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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) will get its chance to impress investors this afternoon when the company reports its fiscal second quarter results. Going into this afternoon's earnings report, analysts are expecting to see Apple report earnings of $5.36 per share. During the same period last year the company had earnings of $3.33 per share. It has been a busy quarter for Apple, which launched the iPad 2, began its deal to ...

Some big name stocks set new 52 week highs today. Here are some of the stocks that were able to set new highs to head into the weekend: Microsoft (MSFT) : Tech giant Microsoft set a new 52 week high today, trading up to $31.58 before closing the trading session down 1.4% on the day to $30.96, down $0.43. The company posted better than expected fiscal Q3 earnings last night following ...

Shares of tech giant Apple Computer (AAPL) rose to a new all time high today after the company shattered analyst estimates for its fiscal second quarter. As we noted in our earnings preview for Apple, analysts had forecast earnings of $2.45 per share, and the company blew past those estimates with a reported $3.33. Once again the company got a big boost from iPhone sales, with 8.7 million new iPhones sold during ...

Earnings season continues to chug right along, and tomorrow we have some more big names due to report their quarterly earnings. Here are a few of the names reporting tomorrow: Coca Cola (KO) : Coca Cola will be reporting first quarter numbers tomorrow, and analysts have forecast $0.74 per share. During the same period last year Coca Cola had earnings of $0.65. Apple Computer (AAPL) : Apple is going to report fiscal ...