Apple can no longer be counted on to beat Wall Street's profit targets. The world's most valuable tech company posted mixed quarterly results after Thursday's market close. Though net sales soared 27%, this marked the third miss in the five quarters that CEO Tim Cook has been at the helm.
A Dutch court has again ruled against Apple in a suit against South Korea's Samsung Electronics, saying that Galaxy tablets don't infringe an Apple patent on touchscreen interfaces. The Dutch case is one of many Apple is pursuing against Samsung in their reciprocal patent war.
Brick-and-mortar retailers have been taking a beating from shoppers using their stores as mere showrooms for Amazon and other e-commerce sites. But ahead of Christmas shopping season, some experts suggest that a smartphone-equipped shopper should be seen not as a problem, but as an opportunity.
Until very recently, the iPad mini has been the stuff of legend -- a Bigfoot, Atlantis, unicorn style legend. But no more: The iPad mini is finally real, as CEO Tim Cook has unveiled the slightly smaller Apple tablet on stage. No reason to delay the details any more. Here's the story.
The buzz this week is back to tablets: Apple is expected to introduce a new smaller iPad, and Microsoft definitely will begin selling its Surface device.
PC chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices said on Thursday it will cut its work force of nearly 12,000 by 15 percent, its second round of layoffs in less than a year as it struggles with a weak global economy and a consumer shift toward tablets.
If you can't beat 'em, you may as well join 'em. That's Best Buy is reportedly doing in the tablet computer game. A source is telling Reuters that the struggling consumer electronics retailer will roll out its own Android-based tablet next month: the Insignia Flex.
Microsoft is hoping that its Surface tablet is ready for prime time ahead of its Oct. 26 roll out -- even as market-dominating Apple prepares for a big event on Oct. 23 that's expected to be the iPad mini reveal.
Apple has sent out invitations to an event next week that is expected to be its unveiling of the much-anticipated iPad mini. The invitations didn't reveal details, of course, but hinted at something small with the words: "We've got a little more to show you."
Given the complexity of their financial lives, you'd think boomers would be avid users of the latest money apps and programs. But most aren't. Is it them, or is it the products and services being offered? Turns out it's both.
Team Inc. is falling short in its latest quarter. The provider of specialized industrial services posted disappointing bottom-line results after Monday's market close.
NBarnes & Noble's first high-definition tablets, unveiled on Wednesday, were well received by analysts who said the devices keep the bookseller in the fight with Amazon.com, Apple, and Google -- for now.
Forget the fiasco that killing sales and coupons has turned out to be for J.C. Penney: CEO Ron Johnson's other radical change -- transforming the stodgy department store from a sea of clothing racks into an emporium of 100 hip, branded shops -- just might be its saving grace.
It had been more than a month since a company had gone public on a stateside exchange, but that dry spell ended with a bang when Trulia began trading on Thursday. On Friday, Smith Electric Vehicles, a maker of plug-in commercial trucks, was all set to follow suit ... until Thursday evening.
With interest rates so low these days, it's hard to get motivated about putting money into a savings account. But it is important to save, and so services have popped up that use other methods to encourage us. Two in particular -- SaveUp and SmartyPig -- turn saving and paying down debts into a game.