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Samsung (OTC: SSNLF), the world’s largest maker of smartphones reported a second straight quarter of declining profits Tuesday. The decline stemmed from slowing demand for high-end devices like the Galaxy S4 smartphone. Profits fell, the company said, from 8.8 trillion won to 8.4 trillion ($8...

Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) is pulling out all the stops to get customers to shop in its stores and on its website. The retailer launched a four-day Nick of Time sale on Monday, encouraging shoppers to drop by everyday for the latest deals. Starting tomorrow (Friday, December 20), Best Buy stores...

Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is continuing the trend of timed Black Friday sales, with the first beginning on Thursday, November 28 at 6:00 p.m. The second "event" begins at 8:00 p.m., followed by another event at 8:00 a.m. the next morning (Friday, November 29). With three big sales, when should...

In a detailed post on Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google+ social network, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt offered step-by-step directions for his many friends who he said were switching from their Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones to one of several “more intuitive” Android smartphones. In the post,...

Peregrine Semiconductor (NASDAQ: PSMI), one of the lesser-known suppliers for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iDevices, is fairly diverse. The company supplies antenna switches to companies like Murata (OTC: MRAAY), which builds RF modules that are sold to virtually every smartphone manufacturer in the...

In a new report out Wednesday, Consumer Reports said Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)’s new iPhone 5S “Tops the already great iPhone 5 with a surprisingly reliable fingerprint reader, a faster processor, and better-than-ever camera.” So far, so good. In addition, the not-for-profit ratings organization...

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new gold colored iPhone 5S is getting a lot of press. Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) is not impressed. Maybe that’s because Samsung has seen gold colored phones before. Eight times before, in fact. Samsung’s first gold phone, the Anycall Athens Olympic Phone came out in 2004. The...

On September 10, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced that the iPhone 5S would be the first smartphone to contain a 64-bit processor. This was arguably the most surprising part of the product announcement, which was mostly filled with features that had been rumored for several months. In an interview...

Apple remains in the spotlight, smartphones are still popular and BlackBerry can’t gain any footing. All of these facts were revealed in a new study that caught the attention of investors Thursday. There are multiple dimensions to the newest study by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been rumored to release a five-inch iPhone for most of the year, but the company has yet to confirm any such details. While Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is gradually increasing the size of its displays, its newest phone is limited to 4.5 inches. Its largest phone, the Lumia 625, has...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have found its best marketing tool since Siri. According to 9to5Mac, the company is developing a new camera (codenamed "mogul") that can record video at up to 120 frames-per-second (FPS). At first glance, this may not sound like much more than a novelty that will only be...

Samsung's beloved iPhone competitor might not be the smash hit that the company anticipated. </p> The South Korean tech giant took a beating last week after an analyst claimed that Galaxy S4 shipments would decline in July. While that assessment was not as grim as it sounded (Samsung...

It’s all over for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), right? One analyst doesn't think so. Walter Piecyck of BTIG Research upgraded the stock from “Neutral” to “Buy” with a $540 price target on Thursday. What’s so significant about the call is that Piecyck was the first to downgrade the stock and predict...

Samsung is scheduled to hold a press event next week on March 14. It's widely expected that the company will unveil its next flagship handset, the Galaxy S4, at the event (Samsung's promo poster states “Ready 4 The Show”). With the phone's announcement just over a week away, here are the most...