Telecom

Mobile Telesystems one of the best juicy dividend payers in Russia

posted on May 1, 2013 at 7:49 am by Tim Seymour

Mobile Telesystems (MBT, quote) is one of the best dividend payers in Russia (RSX, quote), consistently above all others

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Is Samsung getting ready to move…

posted on April 24, 2013 at 8:32 am by Tim Seymour

Keep an eye on Samsung (SSNLF, quote) now that Apple (AAPL, quote) earnings are out and Samsung’s new products this fall. 

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The battle rages on between Apple and Samsung

posted on April 23, 2013 at 9:14 am by Tim Seymour

Do we still need to do this?  Not even close on market share anymore as Samsung pre-announced last week and imputed numbers say they are 30% of the smartphone market vs. Apple’s (AAPL, quote)

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Mexican telecom sector under scrutiny

posted on March 14, 2013 at 8:00 am by Sean Geary

America Movil (AMX, quote) and Grupo Televisa (TV, quote) both dropped in Wednesday trading as a result of new legislation designed to further liberalize the Mexican telecom sector. Is now the time to pick up America Movil at a discount?

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Turkcell – Lifting the fog on dividends?

posted on March 12, 2013 at 9:30 am by Tim Seymour

Is Turkcell (TKC, quote) lifting the fog on dividends?  Turkcell popped today in pre-market and comfortably above key support at $16.10 as the board appointed 3 new independent directors. 

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Gartner sees 1 billion global smartphone unit sales in 2013

posted on February 13, 2013 at 9:00 am by Tim Seymour

A good day for a street fight concerning Qualcomm (QCOM, quote)! 

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China the lone bright spot in otherwise disappointing Apple earnings

posted on January 25, 2013 at 9:00 am by Sean Geary

Apple’s (AAPL, quote) stock plummeted in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company reported quarterly earnings that failed to impress Wall Street. 

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Smartphones: China’s next great economic indicator

posted on January 22, 2013 at 10:00 am by Emerging Money

China (FXI, quote) has broken a new global record in smartphone penetration, which will have a dramatic effect on content and commerce in 2013 in the world’s most populous internet market. 

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China Mobile needs Apple more than Apple needs China Mobile

posted on January 14, 2013 at 10:30 am by Sean Geary

After Tim Cook’s trip to China last week, rumors of an impending deal between tech-giant Apple (AAPL, quote) and telecom China Mobile (CHL, quote) have flooded the internet. 

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Microsoft could break open China with China Unicom alliance

posted on December 8, 2012 at 10:00 am by Mitchell Hall

Microsoft (MSFT, quote) and the world’s third largest mobile provider China Unicom (CHU, quote) have announced an industry alliance to help boost Windows Phone sales and bring more innovative Windows Phones to the Chinese market. 

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