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Remember 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...

U.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...

Amid 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...

With smartphone sales plateauing amid market saturation and increased adoption rates, manufacturers are vying for a piece of a shrinking market and relying on innovation as a differentiator.  Both Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) — with its iPhone fiasco — and Samsung...

Canaccord Genuity's surveys are pointing to soft smartphone demand, including for tech giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s iPhone.  The Analyst Analyst T. Michael Walkley reiterated a Buy rating on Apple and lowered the price target from $250 to $225. The Thesis Canaccord's...

Addicted to your smartphone? We check our phones on average 47 times per day, according to a Deloitte study. There is a growing awareness around the negative consequences of smartphone addiction. This week, Stanford students called on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to launch an essentials product ...

While multiple reports suggest Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is losing market share in China, analysts at Morgan Stanley argue otherwise. The Analyst Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty maintains an Overweight rating on Apple's stock with an unchanged $200 price target. The Thesis Morgan...

Synaptics, Incorporated (NASDAQ: SYNA) was upgraded by KeyBanc Capital Markets after the firm's analysts met with the human interface developer's partners and competitors at CES 2018 in Las Vegas.  The Analyst KeyBanc analyst John Vinh upgraded shares of Synaptics from Sector Weight...

The highly competitive nature of the wireless carrier market in 2017 is expected to moderate in 2018, while the industry as a whole is also likely to benefit from a more favorable macro environment, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets.  The Analyst KeyBanc Capital Markets' Brandon...

There is no question as to whether companies like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) are dominant leaders in their respective markets. But are they too dominant to the point where they should be...

After all the hype and pomp-filled presentations, the tech community is taking a sobering second look at Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)’s new smartphones, and the reviews are pretty mixed for the ballyhooed phone of the future. The blowback from hands-on techno sages suggests that Apple didn...

The competitive landscape within the smartphone market could intensify even further if reports are true that Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is looking to acquire HTC's mobile division. Alphabet's Google unit is reportedly in the final stages of negotiations to acquire HTC's struggling...

T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS)'s announcement on Wednesday that it will be giving away a free Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) membership to customers of certain data plans appears to be compelling to customers but isn't good enough to impress Deutsche Bank's Matthew Niknam. Niknam...

Smartphone fans and investors are gearing up for an epic battle between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s iPhone 8 and Samsung's new flagship phone, the Galaxy S8. Samsung will showcase its new phone at a special event on March 29 and there is a lot riding on Samsung's shoulders. For starters, the...

The original Nokia Corp (ADR) (NYSE: NOK) 3310 was launched in the fourth quarter of 2000 and discontinued in 2005 only to be brought back in 2017. The 17-year-old Nokia earned a reputation for being nearly unbreakable and remains a popular internet meme. According to The Guardian, Nokia's new...