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Investors Mull Tablet Expectations Ahead of iPad Competition (AAPL, GOOG, DELL, MOT, T, S, VZ, VOD, MSFT)

Posted by Owen Vater at 11:07AM on September 17th

Apple’s (AAPL) iPad got off to a solid head start in the tablet space, and technology research firm iSuppli thinks the company is selling roughly 1.3 million of the devices per month. So far, however, Apple has enjoyed a relatively competition-free…

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Motorola Riding Android Tidal Wave Into Holidays (GOOG, MOT, VZ, VOD, AAPL, NOK, RIMM)

Posted by Owen Vater at 10:09AM on September 9th

Google (GOOG) may have been late to the smartphone party, but its Android mobile operating system is quickly picking up market share, and RBC Capital Markets says Motorola (MOT) is along for the ride. Verizon Wireless, which is jointly owned by Verizon…

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The RIM Rating Divide: U.S. vs. Canada (RIMM, HPQ, MOT, VZ, VOD, GOOG, AAPL)

Posted by Owen Vater at 10:33AM on August 25th

Most would agree that an analyst’s geographic location shouldn’t color his or her opinion of a particular equity — after all, everybody’s looking at the same data. However, Bloomberg has identified a particularly interesting divide between American and Canadian analysts on…

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Android On Pace To Eclipse iPhone Market Share By 2014 (AAPL, GOOG, MOT, T, DELL, VZ, VOD, HPQ, MSFT)

Posted by Owen Vater at 11:50AM on August 5th

Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone may have been first touchscreen, app-driven super smartphone out of the gate, but according to technology research firm iSuppli, it should be prepared to eat Android’s dust by 2014. The firm notes that Google’s (GOOG) popular mobile operating system,…

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Motorola Tablet Said To Arrive By Holidays (RIMM, MOT, GOOG, VZ, VOD, AAPL, T)

Posted by Owen Vater at 9:21AM on August 4th

Earlier this week we covered reports of the rumored Research in Motion (RIMM) “Blackpad,” and Bloomberg followed up with more details on Motorola’s (MOT) upcoming tablet device Tuesday evening. The 10-inch device will be available in time for the holidays said two anonymous…

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Credit Card Firms In Focus After Smartphone Payment Reports (T, VZ, VOD, BCS, V, MA, JPM, WFC, C, MOT, AAPL, RIMM)

Posted by Jason Smith at 10:46AM on August 3rd

AT&T (T) and Verizon Wireless, which is jointly owned by Verizon Communications (VZ) and Vodafone Group PLC (VOD), are involved in a rumored partnership to tag-team the credit and debit card markets with mobile payment solutions via smartphone. According to yesterday’s Bloomberg report, anonymous…

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Analyst: Droid Does Drive Profits (T, VZ, MOT, NOK, AAPL, VOD, GOOG, RIMM)

Posted by Owen Vater at 11:11AM on July 27th

After years of AT&T (T) envy, Verizon (VZ) customers finally have iPhone alternatives to get excited about, and MKM Partners sees Motorola’s (MOT) Droids pushing profits ahead of analyst consensus in the second quarter. The firm thinks Motorola’s earnings will exceed the company’s…

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Foreign Telecoms Sporting Big Dividends (DT, FTE, TEF, PT, VIV, VOD, VZ, NTL, CTEL, AMX)

Posted by Ryan Patel at 12:01PM on June 16th

Although the volatile stock market seems to have stabilized towards the end of last week, the recent broader market decline from April’s highs has taken down foreign telecom stocks especially hard as concerns about the eurozone and its currency mount.…

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Portugal Telecom Weighs Options in Bid for Vivo (PT, TEF, VIV, TBH, BT, DT, TI, VOD, FTE, OTE, TEO, TMX, TNE)

Posted by Anita Godse at 10:56AM on May 28th

Portugal Telecom SA (PT) and Telefonica, S.A. (TEF) continue to fight for control of Brazil’s Vivo Participacoes SA (VIV), in an attempt by both companies to maintain a foothold in the Brazilian wireless market. Brazil’s mobile-phone market is the largest in South America,…

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