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4 reasons Windows would boost the Nook
Barnes & Noble won't confirm that its e-reader will run its new partner Microsoft's upcoming mobile operating system. But here's why it should.
FORTUNE -- When Barnes & Noble announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft earlier this week, they set tongues wagging. It wasn't only because the Redmond, Washington-based software giant will invest a whopping $605 million in the Nook business over the next five years. What technophiles frothed over was MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - May 3, 2012 3:11 PM ET -
Barnes & Noble CEO: NFC coming to the Nook
William Lynch talks about the future of the Nook business -- including how the company's software could be used in Windows and the potential of NFC chips showing up soon.
FORTUNE -- The battle for e-book dollars became a lot more interesting earlier this week when Barnes & Noble (BKS) announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft (MSFT). Over the next five years, the Redmond, Washington-based software giant will invest at least $605 MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - May 1, 2012 2:47 PM ET -
The unrepentant Ed Zabitsky and his $270 Apple price target
Some analysts will say anything to get on television
FORTUNE -- Can't something be done about Ed Zabitsky?
The first time we looked at ACI Research's chief (and only) tech analyst, back in January, he was telling his clients to sell Apple (AAPL) short.
The stock was trading for $450 at the time and was about to begin a run that would take it to $644. That didn't stop CNBC from booking him MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Apr 27, 2012 11:40 AM ET -
Today in Tech: Will Google's Dropbox rival launch next week?
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* Research in Motion (RIMM) is reportedly seeking a financial advisor to help the ailing handset maker weigh strategic options. One analyst suggestion? License out the BlackBerry operating system to a company like Samsung. Also: A look at RIM's only (and lonely) BlackBerry story. (Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal)
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JP Mangalindan, Writer - Apr 17, 2012 3:30 AM ETPosted in: Amazon.com, Android, Apple, BlackBerry, Dropbox, Google, iOS, iPhone, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Windows 8 -
Analyst: 'The entire cellphone and computing ecosystem will be shaken to the ground'
ACI Research's Edward Zabitsky, who famously advised clients to short Apple when it was selling for $450 a share, has seen the future and it is Microsoft's Windows 8
We know what Ed Zabitzky thinks of Apple (AAPL). In a note issued in January, when the stock was selling for $450 a share, the CEO of ACI Research set a price target of $270 and told his institutional clients to sell it MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Apr 10, 2012 3:01 PM ET -
Gartner: Tablet sales to double this year. The iPad still rules
Expects market to grow to nearly 119 million units in 2012, with Apple taking 61%
When it comes to tablet computers, a market Apple (AAPL) dominated in 2010 and 2011, Gartner expects more of the same for the foreseeable future.
In a report issued Tuesday, the research firm projected tablet sales to end users to reach 118.9 million units in 2012, up 98% from 2011.
In the face of growing competition from the MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Apr 10, 2012 12:07 PM ET -
Today in Tech: The iPad 3 is coming!
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* Yes, folks, the day many have been waiting for is fast approaching: Apple (AAPL) is set to unveil the iPad 3 next Wednesday, March 7. At this point, it's almost certain the newest tablet will feature a Retina-like display, one with nearly double the resolution of its predecessors, however MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Feb 29, 2012 3:30 AM ET -
Did Apple unveil OS X 10.8 last week to preempt Windows 8?
The timing may be suspicious, but the OS looks more to Google than to Microsoft
"Apple Speeds Mac 'Mountain Lion' to Take On Windows 8" Bloomberg Businessweek
"Steve Jobs is gone, Windows 8 is coming and Apple panics" betanews
As predicted, the tech press spent much of the rest of the week trying to make sense of last Tuesday's news that the latest version of the Mac operating system, Mountain Lion, is due MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Feb 19, 2012 12:07 PM ETPosted in: Andy Ihnatko, Apple, Bloomberg Businessweek, Google, iCloud, Mac, Microsoft, Mountain Lion, OS X, PCs, Windows 8 -
Today in Tech: Is C.E.S. losing its clout?
Fortune's curated selection of tech stories from the weekend. Sign up to get the round-up delivered to you each and every day.
* Is the Consumer Electronics Show, a.k.a. C.E.S., losing its clout? Nick Wingfield over at The New York Times argues the convention, which drew 149,000 people last year, isn't quite the powerhouse it used to be, thanks to product launches at company-only events or smaller conferences. (The New York Times)
* New Yahoo CEO Scott MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Jan 9, 2012 3:30 AM ET -
Investors may regret not warming up to Microsoft
All investors seem to want is a bigger piece of the company's $53 billion cash pile. They'd do better to pay attention to what Windows 8 and Windows Phone really mean.
By Kevin Kelleher, contributor
FORTUNE -- Microsoft's obituary has been written plenty of times. There was no place for the software mammoth in a tech world designed -- and dominated -- by Apple. CEO Steve Ballmer was unable to steer the MORE
Sep 20, 2011 10:56 AM ET
