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 ...

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 ...

Aluminum maker Alcoa (AA) kicked off the earnings season this afternoon, posting disappointing third quarter results. Going into this afternoon's earnings report, analysts had been expecting to see Alcoa post earnings of $0.22 per share, but were disappointed to see earnings come in under expectations at $0.15 per share. Despite missing its earnings estimate, the company was able to post better than expected revenues for the quarter of $6.4 billion, above the ...

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 ...

Search engine giante Google Inc. (GOOG) will be reporting its first quarter results tomorrow following the market close, with analysts expecting to see the company report earnings of $8.11 per share. What makes tomorrow's conference call all the more interesting to investors is that it will mark the first time that Larry Page will make public comments since he assumed his original role as the company's CEO. Page, who was one of ...

This afternoon after the market closed, search engine giant Google Inc. (GOOG) reported better than expected earnings for its first quarter. As we noted in our Google earnings preview, analysts had forecast earnings of $6.60 for the quarter. Google outpaced analyst earnings by posting earnings of $6.76 a share. Despite posting better than expected earnings figures, the stock traded down nearly 5% in after hours trading as investors reacted negatively to the ...

The earnings season is officially under way, and so far earnings have been pretty positive. There are a couple of big names that will be reporting over the next couple days, including search engine giant Google Inc. (GOOG). Google Inc. (GOOG) : Google will be reporting its first quarter numbers tomorrow after the market closes. Wall Street has forecast earnings of $6.57 per share. For the same period last year the ...