Competition takes a bite out of Apple
Apple (AAPL) is set to post its results for the second fiscal quarter on April 23rd and a new report suggests increased competition may have …
Earnings
HTC posts worst-ever earnings in Q1 as profit plummets 98%
Struggling smartphone vendor HTC (2498) on Monday said that expects to report its lowest quarterly profit on record for the first quarter of 2013 as …
Samsung’s hot streak continues in Q1: Record $7.7B profit on $45.9B in sales
Samsung Electronics (005930) on Friday posted its earnings guidance for the first quarter of 2013. The world’s No.1 smartphone vendor continued on its warpath last …
T-Mobile grows branded subscriber base for first time in four years in Q1
T-Mobile on Thursday reported its subscriber figures for the first quarter of 2013, when it managed to grow its branded subscriber base for the first …
The plot thickens: BlackBerry’s February subscriber math will be a nail-biter
Wall Street believes that BlackBerry (BBRY) will ship between 300,000 and 800,000 new BlackBerry Z10 smartphones during the February quarter. This is the most widely …
HTC’s dreadful February shocks even cynics
HTC’s (2498) share price dove 6% yesterday as investors fretted over whether February revenue might drop below NT$12 billion. Well, it did. In fact, it …
‘Modest’ BlackBerry Z10 sales, upcoming Galaxy S IV launch could hurt BlackBerry
A string of upbeat reports has sent BlackBerry’s (BBRY) stock climbing in recent months, but the end is nigh according to one industry watcher. Canaccord Genuity …
T-Mobile continued tumble in Q4, income down 25% as 515,000 contract customers left
The iPhone isn’t always the savior carriers hope it will be, but T-Mobile certainly needs something to help reverse its current course. As the carrier …
Sony narrows Q3 loss to $115 million
Sony (SNE) on Thursday reported its results for its third fiscal quarter ended in December, narrowing its loss to $115 million. The company posted a …
Sprint loss widens to $1.32 billion in Q4, subscriber growth slows despite climbing iPhone sales
The nation’s No.3 wireless carrier Sprint (S) posted its holiday-quarter results on Thursday, narrowly beating Wall Street’s earnings expectations. Analysts were expecting Sprint to report …
AT&T posts narrow Q4 miss: Profit climbs to $0.44 per share on $32.6 billion in revenue
AT&T (T) on Thursday reported its results for the fourth quarter of 2012. The carrier confirmed last week that it took a massive $10 billion …
Apple: ‘Bent, not broken’
Apple (AAPL) shares were absolutely crushed in after-hours trading on Wednesday following the company’s fiscal first-quarter earnings report. Apple’s holiday quarter was the most profitable …
Nokia’s North American sales soar by 444%, but emerging markets take a big hit
Apple (AAPL) wasn’t the only handset vendor to disappoint this week; Nokia’s (NOK) share price dipped by -5% in Helsinki after the company released its …
Apple confidence sinks as lead bull reins in target
Apple (AAPL) has had no shortage of bulls pushing its stock price up over the past few years. While Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster is typically …
Back in black: Nokia swings to $270 million Q4 profit after six consecutive quarterly losses
What a difference a year can make. Nokia (NOK) on Thursday reported its results for the fourth quarter of 2012, beating Wall Street’s estimates and …
The best news for Apple: The iPhone is still generating monster profits
Many expected a black Christmas for the iPhone average sales prices. CIRP had estimated that the iPhone 5 portion of total iPhone sales had dropped below 70%. …
Major surprise: Apple’s Q1 sales growth stalled in the Americas, but was OK in Europe
One of the big surprises in Apple’s holiday quarter was the weak iPhone volume — iPhone sales came in at slightly below 48 million, missing …
Apple reports Q1 results: $13.1 billion profit beats estimates, iPhone sales and Q2 guidance miss big
After two consecutive misses to wrap up fiscal 2012 and an unprecedented dive in the company’s share price, all eyes were on the future as Apple (AAPL) …
Google posts Q4 results: $10.65 EPS on consolidated revenues of $14.42 billion
Google (GOOG) on Tuesday reported a 2012 fourth-quarter profit of $10.65 per share on $14.42 billion in consolidated revenue. Analysts were expecting EPS to come …
Verizon Q4 loss doubles to nearly $2 billion despite record subscriber adds
A record 2.1 million net postpaid subscriber additions and record fourth-quarter smartphone activations couldn’t offset huge charges related to pensions and costs associated with Hurricane …
Recent report of iPad display production halt was the third devastating Apple rumor in five days
Apple (AAPL) is reporting on January 23rd. In the time period between January 13th and January 18th, investors have witnessed a jaw-dropping sequence of negative …
HTC actually had a pretty awesome December
HTC (2498) announced dismal fourth-quarter 2012 numbers on Monday and it resulted in a lot of gloomy coverage. Lowest quarterly profit in half a decade, …
Samsung racks up record $8.3 billion Q4 profit as sales approach 500 handsets per minute
As other vendors struggle, Samsung (005930) continues to make selling Android smartphones look easy as it narrows the profit gap with chief rival Apple (AAPL). …
HTC posts disastrous Q4 as profit hits 8-year low
The fourth quarter typically gives consumer electronics companies a big boost each year thanks to the holiday shopping rush, but stiff competition and weak marketing …
RIM beats estimates in Q3, but subscriber base shrinks
Research In Motion (RIMM) on Thursday posted its financial results for its fiscal third quarter, which ended on December 1st. Investor sentiment has been mixed …
Three burning questions loom as RIM gets ready to report
Some people say that the November quarter that Research In Motion (RIMM) will report this week is not important. They are wrong. Even though the …
HTC’s Christmas miracle
In November, HTC (2498) managed to snap a six-month losing streak and finally show month-on-month revenue growth. Steve Ballmer plays Santa Claus — the sales …
HTC revenue grows in November but still down 31% from last year
HTC (2498) saw a much-needed boost from holiday sales in November, but the sequential increase wasn’t substantial enough to stop the firm’s continued decline in …
T-Mobile loses 492,000 contract customers in Q3, revenue and profit continue to slide
T-Mobile USA on Thursday reported its third quarter financial results. The nation’s fourth largest carrier continued its struggles, shedding 492,000 net contract customers in the …
HTC’s Halloween Horror Show
So HTC (2498) missed investor expectations again for its October performance. Surely this cannot surprise anyone? The company just missed third-quarter 2012 expectations literally days …
