Impact Of AMD’s Fusion Chips

According to iSuppli, about 80% of PCs shipped in 2014 are expected to have hybrid chips. AMD (NYSE:AMD) recently shipped its first chips combining graphics and microprocessor capabilities in a single chip. Intel is close behind with a similar hybrid chip. Such hybrid chips mean a loss of business for NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) as they can

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SaaS CRM On A High

The SaaS market had worldwide revenues of $13.1 billion in 2009, and IDC expects revenues to reach $40.5 billion by 2014. Research firm Gartner says SaaS accounted for nearly 24% of total CRM market revenue in 2009. SaaS is forecast to account for 26% of total CRM market revenue in 2010. Let’s take a look

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Cisco Rivals Trade Near 52-Week Highs

Cisco recently provided a grim outlook that was far short of analyst estimates. However, its rivals Juniper, F5, and Polycom reported strong results and provided outlooks close to analyst estimates. They are trading close to 52-week highs, while Cisco is close to its 52-week low. Let’s take a closer look.

Comcast Waits On NBC Merger; Viacom Focuses On International Expansion

Cord cutters are troubling the U.S. cable television market: A recent report by SNL Kagan indicates that the total number of TV subscribers for cable, satellite, and telecom operators fell by 119,000 in Q3 compared with a gain of 346,000 subscribers a year ago. While telecom and satellite providers did get more subscribers, cable television

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Management And Strategic Changes At HP And Dell

HP (NYSE:HPQ) and Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) recently reported their quarterly results. While HP reported strong results for its first quarter under new CEO Leo Apotheker, Dell reported mixed results. Both companies reported strong demand from enterprises, while consumer spending was softer. Let’s take a closer look.

Intuit’s Acquisitions Pay Off

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU), the leading small business accounting and tax software provider with annual revenue of $3.45 billion, last week reported better than expected revenue as it continued to reap the benefits of its recent acquisition spree. Let’s take a closer look.

Solar Industry Update: New Projects In Arizona And Increased Activity In India

Analysts project solar photo voltaic market demand to grow at 33% per year from 2009–2012 to reach 17.2 gigawatts. During the current year, market demand is expected to grow to 13.5 GW in 2010 from 7.2 GW a year ago. Despite feed-in tariff cuts, growth in 2010 was fuelled by German demand. Germany saw PV

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Online Travel Update

According to comScore, online spending on travel in the U.S. grew 9% in July, compared with 8% growth in June and 7% growth in May. Air travel spending in July grew 12% over the year, while hotel spending rose 5%. Air travel spending has grown due to an increase in airfares and reduction in capacity.

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