ITC) agreed to review its patent infringement complaint against the Taiwan based company. According to a latest report from Bloomberg, ITC will investigate...
10Aug2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(NOK) Nokia-Seimens Gets Hit With Loss of LightSquared Deal
Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), a 50-50 joint venture between Nokia Corp. (NOK) and Siemens AG (SI), recently suffered a massive blow. On July 29, the upcoming wholesale 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) wireless network operator LightSquared announced that it has decided to outsource...
3Aug2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AAPL) Apple iPhone Leads Smartphone Market According to Research Firm Strategy Analytics
Apple Inc. (AAPL) added another feather to its success story as it outsold Nokia Corp (NOK) and Samsung to become the largest smartphone maker in the second quarter of 2011 in terms of global shipments of smartphones. Research firm Strategy Analytics confirmed Apple’s iPhones...
3Aug2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(TXN) Texas Instruments Beats Expectations – Investors Unmoved
Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) reported second quarter earnings that were up 3.8% sequentially and down 9.8% year over year, exceeding the Zacks Consensus estimate by 5 cents, or 9.4%. Estimates have been moving downward since TI lowered its guidance, but actual results were within...
31Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AAPL) Apple Third Quarter 2011 Earnings Preview
Apple Inc.(AAPL) is scheduled to announce its third quarter 2011 results after the closing bell today. Over the past few days, we have noticed analysts increasing their estimates, but considering the past trends we continue to believe another earnings beat is on the cards. Prior...
19Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AAPL) 2011 Second Quarter Earnings Preview – Detailed
Earnings Preview 7/15/11 Second quarter earnings season is now under way, but things really start to move into high gear next week. There will be 348 firms reporting, and 108 of those are in the S&P 500. By next Friday we should have a very good handle on how the overall...
18Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AAPL) Jury Orders Apple to Pay $8 Million
In yet another patent infringement suit, Apple Inc. (AAPL) has been ordered by a federal jury in Eastern Texas to pay $8 million in damages to Personal Audio LLC, according to Bloomberg.Personal Audio, a Texas based patent licensing company, had claimed $84 million in damages...
11Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AAPL) Hackers to Target Apple Devices?
German authorities have identified potential security flaws in Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) devices such as iPhone, iPad and iPod that are feared to be vulnerable to cyber attacks. According to reports from the Associated Press, German security agencies cautioned that the security hole...
10Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(NOK) Nokia Lowers Phone Prices
The world’s largest mobile phone maker, Nokia Corporation (NOK) recently reduced the price of its three very popular smartphones N8, C7 and E6 by 15%. The recent price cut will enable Nokia to retain its market share as well as to target the middle class segment. Earlier, the...
7Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(NOK) Nokia and Siemens Joint Venture Network Wins Contract
Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), a 50-50 joint venture between Nokia Corp. (NOK) and Siemens AG (SI) to provide telecom infrastructure solutions, recently won a contract to supply equipments for ongoing fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network of Bulgarian Internet service provider EVO.bg....
6Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(NOK) Nokia to Quit Japan
The struggling mobile phone manufacturer Nokia Corp. (NOK) has decided to close its operations in Japan by August 2011. Nokia will shut down its high-end Vertu handset stores in Shibuya and Ginza districts of Tokyo by the end of 2011. Vertu is one of the premium tier mobile handset...
5Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(NOK) Nokia to Divest Messaging Unit
Nokia Corporation(NOK), the world’s largest mobile phone maker, plans to divest its instant messaging service division to British-based firm Synchronica for $25 million. The acquisition will allow Synchronica to enter the U.S. market and gain access to Nokia’s 6 million end...
1Jul2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(AAPL) Apple Versus Samsung at International Trade Commission
Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Samsung will now fight it out at the International Trade Commission (ITC), after Samsung lodged patent infringement complaints against the U.S. based company, as reported by news agency Bloomberg. Samsung claimed that Apple has infringed patents related...
30Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(IMMR) Immerse Yourself in Haptics with Immersion Corporation
by Justin Dove, Investment U Research Wednesday, June 29, 2011 There’s a word you may want to get to know – Haptics. If you’ve ever used a video game controller that rumbled or a touchscreen that vibrated when you hit a key, than you’re familiar with the concept behind...
29Jun2011 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued(AAPL) Apple Sues Samsung in South Korea
Apple Inc. (AAPL) recently filed a lawsuit in South Korea against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., alleging infringement of several patents, as reported by news agencies Reuters and Bloomberg. The latest lawsuit counters Samsung’s patent infringement claims against Apple. Samsung...
28Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(NOK) Nokia and Siemens AG Venture Nokia Siemens Network Fails to Find Investor
Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), a 50-50 joint venture between Nokia Corp. (NOK) and Siemens AG (SI) to provide telecom infrastructure solutions, has suffered a setback. For the last 6 months, NSN was looking for a third party investor in order to inject funds, thereby reducing...
27Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(T) Telecommunications Stock Outlook – June 2011 – Industry Outlook
Telecommunications is one of the very few industries that witnessed massive technological improvement during the recession. An unprecedented growth of high-speed mobile Internet traffic, particularly for wireless data and video, has transformed this industry into the most evolving,...
25Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(ATML) Atmel Powers Samsung’s Tablet
Atmel Corporation (ATML) recently announced that Samsung has selected – Atmel maXTouch mXT1386, one of the company’s touch screen solutions, to power its flagship model Galaxy Tab 10.1. Atmel maXTouch continues to drive a number of touch devices from smartphones to 7-inch...
22Jun2011 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(NOK) Did Nokia Win the Battle Against Apple, But Lose the War?
by Tony D’Altorio, Investment U Research Wednesday, June 22, 2011 A long-running dispute between two mobile phone giants – Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) – is over. During the battle, each company had accused the other of stealing smartphone technology and...
22Jun2011 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued