What Nokia Needs to Make Its Risky Bet Pay Off

From a strategy standpoint, there’s some sound reasoning behind CEO Stephen Elop’s thinking: Most likely there’s room for a third player at Apple and Google’s poker table. But Nokia’s new deal with Microsoft will be all about h…

Is Apple’s Stock Really Heading to $420?

Analysts at Trefis have put a $420 target on shares of Apple. But with Google’s new Android operating system Honeycomb launching, the OS wars could get much more intense. Test out this interactive chart from Trefis to see the i…

Tablet Sales Expected to Surge, While Netbooks Fade Away

The tablet market is expect to dominate PC sales for a number of years to come, but forecasts about consumer electronics products are often wrong. It was only two years ago that the industry and researchers expected netbooks wo…

ITT Dismantles Its Empire, Ending the Age of Conglomerates

The 91-year old company was once the leading diversified industrial company, the product of hundreds of leveraged buyouts in the 1960s and ’70s. But its breakup is yet more proof that the conglomerate model makes little sense t…

The Latest Challenger to Apple Is. . .Samsung?

Microsoft and Google can surely claim to compete head-to-head with Apple, but Samsung is pushing in hard: While its Galaxy Tab may not be as hot as the iPad, it’s making headway. Indeed, Samsung is building a consumer electroni…