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New Apple (AAPL) challengers appear with great regularity. Research in Motion (RIMM) has launched consumer versions of its BlackBerry. Palm's (PALM) Pre is meant to take iPhone share. Samsung built a phone called the Instinct to help Sprint (S) challenge AT&T's (T) efforts to take market share...

Perhaps it was best that Google (GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt left the Apple (AAPL) board last week. Google immediately announced that it would buy On2 (ONT), a video compression company, a possible threat to Apple's Quicktime media player franchise. Now Google is preparing to challenge Apple in the...

If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then the executives of Waterloo, Ontario–based Research In Motion (RIMM) have been blushing for a decade. Since the company first released its BlackBerry handheld device in 1999, it has competed against a growing army of handset developers,...

It may take a while, but in a few years, it's likely that we'll have devices in our pockets that are so powerful that today's smartphones and computers will pale in comparison. At least that's the promise of the just- announced collaboration between Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel (INTC) and the...

A venture between Nokia Corp. (NOK) and Siemens AG (SI) mentions in its Code of Conduct that it will respect the rights laid down by the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The statement did not seem to apply to its business in Iran. According to the Wall Street Journal, the...

Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) said that its second quarter numbers would be better than expected Monday, another small indication that the economy, especially the IT sector, is coming out of the trough it hit in the first quarter. The big semiconductor company said that it expects revenue in the...

Nokia (NOK) may be the world's largest handset company with about 37 percent of the global market, but it still has "Apple (AAPL) envy." Apple's App store for its iPhone and other portable products has had over one billion downloads. These applications make the iPhone more valuable to many...

Qualcomm (QCOM) has been the premier provider of chips for handsets for years. But its investors have had ongoing concerns about legal fighting with its customers, especially Nokia (NOK), and its rivals, especially Broadcom (BRCM). It made peace with Nokia months ago, but has been in court with...

The earnings from Texas Instruments (TXN) are a fairly good lock into the broader hardware industry because the company makes chips for such a tremendous array of devices. The company bested Wall Street forecasts by posting first-quarter revenue of $2.09 billion, net income of $17 million and...

Sony Ericsson succumbed to rapidly falling global handset sales. The number of units it shipped in the first quarter dropped 35 percent compared with the same period last year, and the joint venture posted a 293 million-euro ($382.7 million) net loss. Experts say that global handset sales could be...