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Blue Nile Expanding, WebMD Going Mobile
News from the National Retail Federation was no doubt a pleasant surprise: for the 2009 holiday season, retail sales grew 1.1% to $446.8 million over the previous year’s November and December sales, compared with the 1% decline that the federation had projected earlier. Holiday sales were driven by the apparel segment, in which December sales
Nokia In The United States
According to a recent IDC report, Nokia (NYSE:NOK) is the world’s biggest converged mobile phone maker with about 38% share in Q4 2009. However, it has a poor presence in the U.S. market, which is dominated by RIM and Apple.
Synopsys Likely To Roll-Up The EDA Sector
Analysts are projecting positive trends for the electronics industry in the current year, with estimates ranging from 7% to 9% annual growth. Also, investment in R&D is expected to return after slowing last year. The increased demand is expected to drive growth in the semiconductor industry. Conservative estimates predict 2010 to be a year of
Dolby Eyeing 3D Market
Dolby Laboratories Inc (NYSE: DLB) has been taking a keen interest in the 3D market. And thanks to it, we now have a new generation of 3D films. 2009 ended with “Avatar,” and “Alice in Wonderland” was recently released. The 3D market is dominated by RealD, but with Dolby’s 3D technology, even regular theaters can screen
A Strong Autodesk Looks Toward China, 3D
Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) recently announced Q4 numbers that were up sequentially with less of a year-on-year decline. Revenues of $456 million fell 7% over the year but grew 9% over the quarter. EPS of $0.30 was a penny lower than the previous year’s earnings and grew 10% over the previous quarter’s EPS of $0.27. Analysts were projecting revenues of
Hope For TiVo; Garmin’s Flawed Strategy
Last quarter, we saw how Garmin (NASDAQ:GRMN) and TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO) declined in the face of increasing competition in their core businesses. While the integration of navigation applications in smartphones is eating into Garmin’s personal navigation devices (PND) business, TiVo is losing subscribers with the advent of broadband and competing services such as Hulu, Netflix, and iTunes.
News Corp’s Gangbuster Quarter
The New York Times announced recently that it will adopt a metered model of charging viewers for online content from next year. News Corp ((NASDAQ:NWSA) is already successfully monetizing content with its WSJ.com site. The company’s recent results reflect its ability to charge for superior online content.
Changing Dynamics Of Enterprise Storage Market
Solid-state drives (SSDs), with faster access times and lower power consumption, are replacing or complementing hard disk drives (HDDs) in communications and consumer electronics equipment. Will they eventually render HDDs obsolete in the enterprise market? Let’s take a closer look.