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by Chris Umiastowski
May 07, 2013
Android, even indirectly, is but one tool in Google's money-making arsenal
On Monday Google stock (GOOG) closed above $861, marking a new all time high for the Mountain View search giant.&nb...
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by Chris Umiastowski
Apr 30, 2013
Bloomberg recently TV interviewed Marc Andreessen, the guy who’s famous for co-founding Netscape and currently works as a VC at his own Silicon Valley VC shop, Andreessen Horowitz.
Towards th...
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by Chris Umiastowski
Apr 16, 2013
More money for Sprint, a potential life-saver for DISH
Early Monday morning, satellite TV innovator DISH Network threw a monkeywrench into Softbank’s plans to acquire a 70 percent interest...
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by Chris Umiastowski
Apr 09, 2013
We tend to focus on the wrong numbers, but even the right ones don't look so good
HTC this week announced unaudited Q1 headline numbers, with sales of NT$42.8 billion, or about US$1.43 ...
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by Chris Umiastowski
Feb 19, 2013
Today Google’s stock price crossed above $800, sparking a bunch of headlines as to the supposed significance of the event. But it needs to be kept in perspective.
Google went public bac...
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by Chris Umiastowski
Feb 05, 2013
HTC reported its Q4 results yesterday, and it seems pretty clear that things are going to get worse before they (hopefully) get better. Sales were down 41% compared to the year ago quarter, coming i...
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by Chris Umiastowski
Oct 18, 2012
On Thursday, Google faced the embarrassing situation of seeing its Q3 financial results released prematurely. The stock tanked on the results, and Google asked to have trading stopped temporarily. I...
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by Chris Umiastowski
Oct 01, 2012
Google’s market cap has surpassed that of Microsoft. Market gyrations continue, so for all we know it's possible for Microsoft to inch back ahead of Google tomorrow. But the milestone for ...
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by Chris Umiastowski
Aug 08, 2012
Late last week, HTC posted its Q2 results for 2012, and they weren’t pretty. Profits are down 60 percent year over year. But perhaps the most visible sign of decline comes from revenue. ...
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by Chris Umiastowski
May 22, 2012
Last week the AT&T HTC One X and Sprint EVO 4G LTE were delayed at U.S. customs following an International Trade Commission exclusion order and subsequent review that Apple won against the Taiwa...
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by Chris Umiastowski
May 17, 2012
Industry research firm Gartner just released its latest data on mobile phone sales for the first quarter of 2012. There are some interesting points to be pulled out of this report that I wante...
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by Chris Umiastowski
Apr 12, 2012
Today Google announced its latest set of financial results. Not too shabby, either. Google's also splitting its stock by way of introducing a new class of shares. It sounds all complicated...
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by Chris Umiastowski
Feb 10, 2012
Multiple reports this week have said that Google will get regulatory approval on its intended acquisition of Motorola Mobility as soon as next week. If this happens as expected, the acquisition ...
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by Chris Umiastowski
Feb 08, 2012
There hasn’t been much to cheer about on Wall Street lately when it comes to Android manufacturers' earnings. HTC and Motorola have both issued relatively disappointing quarterly result...
