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		<title>(PALM) Palm Raises Public Offering to 20 Million Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/24/palm-palm-raises-public-offering-to-20-million-shares/15977</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Palm Inc. (PALM) today raised its secondary offering of approximately 16 million shares of common stock (as announced on September 17) to 20 million shares. The company priced the offering at $16.25 per share. Upon the closing of the offering, Palm expects to receive net proceeds of approximately $313.1 million, which will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. The company may receive $359.9 million in case the over-allotment option is exercised in full. The company also said that the underwriters have an option to purchase up to 3 million additional shares to cover over-allotments. Venture capital firm Elevation Partners, which owns a stake in Palm, plans to buy $35 million of shares in the sale. Goldman Sachs (GS) and J.P. Morgan (JPM) are serving as the joint ]]></description>
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		<title>(PALM) Buying PALM Isn&#8217;t So Smart</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/23/palm-buying-palm-isnt-so-smart/15880</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shares of PALM (PALM) surged to new highs today on strong volume. Optimism about the forthcoming secondary offering and rumors about a possible bid from Nokia (NOK) are the primary reasons. Also sitting on traders&#8217; minds is talk of a paid app store launching on Thursday. Unfortunately, a large amount of good news has already been priced into PALM. In fact, today&#8217;s rise reflects unwarranted optimism, not an improvement in the company&#8217;s business. PALM has a negative book value of $740 million, meaning its liabilities far exceed its assets. The company continues to burn cash and lose money. (Hence, the need for a secondary offering.) As far as the new operating system, current forecasts don&#8217;t suggest enough phones will be sold to support the current price. The Zacks Consensus Estimate ]]></description>
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		<title>(AZO) Earnings Preview for Sep 21 &#8211; 25 &#8211; Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/18/azo-earnings-preview-for-sep-21-25-earnings-preview/15616</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We will get another look at initial third-quarter results with 11 S&#38;P 500 companies reporting. Included in this group are AutoZone (AZO), Bed, Bath &#38; Beyond (BBBY), General Mills (GIS), KB Home (KBH), Lennar (LEN) and Paychex (PAYX). A total of 33 companies are on the calendar. The Fed will hold a 2-day meeting starting on Tuesday. No change in rates is expected at either this or the November meeting. Traders will be looking for insight about the pace of recovery and updates on the various bailout programs. In addition to the Fed meeting, the economic calendar features August Leading Indicators and home sales data. Monday: August Leading Indicators Tuesday: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index Wednesday: FOMC rate decision (about 2:10 pm), weekly crude inventories, weekly mortgage ]]></description>
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		<title>(EBAY) eBay&#8217;s Skype Sale Suffers Setback</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/17/ebay-ebays-skype-sale-suffers-setback/15483</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Skype founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom recently filed a lawsuit against eBay Inc. (EBAY), claiming that there had been a breach in agreement by which it licensed key communication technology enabling phone calls over the Internet. Joltid Ltd., a firm owned by the co-founders, estimates that damages could amount to as much as $75 million per day. This is not the first time that has filed complaints. In the U.K., lawsuits over global index software have been continuing for some time. Joltid stated that the technology licensing agreement had been terminated as Skype had obtained unauthorized copies of the source code and sold modified versions to third parties. However, Skype stated that the allegations were without merit. After buying Skype back in 2005, eBay made a subsequent payment of ]]></description>
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		<title>(PALM) PALM Inc Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/14/palm-palm-inc-earnings-preview/15139</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Palm Inc. (PALM) is set to announce its first-quarter of fiscal 2010 results on September 17, 2009. Palm had not provided any specific guidance for the first quarter, but expected gross margin on an adjusted basis to be above 30% for the long term. The company also expects operating expense to increase from the fourth quarter level as it starts aggressive marketing of Palm Pre and expansion of product development and sales &#38; marketing capabilities. The company expects to generate positive cash flow in the second half of fiscal 2010. Although, the fourth quarter was good, with the company beating the Zacks Consensus expectations, revenue declined by 70.7% from last year and the loss increased year over in the quarter. We do not expect PALM to become profitable in the ]]></description>
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		<title>(MOT) Motorola Moves Into High-End Mobile Device Market</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/11/mot-motorola-moves-into-high-end-mobile-device-market/14967</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Struggling mobile phone developer Motorola Inc (MOT) unveiled yesterday its first high-end 3G smart-phone named “Motorola CLIQ.&#8221; Outside the U.S. this handset will be known as “Motorola DEXT.&#8221; The company will start shipment of these devices in the coming month. Motorola or any of its carrier partners has not given any price information for either CLIQ or DEXT. However, industry sources predict that price may be within the range of $100 &#8211; $150 throughout the world. Dr. Sanjay Jha, the co-CEO and the Mobile Device division chief of Motorola, has also announced that the company will introduce its second 3G smart-phone within next few weeks. That device will also be based on Android software. Motorola is trying hard to expand this platform using its proprietary MOTODEV program. Management declared that ]]></description>
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		<title>(YHOO) Yahoo Launches Flickr on Mobile Phones</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/09/yhoo-yahoo-launches-flickr-on-mobile-phones/14706</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) recently launched a mobile version of its popular Flickr program, which can be downloaded for free on Apple’s (AAPL) iPhones and Research In Motion’s (RIMM) Blackberry handsets. The mobile app enables photo and video searching, sharing, uploading and emailing. It also allows automatic geotagging of photos and videos (depending on the model) and allows the user to add personal commentary. The Flicker app is available in English, French and traditional Chinese languages for users in the UK, France, Singapore, Hong Kong, the U.S. and Canada. Yahoo has modified its growth strategy this year by increasing focus on the mobile segment. The company revamped the Yahoo Mobile service as a combined application, using mobile versions of Yahoo OneSearch, OnePlace and OneConnect. It makes available search, news, e-mail, social ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) The Smartphone Battle</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/04/aapl-the-smartphone-battle/14449</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As per consumer perception, Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iPhone and Research In Motion’s (RIMM) BlackBerry are ruling the smartphone market. So this is a cause of concern for Nokia (NOK), as the company is slightly lagging in the smartphone segment. Although Nokia management claims that it holds the substantial share of the smartphone market, we believe that consumers’ choices are tilted toward iPhones and BlackBerrys. On the one hand, most tech enthusiast wants to own the iPhone, while on the other hand BlackBerry is ruling the corporate segment. So Nokia’s N97, with its enhanced features and competitive pricing, is basically trying to catch up with this competition. Technology research firm Gartner projected that the smartphone category grew by 27% in the second quarter, although there is a 6.1% decline in the ]]></description>
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		<title>(NOK) Nokia Partners with Facebook on Location-Based Application</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/03/nok-nokia-partners-with-facebook-on-location-based-application/14400</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Nokia Corp. (NOK) announced a partnership with social-networking giant Facebook to innovate a next-generation personal and location-based Internet application. Named “Lifecasting with Ovi,&#8221; this new service will enable people to publish their location and status updates directly to their Facebook account from their mobile handsets. Nokia has also introduced a new 3G mobile handset called N97 mini that will feature this innovative social-networking service. Through this service, Nokia unveils a new kind of communication patterns to help navigate people and places. The Nokia N97 mini features new software which will be released in October as a free update for the Nokia N97. The N97 mini will also feature updated Ovi Maps, which together with the global pedestrian navigation, offers access to premium content from Lonely Planet, Michelin and Wcities. ]]></description>
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		<title>(VZ) Verizon Slashes BlackBerry Price</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/02/vz-verizon-slashes-blackberry-price/14137</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Verizon (VZ) further lowered the price of BlackBerry Storm 9530 touchscreen smartphone to just $49.99 under a two-year service contract. This is the company’s second price cut on the popular handset. A customer buying a BlackBerry Storm will also get a second BlackBerry handset (equal or same value) for free. Verizon had slashed price of the smartphone to $99.99 in July, representing a 50% discount on the $200 launch price. BlackBerry Storm is marketed by Verizon through an exclusive distribution agreement with Research In Motion (RIMM). The handset was launched in November last year as the first touchscreen phone in the BlackBerry series. BlackBerry Storm was originally positioned as an alternative to Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iPhone. However, it failed to generate strong market response due to certain limitations, most importantly, ]]></description>
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		<title>(EBAY) eBay Slumps After Selling Skype</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/02/ebay-ebay-slumps-after-selling-skype/14179</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shares of eBay (EBAY) slid 4.8% yesterday morning and failed to recover momentum after the company sold a majority interest in Internet calling services provider Skype. A group of investors, with the largest being private equity firm Silver Lake, bought the 65% stake for $1.9 billion in cash and $1.25 million in short-term notes. eBay acquired Skype for a total of $3.1 billion in 2005 and subsequently wrote off $1.4 billion in 2007. The valuation indicates that the company made a profit on the deal. It also retained a share in future profits through its 35% stake and a seat on the Skype board. Skype owns software that employs VoIP technology to offer users free voice and video calls, instant text messaging and file sharing. eBay’s former CEO had acquired ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Apple Expected to Debut New iPods</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/02/aapl-apple-expected-to-debut-new-ipods/14190</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple Inc. (AAPL) is expected to unveil a new line up of iPod portable music players for the holiday period when it will hold a special media event in San Francisco on Sept 9. Apple declined to name the products. It is widely believed that Apple will use the event to announce major updates to the iPod Touch, the classic iPod and the iPod Nano. The upgrades could include adding a digital camera to the devices, while the iPod Touch could also be augmented with a video camera. No updates to iPod Shuffle are expected. Apple is also expected to provide an update to the iTunes media management software at the event. Rumor has it that Steve Jobs may appear for the first time at the event after he returned ]]></description>
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		<title>(RIMM) RIMM to Launch Blackberry Storm2 into Smartphone Market</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/01/rimm-rimm-to-launch-blackberry-storm2-into-smartphone-market/14080</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research In Motion (RIMM) is likely to introduce its BlackBerry Storm2 in September. Yesterday, Verizon Wireless (VZ) slashed the price of the currently available BlackBerry Storm 9530 smart-phone to $50 with a two-year service contract. Industry sources infer that this may be an indication for the early launch of BlackBerry Storm2 as both companies gear up for the new smartphone. Launched in November last year, Research In Motion’s first touch-screen mobile handset Storm aimed to counter the growing popularity of Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iconic iPhone. The launch of Storm2 in September/October would cut the older version’s lifetime to less than a year, indicating cut-throat competition in the smart-phone industry. This market is getting increasingly crowded with new players and should witness intense competition going forward. In addition to Research In ]]></description>
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		<title>(GOOG) Top Growth Equity Funds &#8211; Mutual Fund Commentary</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/01/goog-top-growth-equity-funds-mutual-fund-commentary/14028</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/01/goog-top-growth-equity-funds-mutual-fund-commentary/14028#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we are featuring top-performing “Growth&#8221; equity mutual funds, which primarily invest in equity securities of companies in search of long-term growth. Investors can find such funds by checking out the entire list of the Zacks #1 Rank Growth Equity Funds. 3 Budding Picks Reynolds Blue Chip Growth (RBCGX) seeks long-term capital appreciation. It generally invests in common stocks of &#8220;growth&#8221; companies Based in the United States. The long-term strategy of the fund is to emphasize investment in “blue chip&#8221; firms that build value through increase in earnings. This growth in value should ultimately be recognized in higher stock prices for these companies. Google Inc. (GOOG), Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Research in Motion Ltd. (RIMM) are among the fund’s top holdings. Monteagle Informed Investor Growth (MIIFX) seeks long term growth ]]></description>
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		<title>(NOK) Nokia Introduces New Phone Operating on Linux</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/28/nok-nokia-introduces-new-phone-operating-on-linux/13792</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/28/nok-nokia-introduces-new-phone-operating-on-linux/13792#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Nokia Corp. (NOK) introduced its first high-end 3G smart-phone N900 based on Linux open source software. This converged mobile device provides a personal computer-like experience to users and will run on the Linux-based Maeme 5 software. This 3G handset will have a high-resolution WVGA touch screen and incorporate a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It will be available in select markets from October for 500 Euros. Traditionally, all Nokia handsets have used the Symbian operating system, which is now fully controlled by Nokia. However, the Symbian system has lost charm for mobile phone users and become outdated compared to open source operating systems like Linux, Google Inc.’s (GOOG) Android and the licensed system of Microsoft Corp.’s (MSFT) Windows Mobile. A wireless handset based on the Maeme 5 operating system will allow users to ]]></description>
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		<title>(GRMN) Garmin Nuvifone Finds U.S. Carrier</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/28/grmn-garmin-nuvifone-finds-u-s-carrier/13809</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Garmin Ltd. (GRMN) spokesperson announced that the company had selected a carrier for the nuvifone G6, its new smartphone. Although the name of the carrier was not announced, rumor has it that it could be AT&#38;T (T), the second-largest player in the U.S. The product will be manufactured by Taiwanese PC manufacturer Asustuk. Garmin expects the product to generate $100-200 million in revenue this year, which would add an incremental 4% to the top line. This means that Garmin would still be short of the one million unit mark this year. Although the company’s small size and vulnerability in the intensely competitive market could delay initial customer response, Asus is geared to crossing the million unit threshold in 2010. We believe that the success of the product could be ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) ITC Investigates NAND Chipmakers</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/25/aapl-itc-itc-investigates-nand-chipmakers/13336</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/25/aapl-itc-itc-investigates-nand-chipmakers/13336#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An investigation has been launched by U.S. International Trade Commission, on several NAND flash memory chip making companies. A complaint filed in July by West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania-based BTG International prompted ITC to initiate this investigation against companies like Samsung (SSNLF), Apple Inc. (AAPL), Research In Motion (RIMM), Dell Inc. (DELL), Sony Corp. (SNE), PNY Technologies and Transcend Information. The complaint filed by BTG states that chips used by Apple, Research In Motion, Samsung and others violate the patents that the company holds on the NAND flash memory chips. BTG has requested ITC to ban Samsung from using the patented chips and on products using the Samsung chips to be shipped to the U.S. This apart, BTG asked ITC to issue a cease and desist order on any of the companies’ ]]></description>
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		<title>(MSFT) Microsoft Doing Everything Right?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/25/msft-microsoft-doing-everything-right/13327</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I read the first article about the Microsoft (MSFT)/Yahoo (YHOO) combo, I did not fully realize how it would change my search experience. But when I checked my Yahoo mail this morning, I was pleasantly surprised to see a Bing bar at the top. One of the things that crossed my mind was how could a regular Googler like me be enticed into using Bing? It now appears that I have to do nothing, I just open a Yahoo finance/mail/or any other Yahoo page and there it is. But would I still continue using Google (GOOG)? I think not, especially if Google is not my home page and the content is more or less the same. This basically means that the focus has now shifted from use to content. ]]></description>
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		<title>(RIMM) RIMM Bolsters Web Browser</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/25/rimm-rimm-bolsters-web-browser/13359</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research In Motion (RIMM) yesterday announced that it acquired Torch Mobile, a web-based software and application developer. Torch Mobile uses the open-source web browser layout engine WebKit to develop web applications for mobile phones.  The company’s flagship Iris Browser product is a web browser for mobile phones with a customizable interface and touch-screen control.  Iris browser can be used on many devices and platforms. The browser contains software components for web services compatible with Google (GOOG) gadgets, Yahoo (YHOO) widgets, and several other web platforms. RIMM has been able to successfully differentiate its BlackBerry products from other offerings in the communications market. BlackBerry smart-phones are admired globally for their best e-mail functionality. However, its web browsing capability is not as powerful as iPhone of Apple Inc. (AAPL), Pre of Palm ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Nokia Moves to Counter Apple&#8217;s iPhone</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/24/aapl-nokia-moves-to-counter-apples-iphone/13225</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iPhone is a major success for the company. The iPhones sales were the major growth driver for the company during the third quarter of 2009. iPhone unit sales were 5.2 million during the third quarter, representing 626.0% unit growth over the year-ago quarter. But Nokia (NOK), the largest mobile phone manufacturer of the world is making strategic moves to counter the ever increasing popularity of Apple’s iPhone. Nokia recently came up with its N97 smart phone to compete with Apple’s iPhone. However, many believe that N97 is not a very good substitute and considers the product’s touch screen feature less sensitive. But Nokia is changing its business strategy slightly and providing added features like maps and music to lure customers. Nokia is trying to strengthen its position ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Why You Need to Buy Apple and Sell Palm Short</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/21/aapl-why-you-need-to-buy-apple-and-sell-palm-short/13102</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/21/aapl-why-you-need-to-buy-apple-and-sell-palm-short/13102#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by David Fessler, Advisory Panelist Regular readers, my colleagues and just about everyone else I come in contact with know I’m a big fan of Apple, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL). I’ve written about it here on several occasions, my family and I own a number of its computers, and we’re all “packin’ iPhones”. So when it comes to reporting on it, you could easily come to the conclusion that I’m about as far away from an unbiased journalist as you can get. But you’d be wrong. You see, I also own a computer that runs the Windows operating system published by Microsoft (not because I necessarily want to, but because I have to). I used to own a Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) Treo smartphone, too. I’m not going to write another ]]></description>
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		<title>(T) Federal Communications Commission To Probe Wireless Practices</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/21/t-federal-communications-commission-to-probe-wireless-practices/13068</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will hold a meeting on Aug 27 to assess business practices in the U.S. wireless market. The telecom regulator will review various key aspects of the wireless industry including the competitive scenario, factors that stimulate innovation and investment and means to protect consumers from unfair practices. A major issue that will draw attention is the exclusive handset agreements between the Tier-1 US wireless operators and manufacturers. The US antitrust regulators have reportedly initiated legal proceedings to examine whether large national carriers are involved in anticompetitive practices and abusing their market power by unduly restricting services through exclusive distribution agreements with handset vendors. Exclusive handset agreements, which allow carriers to sell popular handsets at subsidized prices to attract customers is a common practice in the wireless ]]></description>
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		<title>($GOOG) Getting Smart With Your Portfolio</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/20/msft-getting-smart-with-your-portfolio/12828</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tony Daltorio, The Investment U Research Team Many of us are familiar with the 1960s TV show “Get Smart” which starred Don Adams as bumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart – Agent 86. Perhaps the most famous gadget used by Maxwell Smart was his shoe phone. Today we don’t have to take off our shoe to use the phone. We have many variety of mobile phones, particularly smart phones which are quickly turning into handheld computers. Maxwell Smart would probably say “That’s amazing, Chief!” The global battle for share in the rapidly growing smart phone market is really beginning to heat up. Let’s take a look at that battle and possible ways investors can profit from it. The Global Smartphone Market The battle for the smart phone market is heating up ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) iPhones Catch Fire the Wrong Way? &#8211; several incidents of exploding iPhones and iPods</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/20/aapl-iphones-catch-fire-the-wrong-way-several-incidents-of-exploding-iphones-and-ipods/12914</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, several incidents have been reported against exploding Apple Inc. (AAPL) iPhones and iPods. The incidents took place in certain European Union (EU) member states, prompting the European Commission to ask for clarification from manufacturer Apple. It appears that the overheated devices exploded before catching fire. In the recent past about three such iPhone explosion cases have been registered with the European Union, of which two occurred in France and one in United Kingdom. This iPhone explosion case has been preceded by a similar incident registered in Marseilles, France. Rapex, which is involved in the rapid exchange of information between the European commission and EU countries with respect to exchange of information on harmful consumer products, has not yet issued any report about the issue. Besides EU countries, the Japanese ]]></description>
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		<title>(DELL) Dell Confirms New Phone Launch</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/19/dell-dell-confirms-new-phone-launch/12665</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rumors had been circulating that Dell Inc. (DELL) has been planning to launch its first smartphone. Finally, Dell has confirmed this &#8212; the company will launch its first smartphone in the Chinese market. It has selected China Mobile Limited (CHL) &#8212; China&#8217;s biggest cell phone carrier &#8212; to roll out the phone exclusively in China. The new Dell handset named mini3i is expected to support applications from China Mobile’s online store, Mobile Market, which was launched this week. It supports devices from companies such as Nokia (NOK) and Samsung Electronics. The news was confirmed as Dell showcased its smartphone prototype at the China Mobile event in Beijing. Dell’s representative did not provide specific comments on the launch of the device or its specific operating system. Sources say that the phone ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Smartphone Sales Brighter &#8211; sales grew 27% year over year in the second quarter</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/12/aapl-smartphone-sales-brighter-sales-grew-27-year-over-year-in-the-second-quarter/12414</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the latest data from research firm Gartner, smartphone sales grew 27% year over year in the second quarter, surpassing 40 million units and representing the fastest growing segment in the mobile-devices market. We believe the volumes were driven by the launch of new devices such as Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 3G S, Research in Motion’s (RIMM) BlackBerry and Palm’s (PALM) Pre with features such as touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard. Aggressive price cuts led to increased consumer purchases, while ASPs fell. However, smartphone sales are averse to falling ASPs, which helped increase second quarter revenue. Moreover, the recent stabilization in demand boosted smartphone sales. Gartner said that the total mobile phone sales fell 6.1% year over year to 286.1 million units in the second quarter of 2009. Sales have been ]]></description>
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		<title>(VRSN) VeriSign Beats, Revs In Line &#8211; sitting on a huge cash balance</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/07/vrsn-verisign-beats-revs-in-line-sitting-on-a-huge-cash-balance/12142</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, VeriSign Inc. (VRSN) reported second-quarter revenues of $257 million from continuing operations, which were in line with management expectations. VeriSign provides essential Internet infrastructure services to companies, service providers and website owners. GAAP net income came in at $35 million or 15 cents per share. Non-GAAP net income came in at 31 cents, easily beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 27 cents. Non-GAAP operating margin came in at 38.4%, compared to 36.9% in the previous quarter. Core businesses (Internet Infrastructure and Identity Services) generated revenues of $255 million, up 1% sequentially and up 9% year over year. The company continues with its divestiture program and has only two of thirteen businesses left to divest. From November 2007 to date, the company has sold eleven non-core businesses for $575 million. ]]></description>
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		<title>(TEF) Telefonica Wins Palm Pre &#8211; Analyst Blog</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/07/08/tef-telefonica-wins-palm-pre-analyst-blog/9500</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Telefonica’s O2 and Movistar clinch Palm Pre deal On July 7, 2009, top Spanish telecom operator Telefonica (TEF) announced that it has been awarded the exclusive right to distribute Palm Inc’s (PALM) recently released smartphone “Pre&#8221; in the selected European markets. The company’s wireless arms O2 and Movistar will exclusively sell the premium handset when it becomes available in specified European countries during the holiday season in December 2009. O2 has received the right to market Pre in the UK, Ireland and Germany, while Movistar will have exclusivity in Spain. Like Apple Inc’s (AAPL) iPhone 3G (and the latest 3GS version), Palm Pre is equipped with the most advanced cellular technology and embedded features available in the 3G handheld market today. The high profile handset was launched in the U.S. ]]></description>
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		<title>(STX) Tech &#8211; Demand for Hardware Improving &#8211; Zacks Industry Rank Analysis</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/07/01/stx-tech-demand-for-hardware-improving-zacks-industry-rank-analysis/9235</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though the Nasdaq has been one of the best-performing indexes this year, tech stocks could be poised for further gains in the second half of the year. In particular, demand for storage devices and smartphones is showing signs of strength. During the past 2 weeks, several brokerage analysts have raised their profit projections on makers of these products. Storage Device Revenues Higher Than Anticipated Two storage makers recently raised their quarterly guidance. Seagate Technology (STX) said last week that both unit demand and pricing were &#8220;tracking favorably&#8221;. As a result, the company expects fiscal fourth-quarter revenues to be in a range of $2.2 to $2.3 billion. Previously, STX had guided for revenues of $1.9 to $2.2 billion. Gross margins should also be better at approximately 15%. Ten of the 17 ]]></description>
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