TechAddress http://www.techaddress.com Providing the Latest User-Generated and Aggregate Technology News Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:22:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 en 4 Reasons to Brace for a Turbulent Earnings Season http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/22/4-reasons-to-brace-for-a-turbulent-earnings-season/ http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/22/4-reasons-to-brace-for-a-turbulent-earnings-season/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:30:17 +0000 ebay stocks ibm Random Access Earnings MSFT MOT NOK AAPL INTC nflx tech stocks http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/22/4-reasons-to-brace-for-a-turbulent-earnings-season/ Source:GigaOM
Stock markets around the world are tumbling, with the Dow staying firmly in negative territory even in the face of an emergency interest-rate cut. And ready or not, the parade of technology earnings is on its way as well.

A handful of tech bellwethers have already delivered their results for the latest quarter, and if last […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/22/4-reasons-to-brace-for-a-turbulent-earnings-season/feed/ The Operators vs. the Media Brands http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/ http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:30:11 +0000 media mobile goog AAPL S http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/ Source:GigaOM
The communications and media/online industries are at loggerheads, and how this battle shapes up over the course of the next few months will define they we way will consume media, entertainment and information.

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/feed/ Hurry Up and Bounce http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/09/hurry-up-and-bounce/ http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/09/hurry-up-and-bounce/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:30:54 +0000 dell Asides AAPL AMZN APPL T INTC TWX BBY gme rimm CYCL http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/09/hurry-up-and-bounce/ Source:GigaOM
A bounce in technology stocks, at this point, is inevitable. With the S&P’s tech sector down 10 percent so far this year — and a bearish-looking 20 percent since last summer — it’s just a matter of time before the sellers get tired and others step in to buy, if only for short-term gains.

That […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/09/hurry-up-and-bounce/feed/ Apple’s Worst Day in 32 Months http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/04/apple%e2%80%99s-worst-day-in-32-months/ http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/04/apple%e2%80%99s-worst-day-in-32-months/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2008 03:30:32 +0000 apple Asides AAPL stocks RIMM INTL amzn good msft ibm vmw http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/04/apple%e2%80%99s-worst-day-in-32-months/ Source:GigaOM
Apple shares slid 7.6 percent Friday, closing at $180 and capping an 11-percent loss in just one (shortened) week. Should investors be worried?

If you figure that the setback left Apple’s (AAPL) stock at its lowest close in only one month, probably not. And considering the 135 percent surge it saw throughout 2007, it was […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/04/apple%e2%80%99s-worst-day-in-32-months/feed/ Year-End Folly: Pin the Tail on the Stocks http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/01/year-end-folly-pin-the-tail-on-the-stocks/ http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/01/year-end-folly-pin-the-tail-on-the-stocks/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:30:32 +0000 ebay finance stocks goog Featured MSFT AAPL AMZN YHOO rimm http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/01/year-end-folly-pin-the-tail-on-the-stocks/ Source:GigaOM
I’ve taken seven of the more interesting stocks of 2007 — all stocks that inspired a good deal of passionate discussion and, for the most part, a good deal of capital gains — and ranked them according to how I think they’ll perform in 2008. Take a look.

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2008/01/01/year-end-folly-pin-the-tail-on-the-stocks/feed/ How High Can Apple Go? $600 a Share? http://www.techaddress.com/2007/12/27/how-high-can-apple-go-600-a-share/ http://www.techaddress.com/2007/12/27/how-high-can-apple-go-600-a-share/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:30:18 +0000 google apple goog Asides AAPL http://www.techaddress.com/2007/12/27/how-high-can-apple-go-600-a-share/ Source:GigaOM
Bolstered by the news of upcoming movie rentals via iTunes, hot selling Macbooks and iPod Touches, Apple just blasted past the $200 a share. So where does it go next?

“There’s so much growth to look forward to for the iPhone,” said Stephen Coleman, chief investment officer at St. Louis-based Daedalus Capital LLC, which owns […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2007/12/27/how-high-can-apple-go-600-a-share/feed/ The Amazing Rise of WebKit Mobile http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/13/the-amazing-rise-of-webkit-mobile/ http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/13/the-amazing-rise-of-webkit-mobile/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:30:26 +0000 google apple mobile goog Featured nokia NOK AAPL Webkit http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/13/the-amazing-rise-of-webkit-mobile/ Source:GigaOM
The Google Android SDK, released yesterday, confirmed what had been long been rumored: Google’s mobile platform uses WebKit, an open source browser engine . “We have been working on our mobile implementation of WebKit for quite some time,” someone from the Android team wrote on The Surfing Safari, the official blog of the WebKit community.

Given […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/13/the-amazing-rise-of-webkit-mobile/feed/ Should Sprint Send Silicon Valley a Super Poke? http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/12/should-sprint-send-silicon-valley-a-super-poke/ http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/12/should-sprint-send-silicon-valley-a-super-poke/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:30:17 +0000 google apple mobile broadband cisco goog intel Featured wimax CSCO MOT AAPL S INTC Sprint CLWR http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/12/should-sprint-send-silicon-valley-a-super-poke/ Source:GigaOM
Sprint Nextel’s (S) rough patch is turning into a highway from hell. The exit of CEO Gary Forsee, questions about its plans for a WiMAX network and its aborted partnership with Clearwire (CLWR) have provided fertile ground for all sorts of rumors. Rich Tehrani reports on one such rumor: Google buying Sprint, then […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/12/should-sprint-send-silicon-valley-a-super-poke/feed/ LiMo (Linux for Mobiles) is Ready to Go Prime Time http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/05/limo-linux-for-mobiles-is-ready-to-go-prime-time/ http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/05/limo-linux-for-mobiles-is-ready-to-go-prime-time/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:30:50 +0000 google mobile iphone goog Featured MOT AAPL gphone VOD LiMo Mobile Linux Trolltech DCM http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/05/limo-linux-for-mobiles-is-ready-to-go-prime-time/ Source:GigaOM
Now that the Google Phone platform has been unveiled, one thing is abundantly clear: Happy days are around the corner for Mobile Linux.

As we have already reported, a special version of the Linux operating system forms the underpinning of Google Mobile OS, which will run the Google (GOOG) devices expected to hit the market […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/05/limo-linux-for-mobiles-is-ready-to-go-prime-time/feed/ Nokia, the N810 Tablet & the Long View http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/01/nokia-the-n810-tablet-the-long-view/ http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/01/nokia-the-n810-tablet-the-long-view/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:30:35 +0000 mobile goog AAPL ADBE http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/01/nokia-the-n810-tablet-the-long-view/ Source:GigaOM
Anssi Vanjoki, EVP of multimedia at Nokia, unveiled the handset manufacturer’s gorgeous N810 handset at the recent Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. I got a chance to play with it shortly afterwards, and I can tell you that it lives up to much of its promise.

But what struck me during Vanjoki’s presentation was the […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2007/11/01/nokia-the-n810-tablet-the-long-view/feed/ Interesting: Covad, Vonage, SkypePhone, Akamai HD, Hypres & Apple Airport http://www.techaddress.com/2007/10/29/interesting-covad-vonage-skypephone-akamai-hd-hypres-apple-airport/ http://www.techaddress.com/2007/10/29/interesting-covad-vonage-skypephone-akamai-hd-hypres-apple-airport/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:36:37 +0000 apple ebay skype Akamai AKAM VG AAPL VZ ENLK Earthlink Interesting Covad Hypres Providence http://www.techaddress.com/2007/10/29/interesting-covad-vonage-skypephone-akamai-hd-hypres-apple-airport/ Source:GigaOM
This morning, between fielding phone calls, answering emails and writing blog posts, I have been watching TV, a lot of TV…on Hulu, the new online video portal backed by NBC (GE), News Corp. (NWS) and $100 million in funding from Providence Equity Partners.

Before I go any further, a mea culpa: I mocked the service, and […]Source:GigaOM
Apple’s Mac OS X Leopard, released last week, has over 300 new features. Too bad the latest Java SDK isn’t one of them. And the Java developers that use Mac OS are fuming.

They’re feeling slighted: In January, Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs told the New York Times that “Nobody uses Java anymore.” Fast-forward to […]Source:GigaOM
Covad to be acquired by Providence Equity Partners for $1.02 a share in cash, a 59 percent premium to its closing price on Friday. Covad is one of the handful of independent broadband service providers to have survived the telecom bust. Providence, I suspect, will have Covad focusing on wholesale and wireless broadband. Maybe […]

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]]> http://www.techaddress.com/2007/10/29/interesting-covad-vonage-skypephone-akamai-hd-hypres-apple-airport/feed/ Stale Java for the Mac Faithful http://www.techaddress.com/2007/10/29/stale-java-for-the-mac-faithful/ http://www.techaddress.com/2007/10/29/stale-java-for-the-mac-faithful/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:32:34 +0000 microsoft web apple java Random Access MSFT AAPL ADBE Leopard Sun http://www.techaddress.com/2007/10/29/stale-java-for-the-mac-faithful/ Source:GigaOM
This morning, between fielding phone calls, answering emails and writing blog posts, I have been watching TV, a lot of TV…on Hulu, the new online video portal backed by NBC (GE), News Corp. (NWS) and $100 million in funding from Providence Equity Partners.

Before I go any further, a mea culpa: I mocked the service, and […]Source:GigaOM
Apple’s Mac OS X Leopard, released last week, has over 300 new features. Too bad the latest Java SDK isn’t one of them. And the Java developers that use Mac OS are fuming.

They’re feeling slighted: In January, Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs told the New York Times that “Nobody uses Java anymore.” Fast-forward to […]

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