The annual pilgrimage to Austin, TX for South by Southwest, the largest gathering in the country for young tech startups and aspiring musicians and filmmakers, continues to grow in popularity. The festival, abbreviated SXSW, begins this weekend and runs through March 20.
There are many who are skeptical of Tesla Motors' (NASDAQ: TSLA) long term chances for prosperity and do not believe that the Silicon Valley company will be able to successfully compete with the large auto makers, who they think are now destined to eat its lunch.
Tech stocks are flying high again. During the past three months, none has climbed higher than NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI), the leading maker of near field communications chips that turn cell phones into digital wallets.
The optical rebirth is in full effect and JDS Uniphase (NASDAQ: JDSU) is, once again, a key player. The proliferation of streaming video and wireless communications has created a huge demand for JDSU optical gear.
I've been of big fan of Acme Packet (NASDAQ: APKT) for some time as the best way to invest in the accelerating transition to VoIP. Acme shares have soared nearly 400 per cent in the past year as demand for its VoIP gear has skyrocketed.
Social networking is apparently Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new motif. The company has filed six social networking patents in the past year. The development of social networking apps are a key part of plans for the next generation iPhone 5 and iPad 2.
Nvidia's (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock has skyrocketed recently as it has become apparent that the company could be a key player in the lucrative mobile processor market and has plans to make chips for personal computers and servers, challenging the monopoly of its large Silicon Valley rival, Intel
