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Tech Data Expands Product Offering - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 2:34pm | 1115Tech Data Corporation (TECD) will be offering 3D TVs and Lenovo’s IdeaPad laptop PCs to retailers in the consumer electronics market, thereby expanding its consumer electronics product offering and diversifying its customer base. The consumer market had been sluggish in 2009; however, we...
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Electronic Arts Comes with a Launch - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 1:41pm | 947Video game developer and publisher Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS) announced the launch of two special editions of the action game Crysis 2. Developed by Frankfurt-based Crytek GmbH, Crysis 2 Limited Edition and the Crysis 2 Nano Edition feature premium packaging and special unlocks in the Crysis...
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Panasonic Expands VIERA Series - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 3:56pm | 868A leading manufacturer of High Definition (HD) televisions, Panasonic Corp. (PC) recently launched a new VIERA GT25 series of full HD three dimensional (3D) Plasma televisions, expanding its premier VIERA brand. The GT25 series has 600Hz sub-field drive; 1080 pixel full HD resolution; 1080 lines...
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Semiconductor Industry Outlook - August 2010 - Industry Outlook
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 12:13pm | 3732Overview The Semiconductor Industry serves as a driver, enabler and indicator of technological progress. Developments in the industry determine the way we work, transport ourselves, communicate, entertain ourselves and respond to our environment. For example, the PCs we work on, the cars we drive...
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Flat Video Game Sales in July - Analyst Blog
Friday, August 13, 2010 - 1:07pm | 1195Video games achieved better results in July 2010 after a lackluster June month. Improving hardware sales were partially offset by sluggish software sales in the month. According to the research firm NPD, U.S. retail sales of hardware, software and accessories decreased 0.5% year over year to $...
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Are iPads Eroding E-Reader Sales? - Analyst Blog
Friday, August 13, 2010 - 1:07pm | 597The budding e-reader space suddenly sees its work cut out. Apple’s (AAPL) iPad tablet, launched in April this year, is believed to be stealing sales and forcing e-reader makers to slash prices. Even those with a head start are feeling the heat, and with several new entrants flocking into the...
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Autodesk Tops Zacks Consensus - Analyst Blog
Friday, August 13, 2010 - 9:13am | 1412Software design maker, Autodesk Inc. (ADSK) reported better-than-expected second quarter 2011 results, with earnings per share of 27 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 20 cents per share. Earnings per share leaped 80.0% year over year from 15 cents reported in the year-ago quarter and...
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Who's Cashing in on Eat Pray Love? - Investment Ideas
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 5:07pm | 1026One of the most anticipated movies of the summer opens this weekend. No, not The Expendables with Sylvester Stallone. It's Eat, Pray, Love with Julia Roberts and Javier Bardem. Based on the book by Elizabeth Gilbert that has sold over 5 million copies in the United States about a 30-something woman...
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Netflix in Deal with EPIX - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 2:04pm | 875A leading provider of online movie rental services, Netflix Inc. (NFLX) signed a multi- year movie licensing deal with the movies-on-demand and online company, EPIX. EPIX is a joint venture between Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom (Via.B), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Lionsgate (...
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Marvell Joins Harman - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 9:35am | 721Marvell Technology Group (MRVL), a leading provider of semiconductor appliances, recently announced that it would be teaming up with Harman International Industries Inc. (HAR) to provide the automobile industry with in-built Internet technology. This foray into the automobile industry marks a...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: DTS, Zoran, Intel, Dolby Laboratories and Sony - Press Releases
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 7:37am | 1328For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 11, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: DTS Inc. (DTSI), Zoran Corporation (ZRAN), Intel Corp. (INTC), Dolby Laboratories Inc. (DLB) and Sony Corp. (SNE ). Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog: DTS Beats Marginally DTS Inc. (DTSI) reported...
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DTS Beats Marginally - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 2:04pm | 951DTS Inc. (DTSI) reported second quarter 2010 results, with earnings decreasing 57.1% to 9 cents from 21 cents reported in the prior-year quarter. However, earnings per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The weak year-over-year results were primarily due to lackluster revenue growth...
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6 Endangered Tech Species
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 8:16am | 171NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Picking up an Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPad or clamoring for Amazon's (Nasdaq: AMZN) Kindle? You may as well get a DVD player, too, as their combined usefulness is on the clock. The future of technology is integration, something Apple's iPhone and Google's (Nasdq: GOOG) Android...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: American International, Consolidated Edison, Activision Blizzard, Microsoft and Sony - Press Releases
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 5:53pm | 1683For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 09, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: American International Group Inc. (AIG), Consolidated Edison Inc. (ED), Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI) Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Sony Corp. (SNE ). Here are highlights from Friday’s Analyst Blog: AIG Surpasses...
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Harman Profits but Misses - Analyst Blog
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 5:05pm | 1161A developer of audio products and electronic systems, Harman International Industries Inc. (HAR) announced fourth quarter 2010 results. Earnings on a non-GAAP basis were a profit of 30 cents, significantly up from the loss of 43 cents record a year-earlier. However, earnings were two cents below...