CNN's Jim Boulden tries out one of the hottest new mobile gadgets, a phone with a built-in image projector.
Online shopping is becoming increasingly popular in emerging markets. At least, this is what we can conclude based on the latest Mercadolibre results.
With the next wave of feature phones, we may soon be able to say goodbye to those junky, pictureless websites catered to "mobile-optimized browsing."
Shares of online movie rental company Netflix surged to an all-time high Monday after an analyst upgraded the stock and Qualcomm said it was working to bring Netflix onto more mobile platforms.
If you bought a smartphone within the past year, you might already have noticed that your once-cool superdevice is feeling outdated.
U.S. stocks were poised to head lower Wednesday, as investors mulled over signs of an improving job market.
From the files of "that thing still trades?" comes a feel-good redemption story that even the most hard-hearted of investors has to love.
CNNMoney: Stocks get hammeredupdated: Thu Jan 28 2010 16:26:00
Stocks trimmed losses by the close Thursday, but remained deep in the red, with techs falling after cautious outlooks from Qualcomm and Motorola. Ongoing worries about the labor market also gave investors a reason to retreat.
Shares of Qualcomm and Motorola fell to multi-month lows Thursday, sparking a broad-based stock selloff, after both companies issued disappointing outlooks.
Paul Jacobs could be the Clark Kent of the tech sector. Tall, clean-cut, and a tad bookish (he has a Ph.D. in engineering), he's the epitome of the mild-mannered CEO -- most of the time.
More than two decades ago, Qualcomm co-founder Irwin Jacobs introduced the world to a new technology standard for cellphones. Now Jacobs hopes to make cell phones standard equipment in the world's classrooms.
Note to telecom investors: Uh-oh. Qualcomm announced Tuesday plans to buy back more of its stock and to boost its dividend, sending a clear signal to investors that it's facing a tough year.
Many among the thousands of evacuees from California's wildfires were suffering from stress and worry about their homes after seeking shelter at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium, said a pair of Navy medical volunteers Wednesday.
An evacuee outside San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium says her family fled several locations before ending up at the shelter.
Technology and financial services firms won a key patent reform victory Friday when the House approved legislation the industries have pushed for years by a vote of 220-175.
Nokia said Friday it has asked the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to bar the import of some Qualcomm Inc. chipsets to the United States, alleging they are infringing five Nokia patents.
Wireless chip supplier Qualcomm Inc. said on Monday its general counsel, Lou Lupin, has resigned.
In the Boardroom: Qualcomm
The Bush administration upheld an import ban Monday on phones that contain Qualcomm Inc. chips, further threatening the introduction of new handsets
For all their skill and technological prowess, human engineers still can't match Mother Nature's best designs. Take, for example, the toe pads of ordinary house geckos.
Stocks tumbled early Thursday afternoon, one session after the Dow industrials hit a record close, as investors welcomed some upbeat earnings reports, but showed caution after a surprisingly weak existing home sales report.
Stocks slipped Thursday morning, one session after the Dow industrials hit a record close, as investors eyed the latest spate of earnings news and a surprisingly weak existing home sales report.
Stocks were mixed Thursday morning, one session after the Dow industrials hit a record close, as investors mulled the latest spate of earnings news and another run up in oil prices.
U.S. stock markets opened mixed Thursday, with tech issues edging up on promising reports from eBay and Qualcomm and blue chips hurt by Ford's record annual loss.
Fortune: Reaching outupdated: Wed Jan 17 2007 15:29:00
PROBLEM: Cellphones are too expensive for the people who need them most.
Six dollars might not seem like a lot of money in a $750 billion industry - but it is. That's the approximate royalty that Nokia, the world's largest handset vendor, pays on average to Qualcomm, th...
Shim and Neesa Patel were ready to pounce on a brand-new home in San Diego early this year. It was a 4,300-square-foot Spanish colonial coming on the market for $1.2 million. But two months before the house became available, Shim, a 35-year-old engineer for Qualcomm (Neesa is 30), noticed that local home sales had more or less ground to a halt.
Paul Jacobs, CEO of Qualcomm since July 2005, is talking up the tech company's latest big bet: live television on your cell phone. Jacobs is spending $800 million on the gambit, which includes a st...
Tech is back - and the sector's fastest-growing public companies are leading the charge. During the past three years, the companies in this elite group have increased sales by an average of 33 percent a year, stoked profits by 86 percent, and raised cash flow from operations by 83 percent. Wall Street has applauded, sending the Business 2.0 100's shares up an average of 38 percent in 2005.
In its hometown of Mountain View, Google is preparing to launch the first of many planned free, citywide Wi-Fi networks that may one day blanket the nation. But the search engine is running into some technical glitches. A city official says that the network may need more access points -- those are radios that broadcast an Internet-access signal -- to provide the expected coverage, and the launch of the network could be delayed until July. That's a big problem: Having to deploy more hardware could change the economics behind Google's free Wi-Fi plans. The company is counting on increased Web browsing and searching by Wi-Fi users to generate enough advertising to subsidize the cost of all that hardware.
The tech investor is a fickle beast.
Fortune: Updateupdated: Mon Nov 28 2005 00:01:00
What we said
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Business 2.0: The Next Monopolyupdated: Tue Mar 01 2005 00:01:00
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CNNMoney: Swearing at stocks?updated: Thu Jan 20 2005 05:43:00
Weaker than expected results from some leading tech companies could continue the slide in U.S. stocks early Thursday, with Wall Street preparing to watch President Bush get inaugurated for a second term.
Business 2.0: Earnings Roundupupdated: Wed Dec 01 2004 00:01:00
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Technology stocks extended the rally Friday as Texas Instruments announced a stock buyback program and bellwethers made gains across sectors.
Technology stocks finished slightly above the unchanged mark Monday as fears about possible terrorist attacks on key financial targets depressed Wall Street early in the session.
Walk down any street in America and you likely will bump into somebody yakking away on a cell phone. And that should be great news for cell-phone chip suppliers Texas Instruments and Qualcomm, and phone manufacturer Motorola.
A wireless chip is like a new car: As soon as it hits the street, it loses value. So for Qualcomm, which makes cell-phone chips and licenses its technology to handset makers, staying ahead of the c...
Technology stocks made a huge turnaround in late trading Wednesday, regaining strength after investors shrugged off good earnings news from Cisco Systems and Qualcomm Inc.
CNNMoney: Stocks poised to riseupdated: Wed May 12 2004 05:42:00
Strength in Asian stock markets, especially in Japan, could carry over to the United States when Wednesday trading begins, as an improved earnings forecast from wireless phone equipment maker Qualcomm and a drop in oil prices lift the outlook for U.S. stocks.
Tech stocks rallied Thursday after several tough sessions on solid profit numbers from eBay and Qualcomm, and the rally may have legs Friday after Microsoft reported strong results after the closing bell.
Technology stocks opened the week on a strong note as investors took advantage of recent pullback in the sector, and a newspaper's optimism in tech giant Hewlett-Packard also lent a hand.
CNNMoney: Stocks edge higherupdated: Mon Feb 23 2004 09:15:00
U.S. stocks inched higher early Monday, bouncing off last week's declines, as investors took in news of a merger in the banking sector and an upbeat earnings forecast from Qualcomm.
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INVESTING STRATEGY Although I use a financial planner, I try to stay abreast of company earnings. I'm heavily invested in high-tech. I got intoxicated by the excitement surrounding it over the past...
FSB: Gains & Lossesupdated: Thu Mar 01 2001 00:01:00
Busted: Corporate VCs are crushed by e-losses
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So much for the shiny new e-conomy. It's been a nasty, ugly month on the Street, and the market wreaked havoc on the stocks in FORTUNE's e-50 index, bringing it down 13.4% since our last report. Of...
Money Magazine: The Big Scoreupdated: Sun Oct 15 2000 00:01:00
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I confess that there are moments when I berate myself for holding any conservative investments. Like many investors, I just can't help thinking of what might have been: "If only I'd bought Qualcomm...
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