Twitter tweets IPO pricing ahead of business milestone

Twitter has been undergoing the long process of going public, something that started as a rumor and eventually surfaced as a business-move-in-progress that has been moving steadily forward. Tomorrow marks the company’s trading debut, and ahead of this Twitter has announced its IPO pricing as $26 per share on 70,000,000 shares of common stock. The […]

Qualcomm Q4 2013 earnings bring another round of increased revenues

Qualcomm is powering many smartphones these days, one of which includes the recently released Nexus 5. In that case we are looking at a 2.26GHz Snapdragon 800, however there are many others such as the HTC One, which sports a Snapdragon 600. While we mention that quite a few devices are running on Qualcomm power […]

Blockbuster stores closing: where do all the rentals go? [UPDATE]

Today the folks at DISH have stated that their subsidiary Blockbuster will be closing its physical stores nationwide. That includes every single physical rental store with a Blockbuster sign in front of it, not just the 16 that used to be across your city reduced in recent months to a scant few. This move will […]

Microsoft CEO shortlist gets shorter with Alan Mulally and Stephen Elop making the cut

We already know Microsoft is on the hunt for a new CEO with current CEO Steve Ballmer having announced that he would be leaving Microsoft. Early on there were several big names tipped to be on the list as potential candidates to replace Ballmer as CEO of Microsoft. The leaked list included Ford CEO Alan […]

Apple government user data requests for 2013 revealed

Today Apple has released a form which shows the most recent round of government requests for data from Apple on their user base. What you’re going to see is two charts, one that shows account requests, the other that shows device requests, the both of them detailed to a point by Apple insofar as what […]

Acer CEO resigns as Q3 loss pushes restructuring plan

Today Acer has reported that they’re not doing especially well in the PC business, reporting losses and a restructuring plan which includes the resignation of J.T. Wang as CEO. Acer corporate President Jim Wong will take over as CEO, while Wang will remain as chairman until June of 2014. Plans for restructure include a cut […]

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen thinks Xbox, Bing should be dropped in favor of enterprise

Business talks about what Microsoft’s future holds have picked up extra speed in recent weeks since the announcement of Steve Ballmer’s departure and the hunt for a replacement CEO. According to various sources, the board in part has to decide what area of expertise the next CEO should have, even looking at potential candidates in […]

Apple to build manufacturing facility and solar power grid in Mesa, Arizona

Mesa, Arizona is in for a dose of Apple-fueled economic growth, according to an announcement the state’s governor made today. Apple will be constructing a new manufacturing plant in the city, and with it will come 1300 new jobs for the construction itself and management, and 700 jobs for manufacturing once it is open. Beyond […]

BlackBerry ditches Fairfax buyout and CEO Thorsten Heins for $1B investment

It’s no secret that BlackBerry has been struggling to compete on the global smartphone market. The company was once one of the largest smartphone providers in the industry and in recent years has been unable to complete with offerings running the Android operating system and the iPhone from Apple. BlackBerry has been working hard to […]

AT&T Leap Wireless acquisition gets stockholder approval

AT&T announced back in July they were moving forward to acquire Leap Wireless. This could bring Cricket Wireless under the AT&T wing and the purchase price was said to be more than $1 billion. Specifically, $1.19 billion. But while the plans were spelled out, that didn’t mean the deal was finalized. At the time a […]