In an article on Fool, it was reported that Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) continues to struggle with its mobile chips business. The company is striving hard to strike some deals and milestones which could put it in a formidable position in the mobile hardware industry. The source said that Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) will achieve the 40 million tablet chip target for the year but most of its business belongs to high-end standalone chips which have a very converged market. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is nowhere to be found in integrated applications processors and mobile business. Qualcomm and ARM is crushing it in…
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In an article on Washington Post, Dominic Basulto said reported that GoPro Inc (NASDAQ:GPRO) is looking to get into the consumer drones industry. The source referred to a report by Wall Street Journal, which has claimed that GoPro Inc (NASDAQ:GPRO) will launch its drones in 2015. A GoPro Inc (NASDAQ:GPRO) drone will be priced anywhere between $500 to $100. The company has not denied or confirmed this claim. Basulto thinks that for any market or industry to grow, there must be one or two giants that could adapt it. Gopro has made its mark in the action camera industry within…
In an article on Seeking Alpha, it was reported that eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) has a massive potential to achieve some major milestones in 2015. eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) and PayPal are parting ways in the coming year; many experts were predicting that eBay will get a major blow when PayPal will leave the board. The source said that this is not the case. eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) is still a strong company even without PayPal. Its recent quarterly results depicted some great numbers, which shows that its revenues are increasing. eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) recorded a 12% increase in revenue growth. The EPS…
In a program on CNBC, Ironfire Capital founder Eric Jackson made some predictions for 2015. He said that it was thought that Facebook and Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) will suffer because of the massive secular shift from Desktop to Mobile. Facebook, thinks Jackson, has made a leap in the mobile and the company is now on the surge. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) will suffer in 2015. It has no mobile devices. Its Android operating system is the only hope, but the coming year belongs to ecosystem oriented platforms. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) will have to devise an ecosystem to fight the competitors like…
In an article on Fool, it was reported that Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) has a massive potential to take over big tech players in the field of mobile apps, mobile OS and mobile ecosystem. The company has a vast grasp and experience in mobile based user data. Its apps and mobile ad business has drastically increased. The source thinks that Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) could make a mobile OS out of its massive user base. It is already rolling out many apps. Sticker app, Instagram, WhatsApp and many other mobile apps are now the property of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB). The company is…
In an article on CNBC, Josh Lipton said that International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) faced a tough year 2014. It was the only tech company whose stock went down, as low as 15%. The company has lost its charm and it will have to go an extra mile to catch up in order to imbibe back the investors. Cloud was the decisive area of technology in 2014. International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) failed to seize the Cloud markets, thinks Lipton. The CEO of International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) has recently said that IBM will have to focus on innovation. Cloud…
In an article on Bidness ETC, Martin Blanc said that Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) faced a tough year 2014. The company stock remained volatile and revenue tumbled. There were management issues, outages, slippages from top management and top executive and developers left the company. Blanc gives 5 reason as for why Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) is a bad investment for people and why 2015 will be bad for the social media giant. He said that Twitter recently issued a major debt in the form of bonds, which are labelled as ‘junk’ by experts. This step will depict a bad image of the…
In an article on CNBC, Matt Clinch said that there was a great hype when Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Glass was launched. But as the time passed, the Glass lost its grace and it is far from becoming a wearable device everyone wants. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Glass is still in its prototype phase. Google only gives it to people who are more interested in development based on Glass API. The article says that Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Glass faced a tough year in 2014. The much-expected growth didn’t come. Twitter ended its app program which was started to develop a Twitter app…
In an article on BizJournals, Rachel Lerman said that eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) can be the next acquisition by Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) in 2015. In the current year, Amazon focused on mobile wallet, payment industry and delivery services. It also bought game streaming service Twitch and a famous Comic company. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is the leader in the e-commerce business in the US. With Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) now in the pool, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) will have to focus on innovation and mobile apart from its core business. eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) and PayPal are parting ways in 2015. The source…
In an article on Huffington Post, it was reported that Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) same day deliveries might be successful apparently, but they are coming at a cost. The article quoted a driver who works for LaserShip, a company which is in partnership with Amazon to deliver the items in different cities in the same day delivery program. Myron Ballard, the driver at LaserShip says that Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) same day deliveries are a grueling job for the people who are actually delivering the packages daily. He says that he delivers around 150 packages daily in various places. LaserShip does not…
BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) has finally got a breakthrough in the car industry. Ford has announced that it is updating its infotainment system which allows the users to sift through playlists, play songs, make calls and control climate. Ford has ditched Microsoft for Blackberry’s QNX operating system. This is a major success for BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) which is in a dire need of some key successful endeavors in cars and wearable industry. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) has recently launched two new phones: Passport and Classic. The company’s CEO is hopeful that these new devices will create a new user base and revenues…
In an article on Forbes, Anthony Kosner said that International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) and Apple deal in the domain of software Enterprise was one of the best tech story of 2014. International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) went out of the way to design the Enterprise apps and this step can literally change the industry and revenue streams for IBM. The source quoted Horace Dediu, an analyst who rated International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) and Apple deal as one of the top stories of the year. International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) didn’t design the enterprise software apps based on the…