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Sina frenzy in Chinese Internet space

posted on April 29, 2013 at 12:06 pm by Tim Seymour

Opportunity or trap? The news of Alibaba buying 18% of Sina (SINA, quote) who has a core foothold in the micro-blogging space has not only Sina but others in the Chinese Internet sector booming. 

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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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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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China’s role in upcoming surging Apple sales

posted on November 15, 2012 at 1:00 pm by Mitchell Hall

The Apple (AAPL, quote) juggernaut keeps on rolling, with a surge in Apple sales for the iPhone 5 and new iPads expected this quarter and the next, according to Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty.

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Emerging market feature phone sales may save Nokia

posted on September 10, 2012 at 7:00 am by Jonathan Yates

After a strong month, the beleaguered Nokia Corporation (NOK, quote) is plunging again. The Finnish communications giant has suffered a 36.55% drop in the share price so far this year. 

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Questions to ask before investing in Nokia or RIMM

posted on August 2, 2012 at 10:00 am by Jonathan Yates

Despite recent bullish developments for Nokia Corporation (NOK, quote) and Research in Motion (RIMM, quote), traders should still be very cautious before buying.

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Google’s Nexus 7 could win the emerging tablet market

posted on July 10, 2012 at 4:00 pm by Matthew Harris

The tablet market has been exploding in the United States since Apple (AAPL, quote) debuted the iPad in 2010.

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Bad moon on the rise for RIMM

posted on July 9, 2012 at 1:00 pm by Jonathan Yates

It seems appropriate CCR should be the house band for Research in Motion (RIMM, quote). There is “a bad moon on the rise” for the Canadian smart phone company that threatens to eclipse all its operations.

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Will Microsoft be Nokia’s sugar daddy?

posted on July 4, 2012 at 8:00 am by Jonathan Yates

Despite the trajectory of its stock price, many are still bullish for the prospects of Nokia Corporation (NOK, quote). Is Microsoft one of them?

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Lipstick on a pig: do layoffs make Nokia attractive for acquisition?

posted on June 22, 2012 at 1:00 pm by Jonathan Yates

Nokia Corporation (NOK, quote) has announced it will cut 10,000 jobs worldwide. The layoffs did little for the Finnish company’s stock price, but it does make the company more attractive for acquisition by Samsung (SSNLF, quote) or Microsoft (MSFT, quote).

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