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Wall Street’s Demand for Demand Media Falls Off

Kara Swisher in Media on August 9, 2011 at 6:01 am PT

Demand Media is expected to have a solid quarter, but that might not matter to its weakened stock.

Analyst: Cheaper iPhone Would Be a Bonanza for Apple

John Paczkowski in Mobile on February 16, 2011 at 2:47 pm PT

For Apple, a smaller, cheaper iPhone may be more than a means of entering the market for lower-end phones currently dominated by Android and Symbian–it could be the final step in the company’s global smartphone dominance. That’s the theory put forth today by Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi, who sees an iPhone Nano or Mini as an inevitability, one that would dramatically expand Apple’s addressable market.

R&D Spending: Nokia Vs. Apple Shows Size Doesn't Matter

John Paczkowski in News on February 4, 2011 at 8:41 am PT

Some additional perspective on Nokia’s massive mobile R&D spend and a point of comparison for its market return. Extrapolating from Bernstein Research data that estimates Nokia spent $3.9 billion on mobile research and development, Asymco’s Horace Dediu has calculated Apple’s mobile R&D spend, and there’s an astonishingly wide gulf between the two.

Chances Are You're Paying Way More for Mobile Than You Need To

John Paczkowski in News on February 3, 2011 at 12:24 pm PT

Does your wireless plan suit your needs? Truly suit your needs? Because if it doesn’t, you’re potentially wasting hundreds of dollars. According to a yearlong BillShrink survey of more than 230,000 wireless users, people waste an average of $336 annually by miscalculating their voice and data needs.

Not Seeing Much Return on That Massive R&D Spend, Are You, Nokia?

John Paczkowski in News on February 3, 2011 at 4:10 am PT

Nokia spent scads of cash on research and development last year, but didn’t see much return on it. Certainly, the investment did little to slow the continuing deterioration of its competitive position.

AOL's Ad Turnaround Still Isn't Here Yet

Peter Kafka in Media on February 2, 2011 at 4:42 am PT

But Wall Street wasn’t expecting Tim Armstrong to say otherwise.

Yahoo Shares Feel Pressure Ahead of Next Week's Earnings

Kara Swisher in News on January 19, 2011 at 6:18 am PT

For a while recently, it looked like Yahoo shares might start pulling out of their longtime $16 range, boosted by various and sundry rumors about the sale of its Asian assets and other machinations. But, as worries about its next earnings call in less than a week coalesce, Wall Street has taken a wait-and-see position on the Internet giant’s stock.

Deutsche Bank Joins the Running of the Apple Bulls

John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 4, 2011 at 10:32 am PT

Expect another record-breaking quarter when Apple reports earnings later this month. With strong global demand for its products and few retail stock-outs over the holidays, Deutsche Bank analyst Chris Whitmore believes the company racked up sales above already lofty expectations

Skype Talks About Just How Full That Half a Glass Is (Updated: Glass Now 90 Percent Full)

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 23, 2010 at 10:27 am PT

The Internet telephony service is still not back to normal after a massive outage, but a number of services have returned, it says. Skype estimates that some 10 million of its users are now online.