Feb 18, 2016 by Andrew TonnerNew Headwinds Emerge as Nokia Passes Another Milestone in Its Alcatel-Lucent AcquisitionEven though Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia operate as a single entity, plenty of work remains to be done to conclude their much-discussed merger.
Feb 17, 2016 by Andrew TonnerAmazon Eyes a $400 Billion Opportunity To Disrupt the Global Supply Chain Only a week after word broke of Amazon's ambitions to disrupt UPS and FedEx, it appears the e-commerce giant's ambitions are far greater than imagined.
Feb 16, 2016 by Andrew TonnerIs Alphabet About To Get Serious With Google Fiber?Alphabet seems intent on challenging major cable distributors like Comcast, AT&T, and Time Warner Cable by expanding Google Fiber.
Feb 15, 2016 by Andrew TonnerFacebook At Work: A Larger Threat To LinkedIn Or Microsoft?As Facebook takes its enterprise social networking tool public, I look at which major enterprise tech companies its launch threatens the most.
Feb 14, 2016 by Andrew TonnerNew Details of Alphabet's Move Into Original ContentAlphabet recently revealed plans to produce new original content around some of its most popular stars, a trend Netflix and Amazon investors should watch in the coming months.
Feb 14, 2016 by Andrew TonnerFacebook's Ambitious Plans To Reach 5 Billion Users Hits A Major Roadblock Finally poking a pin in its seemingly endless momentum, Facebook's recent issues with Internet.org in India represent arguably the greatest headwind to its ambitious growth goals to date.
Feb 13, 2016 by Andrew TonnerPutting Numbers to Alphabet's MoonshotsIn its first report under its new corporate structure, Alphabet's "Other Bets" segment was a sinkhole. However, understanding its moonshots requires digging beyond the superficial results.
Feb 11, 2016 by Andrew TonnerAs It Passes 2 Million Locations, Does Apple Pay Really Matter?As its usage explodes, Apple Pay will play an increasingly critical role in the tech giant's profit machine.
Feb 10, 2016 by Andrew TonnerFacebook Turns 12, Eyes 5 Billion Users by 2030Facebook just disclosed perhaps its most audacious growth target ever.
Feb 8, 2016 by Andrew TonnerSamsung Prepares Its Answer to Apple's iPhone 7With speculation already mounting over the iPhone 7, Apple's South Korean smartphone rival just announced the debut of its own flagship smartphone later this month.
Feb 7, 2016 by Andrew TonnerWill the Apple iPhone 7 Feature Wireless Charging?A recent rumor claims Apple plans to finally introduce this widely available technology with the iPhone 7, but the tech giant probably has more exciting plans in the works.
Feb 7, 2016 by Andrew TonnerAs It Passes 1 Billion Users, WhatsApp Will Finally Start Making Facebook Investors MoneyWhatsApp just joined the ranks of one of the most elite clubs in all of technology, which should also slowly drive its shift toward eventual profitability.
Feb 7, 2016 by Andrew TonnerFacebook's Plans to Kill Twitter Start With the Super BowlThe introduction of Facebook's Sports Stadium ahead of the Super Bowl speaks to the social media giant's growing ambitions to disrupt Twitter's core use case.
Feb 6, 2016 by Andrew TonnerAlphabet Takes On the Cable IndustryAs it ramps up its lobbying efforts, Alphabet threatens a long-standing revenue stream for cable giants such as Comcast, Time Warner Cable, DISH Network, and AT&T.
Feb 5, 2016 by Andrew TonnerIs This Amazon.com Inc.'s Next Great Competitive Advantage?As Amazon holds talks to distance itself from FedEx and UPS, this story is the latest example of the unique approach to risk-taking that makes Jeff Bezos' company so special.
Feb 4, 2016 by Andrew TonnerFacebook Hits Twitter and Snapchat Where It HurtsFacebook's introduction of its Live product eats into Twitter and Snapchat's ideal use cases.
Feb 4, 2016 by Andrew TonnerFacebook’s WhatsApp Follows Messenger’s LeadBorrowing a page from Messenger's playbook, Facebook investors should cheer WhatsApp's recent decision to drop its subscription-based business model.
Feb 4, 2016 by Andrew TonnerHow Successful Was the Apple Watch Last Quarter? While the record-setting performance from the Apple Watch pales in comparison to the iPhone and iPad, the growth story for Apple's latest device matters more than most investors realize.
Feb 2, 2016 by Andrew TonnerInside eBay's and PayPal's Divergent PathsBreaking down the earnings reports that sent PayPal stock soaring and eBay stock sharply lower.
Feb 2, 2016 by Andrew TonnerForget Facebook and Microsoft: Apple and Samsung Are the Keys to Bringing VR MainstreamThis Fool is betting on smartphone OEMs such as Apple and Samsung to overtake the current headset model that the likes of Facebook and Microsoft favor.