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Why BlackBerry Stock Spiked 37% Today
Thursday, January 14, 2021 - 9:22pm | 370BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE: BB) surged nearly 37% in the regular and after-hours sessions on Thursday. What Happened: The spike in the stock came after the company sold 90 patents linked to smartphone technology to China’s Huawei, according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office records cited by...
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Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf To Retire: What Investors Should Know
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 - 9:25am | 366Wireless technology company Qualcomm announced a change in leadership Tuesday morning. What Happened: Steve Mollenkopf announced he is stepping down as the CEO of Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ: QCOM). Mollenkopf has been with Qualcomm for over 26 years. He will continue to serve as a strategic advisor for a...
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Samsung Picks Early Launch For Flagship Galaxy S Smartphones
Monday, January 4, 2021 - 2:05am | 566Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (OTC: SSNLF) announced Monday it would host its “Galaxy Unpacked” event to launch flagship Galaxy S devices on Jan. 14, a month earlier than expected. What Happened: In the past, Samsung unveiled its flagship phones in February, either...
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Exciting Smartphone Offerings To Watch Out For In 2021
Saturday, December 26, 2020 - 12:24pm | 1282The latest iteration of Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip is among the phones to watch for in 2021. Smartphone shipments, although witnessing slackness due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have recovered and are poised to end the year flat to slightly higher. Shipments are estimated to grow 4.4% in 2021,...
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Qualcomm 'At The Center' Of 5G Revolution, Baird Says
Wednesday, December 23, 2020 - 1:05pm | 289Qualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) is well positioned to take advantage of the 5G revolution in 2021 and beyond, according to Baird. The Qualcomm Analyst: Tristan Gerra initiated coverage of Qualcomm's stock with an Outperform rating and $200 price target. The Qualcomm Thesis: Qualcomm is "at...
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Apple Trailed Xiaomi In Q3 Sales With 40.6M Units: Gartner
Monday, November 30, 2020 - 6:20am | 405According to Gartner, worldwide smartphone sales fell 5.7% year-over-year to 366 million units in the third quarter of 2020. Xiaomi Corporation’s (OTC: XIACF) market share in the smartphone segment for third-quarter 2020 improved 34.9% YoY to 12.1%, claiming the third spot by...
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Apple Drops To Fourth Spot In Global Smartphone Shipments Behind Xiaomi
Friday, October 30, 2020 - 3:25am | 686The global smartphone market is on a gradual recovery phase with shipments of approximately 350 million devices in the third quarter of 2020. The Verge initially reported the shakeup across the global smartphone phone market. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (OTC: SSNLF) topped the leaderboard in Q3...
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iPhone Sales Remained Flat Worldwide In Q2, Even As Wider Smartphone Market Slumped: Gartner
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 2:58am | 363Sales of Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone have managed to remain largely flat even as demand for smartphones buckled under coronavirus pandemic on a worldwide basis, according to Gartner. What Happened: The COVID-19 pandemic led to a steep 20.4% decline in global smartphone sales...
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Apple Registers 225% iPhone Sales Growth In Q2 In China, Remains Fastest-Growing Smartphone Maker: Report
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 - 10:03pm | 533Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) emerged as the fastest-growing smartphone maker on mainland China in the second quarter this year, as iPhone SE and iPhone 11 models led the company to register robust sales, according to Counterpoint Research data reported by CNBC Tuesday. What...
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The Most Popular Smartphone Model Of Q1
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 - 3:31pm | 494The coronavirus pandemic did little to wrest away Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) pole position as the vendor of the most popular smartphone model in the first quarter, according to a report released by technology research and consultancy firm Omdia. Apple iPhone 11 Surges Ahead The...
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Analyst Raises Apple Price Target On 5G, Smartphone Opportunity
Monday, January 13, 2020 - 12:25pm | 323Hype and hope surrounding the emerging 5G market should spur a new round of iPhone growth for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), D.A. Davidson said Monday. The Analyst Tom Forte raised the target price from $300 to $375 and reiterated a Buy rating on Apple's stock. The Thesis Apple can exploit a multi-...
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Survey: Black Friday Week Shoppers Eyeing Tech Devices This Year
Sunday, November 10, 2019 - 4:30pm | 692The busiest season for consumer spending is just around the corner, and a slew of estimates are likely to be thrown around regarding how the holiday shopping season will pan out. The season starts with Black Friday weekend, which is the four-day period between Thanksgiving Day and Cyber...
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Welcome To Minority Report: See The Pixel 4's Gesture Control Technology
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 - 2:35pm | 621Remember when Tom Cruise put on those weird gloves and waved his hands around to manipulate images on his screen in "Minority Report"? Yeah, we're there now. Only you don't need the gloves. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) is taking a hands-off approach with its new Pixel 4...
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Trump To China: Ink A Deal Now Or Wait Years For 'Much Tougher' Agreement
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 - 9:24am | 647U.S. President Donald Trump took to Twitter Tuesday to warn China to ink a new trade deal now or be stuck with a "much tougher" agreement in the future. Classic Tweetstorm Trump wrote in the first of multiple Tweets the Chinese economy is "doing very badly" after economic data...
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Survey: Apple's Share Of Smartphone Market Remains At All-Time High
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 - 4:58pm | 433Amid bearish predictions concerning Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and its flagship iPhone, one analyst at Baird remains upbeat on the company's prospects. The Analyst Analyst William Power reiterated an Outperform rating on Apple with a $185 price target. The Thesis Apple's...