Chromebook

Everyone loves a copycat. Soon you're going to get one from Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). According to the Wall Street Journal (via TechCrunch), the search engine giant is planning to sell co-branded tablets from an online store that's similar to those offered by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ:...

Apple may have more cash on hand, but Google is the one who loves to spend. By the end of 2011, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) had spent $1.9 billion on a total of 79 acquisitions, TechCrunch reported. Comparatively, Google spent roughly half that amount on acquisitions in 2010 and added just 48 companies...

Motorola's troubles are scaring off some investors. Should you be one of them? Or is this a buying opportunity waiting to happen? That answer depends on what you expect from the Motorola (NYSE: MMI) buyout. The ailing cell phone manufacturer announced less-than-stellar Q4 sales expectations that...

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is blaming it on a shortage of hard disk drives. But is that an accurate assessment? While Intel has had a decent (but fluctuating) year, other corporations within the semiconductor industry – including Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) and NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) – have...