May 6, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAAll the Reasons Why Apple Has Rallied $75 in 2 WeeksApple hit a 52-week low just over two weeks ago, yet has proceeded to rally with a vengeance. Shares have gained approximately $75 since then after a slew of developments. Here's why investors are optimistic.
May 6, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFATesla Motors Taps Aston Martin Engineering ChiefTesla hires Aston Martin's engineering chief to become its new Vice President of Vehicle Engineering.
May 5, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAApple's Umbrella Provides Ample Shelter for Tablet RivalsTim Cook has said Apple wants to eliminate price umbrellas. However, this situation exists currently in the tablet market, and rivals have begun to exploit Apple's premium pricing and chip away at its market share.
May 5, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAShould Apple Fear Samsung's Galaxy Tablets?Samsung dethroned Apple in 2012 as the top smartphone vendor in the world by volume, largely by targeting every segment of the market. Can the South Korean company do the same thing again in tablets? Should Apple be scared?
May 4, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAThis Bookselling Android Rebel Just Surrendered to GoogleAmazon.com may be seeing success by using a rogue version of Android against Google, but Barnes & Noble can't say the same. B&N is now embracing Google Play along with the search giant's most popular services as indication that it may be abandoning its proprietary platform strategy.
May 3, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFABarnes & Noble Adding Google Play to NooksUpgrade will make more than 700,000 apps and games available.
May 3, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAU.S. Cellular to Get iPhone This YearA relatively smaller deal for Apple.
May 3, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAWhy Guidance Software Shares Got CrushedIs this meaningful, or just another movement?
May 3, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAWhy comScore Shares Scored GainsIs this meaningful, or just another movement?
May 3, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAWhy Vocera Communications Shares Got Slaughtered by 38%Is this meaningful, or just another movement?
May 2, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAMicrosoft Completes Hotmail Upgrade, Has 400 Million Outlook.com UsersMicrosoft announces that its Hotmail service upgrade is now complete, with its new Outlook.com email platform up to 400 million active accounts.
May 2, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAThe PC Just Hit a New LowThe PC form factor continues with its slow death, and hits a fresh low as a percentage of the broader computing market. Enterprise upgrades can't sustain the market, while consumers in emerging markets increasingly go mobile.
May 2, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAJ.C. Penney Says Sorry for Trying to Be Like AppleJ.C. Penney hasn't been doing too well under Ron Johnson after he pursued strategies that worked in Apple retail. Should the struggling department store chain re-evaluate its policies on permitting goats in store?
May 2, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAHow Apple Chooses Where to Go NextInvestors keep wondering where Apple will go next. The mainstream markets it may enter might seem obvious, but there is plenty of incremental opportunity elsewhere for the Mac maker to pursue.
May 2, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAMicrosoft's Next Surface May Be Closer Than You ThinkMicrosoft's Build Developer Conference is just around the corner, and the software giant may use the event as a staging ground to unveil its second-generation Surface models.
May 2, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAWhy SS&C Technologies Shares SkyrocketedIs this meaningful, or just another movement?
May 2, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAWhy Synchronoss Technologies Shares PoppedIs this meaningful, or just another movement?
May 2, 2013 by Evan Niu, CFAWhy Newport Shares Got CrushedIs this meaningful, or just another movement?
