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- Hybrids to increase market share, but...
- Big money on Wall Street is betting hybrid autos will become a bigger part of the mass market this decade, but will remain a minority privilege for those who don't need a price-tag bargain. That's the conclusion of a study just out from J.P. Morgan. By the year...
- Tags: Car, Japan, Hybrid, Toyota Prius, Morgan, Price Margin, Sales Strategy, Sales, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-05-31
- "Jeff": Vonage "destroyed my router", no refund, now I'm gonna sue
- The always-worth checking out Consumerist Web site has this tale of woe from one-time satisfied Vonage user Jeff: I have been a loyal Vonage customer for 3 years. Within the last year (I can't remember when) I purchased a new Linksys WRTP54G router to replace...
- Tags: Router, Vonage Holdings Corp., Linksys Inc., Morgan, Consumerist, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-09-17
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- Apple's September quarter: Expect Mac unit upside
- Recent signs of PC market strength are likely to translate into a happy September quarter for Apple courtesy of Mac sales. Gartner and IDC reported that the third quarter was better-than-expected for PC sales and that bodes well for Apple. Meanwhile, NPD data is also looking good...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Analyst, Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Oracle's big plan: Double revenue in five years
- Oracle capped off its OpenWorld conference with a powwow with analysts where management was described as extremely confident about the company's prospects. Although I'm not sure you could ever describe Oracle management as timid---does Larry Ellison allow that?---analyst notes seem to portray executives as exceedingly confident. Judging...
- Tags: Revenue, Oracle Corp., Ross MacMillan, Tools & Techniques, Operational Accounting, Management, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-16
- Amazon same day delivery squarely aimed at brick-and-mortar rivals
- Amazon is using its distribution, information technology and shipping prowess to try and gain sales from brick-and-mortar retailers all the way up to Christmas. As Amazon continues to grow its rivals won't be Google and eBay as much as your local Wal-Mart, Target and Kohl's. Enter Amazon's...
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Sales Strategy, Web Technology, Sales Force Management, E-business/E-Commerce, Sales, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-16
- Google's third quarter: Expectations are high
- Google's third quarter is expected to be strong and analysts are already busy raising targets for the fourth quarter. The search giant reports earnings Thursday and Wall Street is expecting earnings of $5.42 a share on revenue of $4.24 billion, according to Thomson Reuters. However, most analysts...
- Tags: Paid Search, Revenue, Google Inc., Analyst, Search, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-15
- Intel is ready for your fourth quarter business: Will you show up?
- Intel spent a lot of time talking about inventories on its fiscal third quarter conference call. The industry is stocking up on Intel chips ahead of server refreshes and the launch of Windows 7. The nagging worry for many analysts: Will businesses and consumers show up to drive the upgrade...
- Tags: PC, Inventory, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- Google: It's not me, it's you
- Wow, this thing is coolI'm a Google fan, but so far this looks much betterI know!I love it. It doesn't have all topics, but it had most of the stuff I searched for.weak, not for techiesJust put some not very popular words and the result yields nothing.Hmm interestingLast I spoke...
- Tags: SEARCH, Google Inc., Kosmix, search engine
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- Analyst: non-exclusive iPhone could dominate world
- Apple's iPhone could dominate the world's smartphone market - if the company can dump those exclusivity deals, such as the one it has with AT&T in the U.S. I've more or less said that in the past, too - that exclusivity deal with AT&T in the U.S. is holding the...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-10-02
- Nvidia: Next big supercomputer player?
- Nvidia unveiled its next-generation graphics processing unit GPU architecture, dubbed Fermi, and announced a key supercomputing win with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The takeaway: Graphics and visualization are becoming key to scientific discoveries. And Nvidia could be a major player. Oak Ridge's supercomputer will be used...
- Tags: Supercomputer, NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Supercomputing, GPU, Fermi, Oak Ridge, CNET News, JMP Securities Alex Gauna, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-01
- Xerox buys ACS; Makes its big services bet
- Updated: Xerox said Monday it will buy Affiliated Computer Services in a cash and stock deal valued at $6.4 billion. The move is a big bet to transform Xerox into a services company that does everything from collecting tolls and installing government systems to retooling business processes and information technology...
- Tags: Xerox Corp., ACS, Chances, Document Management, Operational Planning, Managerial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Managed Hosting, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-28
- Analysts: We still expect a Verizon Pre next year
- Analysts today are shaking their heads at a report by TheStreet.com that basically said Verizon had decided against a launch of the Palm Pre next year. One analyst, Deutsche Bank's Jonathon Goldberg, went so far as to call it "off-base." Simply, Palm yesterday reiterated its full year...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Analyst, Verizon Communications Inc., Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-25
- Dexter the Game 1.2 (Mobile)
- With Dexter the Game, Dexter Morgan is a serial killer. Driven by his need to kill, help Dexter choose his next victims while always protecting his identity. Analyze crime scenes, uncover evidence and use stealth tactics to stalk your prey. It features hours of game play with tense action in...
- Tags: 3D, Mobile, Prey, Marc Ecko, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-09-25
- Red Hat gains operating system share at Sun's expense
- Red Hat's fiscal second quarter results were solid across the board as the company continues to poach operating system market share even though server sales are weak. Simply put, you can't extrapolate Red Hat's results to other enterprise software vendors. Red Hat's continued growth is at the...
- Tags: Red Hat Inc., Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., Open Source, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-24
- Palm's growth plan: Can it work in a changing mobile market?
- When Palm announced a new mobile operating system - WebOS - and plans for the first smartphone built on it - the Pre - at the Consumer Electronics Show back in January, the company became the darling of the industry. Here, after all, was the company whose name was once...
- Tags: Mobile, Palm Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing Research, Branding, Operating Systems, Marketing, Software, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-21
- RealNetworks: It can get worse
- RealNetworks' business is struggling and it can get worse. That message was delivered by a J.P. Morgan analyst who pooh-poohed any initial euphoria over the fact that RealNetworks' Rhapsody app is now on the iPhone. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: RealNetworks Inc., Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
- Bob Dylan to voice GPS? Who do you want directing your drive?
- Technically it should be a woman's voice as men are more likely to listen to it. But if I had to pick, I'd say Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow.RE: Bob Dylan to voice GPS? Who do you want directing your drive?hmm... I'd rather listen to a woman's voice, but...
- Tags: Bob Dylan, voice, GPS
- Discussion threads 2009-08-27
- HP's July quarter expected to be mixed bag
- Hewlett-Packard is expected to report a solid fiscal third quarter, but worries have analysts questioning whether the company is ultimately about growth or an "IT superstore" that will live and die by cost cutting. HP on Tuesday is expected to report third quarter earnings of 90 cents...
- Tags: Revenue, Hewlett-Packard Co., Analyst, Printing, Cihra, Printers, Document Management, Operational Accounting, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-18
- Watching Palm's August Pre numbers - it's anyone's guess
- When it comes to sales of the Palm Pre smartphone, it's anyone's guess how the numbers will look when the quarter ends in two weeks. Even the experts on Wall Street have conflicting outlooks. Barrons' Tech Trader Daily blog today points to conflicting reports by Wall Street...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Analyst, Barrons, Faucette, Rozwadowski, Palm Pre, Sales Strategy, Smart Phones, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-08-17
- Analysts: Sales of Palm Pre have slowed, could drag down company
- Wall Street is starting to turn on Palm, concerned that the Pre smartphone isn't selling as well as previously expected. In a note to investors, Morgan Joseph analysts Ilya Grozovsky and James Moore downgraded their rating on Palm from Hold to Sell because they believe sales of...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Smart Phone, Smartphone Game, Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Sales Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sales, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-08-13
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