John Paczkowski in Mobile on November 22, 2011 at 4:35 am PT
Shipments of Nokia’s Windows Phone 7 units in the December quarter could prove disappointing.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on April 6, 2011 at 10:50 am PT
When it debuted in February, Motorola’s Xoom was widely described as the first comparable competitor to Apple’s iPad. And while it may be that, it’s not proving much of a rival in the market.
John Paczkowski in News on July 10, 2009 at 11:46 am PT
Are sales of the Pre slowing or not? Without official numbers from Palm or Sprint, it’s nearly impossible to tell. But that hasn’t stopped analysts from taking a stab at it. Earlier this week, Pali research claimed Pre sales were tapering off. Now Pacific Crest is saying they remain “robust.”
John Paczkowski in News on June 11, 2009 at 11:10 am PT
Jon Rubinstein’s appointment as Palm CEO was well received by investors. Clearly, the Pre father’s background at Apple and his recent efforts to rebuild Palm around a new and competitive operating system–the OS the company should have had two years ago–have convinced Wall Street that he’s the guy to bring back the company’s long-lost edge.
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Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on March 19, 2009 at 12:56 pm PT
Oracle shares today have rallied impressively following last night’s better-than-expected results for its fiscal third quarter ended in February. The analysts who track the stock were generally impressed with the numbers; I would note that is the same crew that had been cutting expectations heading into the quarter. (Though even most of the estimate-cutters continued to recommend the stock.)
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Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on February 2, 2009 at 11:40 am PT
In a report combining consumer electronics, semiconductors, and infrastructure software analysis, Pacific Crest Securities equity researchers today write that Microsoft’s forthcoming Windows 7 is “a dramatic improvement over Vista” and that it has “implications for the technology sector” beyond just what it will do for Microsoft.
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Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on January 27, 2009 at 10:54 am PT
With SunPower set to report earnings on Thursday after the close, solar analysts have taken a fresh look at the company this morning–and at least three of them did not like what they saw. Analysts at Friedman Billings Ramsey, Thomas Weisel Partners and Pacific Crest all had words of warning this morning for investors in the stock, sharply reducing their forecasts for 2009.
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Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on December 12, 2008 at 1:24 pm PT
Omniture shares are taking it on the chin today after some cautious comments by Chad Bartley, an analyst with Pacific Crest. Not surprisingly, he says the gloomy economy is causing a slowdown in the business analytics sector–existing clients aren’t expected to increase their investments in 2009.
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Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on October 20, 2008 at 11:37 am PT
There’s been a downturn in demand for BlackBerry handsets worldwide–looks like inventory and software problems are taking their toll. That, and the fact that sales of the Pearl Flip are both “tepid” and “disappointing.” Here’s hoping the Storm brings a little sunshine.
