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Mid-Course Portfolio Moves: SAVE, DVN, XLK, AAPL, MSFT, INTC, DCIX, CHKR, RSH, MMI, SEA

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Posted 09 Apr 2012 — by Covestor
Category AAPL, Airline, CHKR, Computer Hardware, DCIX, Dividends, DVN, Energy, ETFs, INTC, Investing, Market News, MMI, MSFT, Natural Gas, Oil and Gas Operations, RSH, SEA, Semiconductors, Stocks, Technology, Trading, Transportation, Water Transportation, XLK

By CJ Brott

Although the market continued to advance in March, the rate of growth for our holdings slowed. The performance of our recently added momentum holdings were mixed. The share price of Spirit Airlines, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAVE) was slowed by higher prices for oil while the declining price of natural gas slowed down Devon Energy’s (NYSE:DVN) advance. Our position in the SPDR Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:XLK) followed its largest holding Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) higher while our older positions in Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) continued to work higher. Read More

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Motorola’s (NYSE:MMI) Droid Razr Maxx Now Available: Still Skinny

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Posted 27 Jan 2012 — by Lynn Shannon
Category Consumer Electronics, GOOG, Market News, MMI, Stocks, Technology, VZ

By Lynn Shannon

If you thought the ultra-thin Motorola Razr (Motorola Mobility Holdings, NYSE:MMI) was cool but a little light on the battery life, then the Motorola Razr Maxx, available as of Thursday through Verizon Wireless (Verizon Communications, NYSE:VZ) may be the next phone for you. Read More

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Tags: 4G, 4G LTE, AMOLED, Android, battery life, contract, display, Droid Razr, Droid Razr Maxx, GOOG, Google, Ice Cream Sandwich, Market, memory, MMI, Motorola, Motorola Mobility Holdings, Motorola Razr, NASDAQ, Nasdaq:GOOG, NYSE, NYSE:MMI, NYSE:VZ, phone, processor, Razr, Razr Maxx, smartphone, Super AMOLED Advanced display, te4chnology, Verizon, Verizon Communications, Verizon Wireless, VZ

Adventures in Investing, From a Verizon (NYSE:VZ) Store

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Posted 20 Nov 2011 — by Covestor
Category AAPL, CSCO, GOOG, Investing, Market News, MMI, RIMM, Stocks, Technology, Trading, VZ

By Daniel Beckerman

I visited a Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) store recently, as my wife was looking for a new phone. She had little desire for a smartphone and felt as that a regular cell phone without the web would best suit her needs.

When we entered the store, we were struck by the large interactive displays featuring music, GPS and videos utilizing the smartphones. We walked past the vast collection of Droid (Motorola Mobility Holdings, NYSE:MMI), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Blackberry (Reasearch in Motion, NASDAQ:RIMM) phones and asked to see the regular phones. The Verizon represented looked puzzled, but nevertheless directed us to a small area in the back of the store where there were two basic phones. One was a rugged phone that featured walkie-talkie functionality, so that perhaps a worker could quickly communicate on a job site. The other was an old flip phone design that looked like it was not redesigned since the nineties. Why put R&D into a section of the store that only attracts us — or someone’s great grandmother? Read More

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Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 4S Early Results: Faster Than Droid Bionic

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Posted 11 Oct 2011 — by Amy Gilroy
Category AAPL, Consumer Electronics, Market News, MMI, Stocks, Technology

By Amy Gilroy

Benchmark tests on rare pre-released Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 4S’s show that the phone operates at a faster clip than the Motorola Droid Bionic (Motorola Mobility Holdings, NYSE:MMI) and Samsung Galaxy S II, said electronista.

The newest iPhone clocks at 800MHz, below the speeds of Android Gingerbread phones and it only seems to offer half the RAM, but its real-world performance in browsing and graphics is faster than the top Android phones. Read More

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New Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 4S Advanced Voice is Real!

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Posted 04 Oct 2011 — by Amy Gilroy
Category AAPL, Market News, MMI, S, Stocks, T, Technology, VZ

By Amy Gilroy

As leaked, a new Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 4S will offer a voice capability that lets your phone “understand you” through advanced voice recognition that could change the interface for smartphone use in the car.

The new iPhone 4S with the “Siri” voice feature will be available October 14 starting at $199.

It includes an “intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking,” said Apple at its much anticipated press event Tuesday.

In a demo, Apple execs asked the phone “What is the weather like today,” and the phone’s new “Siri” feature issued a forecast by voice. Read More

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Tags: A5, AAPL, Amy Gilroy, Apple, Droid Bionic, iPhone, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone5, MMI, Motorola, Nasdaq:AAPL, NYSE:MMI, NYSE:T, NYSE:VZ, pre-order, pre-orders, S, SIRI, Sprint (NYSE:S) as well as AT&T, T, Verizon, voice recognition, VZ

Motorola Droid Bionic Now On Sale: Reviews

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Posted 08 Sep 2011 — by Amy Gilroy
Category Consumer Electronics, DTEGY, Market News, MMI, S, Stocks, T, Technology

By Amy Gilroy

The Motorola (NYSE:MMI) Droid Bionic–Verizon’s (NYSE:VZ) first dual core 4G LTE phone– is now available after a long delay and a product overhaul even before coming to market.

Following its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last January, the Bionic was only just released Thursday at $300 on contract sporting Android Gingerbread and a 4.3 inch screen (540 by960) with anti-glare. Read More

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A Closer Look at the Augme Technologies (OTC:AUGT) Management Team

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Posted 22 Aug 2011 — by Mobile Guru
Category AOL, AUGT, EK, GCI, GOOG, IBM, IDCC, Intellectual Property, Investing, Market News, MMI, MSFT, RIMM, Stocks, Technical Analysis, Technology, Trading, VHC, YHOO

By Mobile Guru

With Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) ongoing patent buying spree of Intellectual property kicking into high gear when they first bought over 1000 IBM (International Business Machines, NYSE:IBM) patents and then this past week bidding for Motorola Mobility (NYSE:MMI) for $12.5B, the long case for Intellectual Property stocks continue to flourish.

Whether it’s Eastman Kodak (NYSE:EK), Interdigital Inc. (NASAQ:IDCC), VirnetX Holding Corporation (AMEX:VHC), or a host of others, all have at one point in recent weeks been the discussion of speculation with respect to who might be interested in owning their respective patent portfolio’s. Considering all own patents relevant to the wireless mobile space, the next great technology frontier, it only seems to make sense.

In recent months and for the first time in history, Intellectual Property has begun to be defined as an actual asset class. With all patents not being equal and even fewer truly foundational patents existing, the supply / demand imbalance for certain patents has shifted favorably towards those fortunate companies who possess them. This fundamental change in how IP is viewed in conjunction with recent rulings such as the Bilski Ruling and the Supreme Courts decision on the i4i v. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) case only further enhance patent holder rights and the respective values of those who own them. Recent IP related transactions indicate that when it comes to preserving market share and protecting your business from the competition, price doesn’t matter, it’s paramount to do or die. Read More

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500,000 Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) BlackBerry PlayBooks Sold

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Posted 17 Jun 2011 — by Amy Gilroy
Category AAPL, Analyst Coverage, Market News, MMI, RIMM, Samsung, Stocks, Technology

By Amy Gilroy

With analysts like IHS iSuppli predicting tablets will be become a big factor in rear seat entertainment, we keep watching those 7-inch tablets that would fit nicely in a headrest or dash.

Maker of the BlackBerry PlayBook, Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM), revealed Thursday that it’s shipped 500,000 of its PlayBook tablets since April 19th. (That’s sell-in to stores, not sell-through to consumers).

It’s not the worst showing, but it’s not spectacular either, especially as RIM also said it will delay the release of its 4G-ready PlayBook from summer until fall, reported Digital Trends. Read More

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Research in Motion’s (NASDAQ:RIMM) BlackBerry Playbook Hits 250K: Analyst

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Posted 20 May 2011 — by Amy Gilroy
Category AAPL, BBY, Market News, MMI, NVDA, RIMM, Stocks, Technology, Technology News

By Amy Gilroy

We keep following Research in Motion’s (NASDAQ:RIMM) BlackBerry PlayBook tablet sales, because we have a hunch the PlayBook will make its way into the car, that is, if the product manages to catch on with consumers after early poor reviews.

It looks sales are slowly chugging away, reaching 250,000 units in one month, said an analyst at RBC Capital Markets.

This would give the PlayBook a respectable edge over the Motorola (NYSE:MMI) Xoom, which required 2 months to hit the quarter million mark. Read More

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Tags: AAPL, Amy Gilroy, analyst, Android, Android phones, Android tablets, Apple, BBY, Best Buy, BlackBerry, BlackBerry PlayBook, car, CEO, iPad, iPhone, Jen-Hsun Huang, marketing, MMI, Motorola, Motorola Xoom, NASDAQ, Nasdaq:AAPL, NASDAQ:NVDA, Nasdaq:RIMM, NVDA, NVIDIA, NYSE, NYSE:BBY, NYSE:MMI, phones, PlayBook, RBC Capital Markets, Research In Motion, Retail, reviews, RIMM, sales, tablet, Xoom

Research in Motion’s (NASDAQ:RIMM) BlackBerry Playbook Passes Best Buy (NASDAQ:BBY) Expectations

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Posted 29 Apr 2011 — by Amy Gilroy
Category AAPL, Analyst Coverage, BBY, Market News, MMI, RIMM, Stocks, Technology, Technology News

By Amy Gilroy

The Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) BlackBerry PlayBook beat sales expectations at Best Buy (NYSE:BBY), claimed the retailer about over a week after the tablet went on sale.

“Best Buy has had great success selling BlackBerry smartphones in North America, so our sales expectations for the BlackBerry PlayBook were very high,” the retailer said Thursday. “To date, we have far exceeded those expectations and we’re finding that customers are even more interested in purchasing once they’ve tested the PlayBook in the store,” said Best Buy.

The 7-inch PlayBook began selling on April 19, but it met disfavor with many reviewers who complained it lacked a built-in email client (it relies on a tether to your BlackBerry phone for email). Some also said the software was buggy.

Still, the device sold about 50,000 units on day one, estimates RBC Capital Markets, possibly more than the Motorola’s (NYSE:MMI) Xoom or Galaxy Tab in early sales, notes PC World. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) sold 4.69 million iPads in the recent quarter. Read More

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Tags: AAPL, Amy Gilroy, Apple, BBY, Best Buy, BlackBerry, BlackBerry PlayBook, email client, expectations, Galaxy, iPad, Market, MMI, Motorola, Motorola Xoom, NASDAQ, Nasdaq:AAPL, Nasdaq:RIMM, new, North America, NYSE, NYSE:BBY, NYSE:MMI, operating system, phone, PlayBook, RBC Capital Markets, Research In Motion, retailer, reviewers, RIM, RIMM, sales, smartphone, software, stock, Store, tab, tablet, tether, U.S., Xoom

Motorola (NYSE:MMI) Xoom Expected Soon

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Posted 17 Mar 2011 — by Amy Gilroy
Category AAPL, MMI, Rail, Technology, Technology News

By Amy Gilroy

WiFi tablets are where the bulk of the market lies and where most retailers can jump in and compete. So it should come as good news that WiFi only versions of the Motorola (NYSE:MMI) Xoom and Samsung Galaxy Tab are expected soon.

The Xoom may hit stores March 27 at $599, reports DroidLife, showing a flier at Staples promoting the device.

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab is expected at $399 on April 4, according to another flier offered by a Samsung rep during a recent technology fair, says the same Web site.

But some analysts are wondering if it’s too late for the 7-inch Galaxy Tab, even at $399, The original 10-inch Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad now starts at $399 for a WiFi version.

Amy Gilroy is the Editor of CEoutlook.

Tags: AAPL, Amy Gilroy, Apple, Galaxy Tab, iPad, MMI, Motorola, NASDAQ, Nasdaq:AAPL, NYSE, NYSE:MMI, Samsung Galaxy Tab, WiFi, Xoom

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Mid-Course Portfolio Moves: SAVE, DVN, XLK, AAPL, MSFT, INTC, DCIX, CHKR, RSH, MMI, SEA

Motorola’s (NYSE:MMI) Droid Razr Maxx Now Available: Still Skinny

Adventures in Investing, From a Verizon (NYSE:VZ) Store

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 4S Early Results: Faster Than Droid Bionic

New Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 4S Advanced Voice is Real!

Motorola Droid Bionic Now On Sale: Reviews

A Closer Look at the Augme Technologies (OTC:AUGT) Management Team

500,000 Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) BlackBerry PlayBooks Sold

Research in Motion’s (NASDAQ:RIMM) BlackBerry Playbook Hits 250K: Analyst

Research in Motion’s (NASDAQ:RIMM) BlackBerry Playbook Passes Best Buy (NASDAQ:BBY) Expectations

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