Apple (AAPL) has had the best selling smartphone for years with the iPhone, but Google (GOOG) still claims the top spot in terms of phones that operate on its Android operating system. It is easy to understand why Google has been able to stay on top since so many manufacturers are able to use Android on their phones, but since the new iPhone 4S has hit the market Apple has been ...

In her first major announcement since taking over the role as CEO for Hewlett-Packard, Meg Whitman announced that Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) has indeed decided to continue its PC business, following months of speculation that it would decide to spin-off the business. The idea to spinoff the PC division was first proposed in August by former CEO Leo Apotheker as part of a sweeping overhaul he was trying to do to the company. This ...

Shares of tech giant Netflix (NFLX) are tumbling in premarket trading this morning after the company reported last night that it lost a massive 800,000 subscribers last period, due to price changes and a decision to split its streaming and DVD rental business. Netflix reported its third quarter results last night, which were actually above analyst estimates, but shares are tradign down over 35% in premarket trading as investors react to ...

Before this afternoon, Apple Inc (AAPL) had reported better than expected earnings for 29 straight quarters, but it was unable to continue that trend when it reported a weaker than expected fourth quarter earnings report, sending shares sharply lower in after hours trading. Going into this afternoon's earnings report, Apple was expected to report earnings of $7.38 per share, but actual earnings came in well below what analysts were expecting to ...

Shares of the world's largest internet search engine Google (GOOG) reported better than expected third quarter earnings this afternoon and revenues just shy of $10 billion, sending the stock up as much as 7% in after hours trading. Going into this afternoon's earnings report, analysts had been expecting to see Google report third quarter earnings of $8.74 per share, but actual earnings came in well above estimates at $9.72 a share. Revenues ...

Google (GOOG) isn't exactly known for its flash television ad campaigns. The company has historically grown mostly through word of mouth, but Google is taking a new approach to advertising its Google Chrome browser. Google sees a potential market in users that buy a new computer and are just content to use the browser that comes with their new computer, unaware that they can download a new browser for free. The similarities ...

Tomorrow could be a big day for Apple Inc. (AAPL) which is rumored to be planning to release a new line of its popular all in one iMacs with Intel's new Sandy Bridge Core i processors. Tomorrow's release of the new lineup of iMac's will mark the first time in 9 months that Apple has refreshed its flagship desktop computer. In addition to featuring the Sandy Bridge operating system, the desktops will ...

It was not that long ago that Apple (AAPL) appeared to be bullet-proof in its control of the mobile market, but that is no longer the case, and Android powered devices are slowly but surely chipping away at Apple's dominance. When Google (GOOG) released Android there had been several other mobile operating systems that had tried and failed to compete against Apple's popular iPhone, but Google has a hit on their ...

Online auction e-commerce site eBay (EBAY) announced that it plans to buy Boston based mobile advertising provider, Where Inc. Financial terms have not been disclosed, but eBay did announce that it plans to integrate its Paypal system into the mobile app. Where offers users "location aware" advertisements, as well as a "mobile discovery" service that allows its users to find new and interesting things close to where they are. eBay's plan to integrate ...

Apple Inc. (AAPL) reported its fiscal second quarter earnings numbers this afternoon, and shattering analyst estimates on amazing iPhone sales. As we noted in our Apple earnings preview, Apple was expected to post quarterly earnings of $5.36 for its fiscal second quarter this afternoon. Actual earnings came in well above estimates at $6.40 per share. Revenues were also better than expected at $24.7 billion, while analysts were expecting $23.4 billion. The quarter earnings ...