Intel

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is building a team of employees to take on the Internet TV business. The company hired talent from three major firms -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) -- to create what it hopes will be the best Internet TV service ever produced. "We...

More than one year ago, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) announced that it would take on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) creative MacBook Air concept by building processors that were specially created for thin, lightweight laptops. This led to the birth of a new, trademarked brand of computers known as Ultrabooks....

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), which has faced slumping sales as the PC market weakens, is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter and full-year results Thursday, January 17, after the markets close. Investors will be looking for the semiconductor giant to provide any direction on the year ahead and an...

Last Friday, Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) started off the most recent round of quarterly reports from the big U.S. banks by posting a record profit for the quarter. The company also reported that the number of mortgage loans and lending margins declined from the previous quarter. Results from many more...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) did everything it could to increase sales of the MacBook in 2012. It failed. Buried deep within its report on Black Friday, Cyber Monday and overall holiday sales, researchers at NPD revealed that MacBook sales decreased during the holiday sales period (November 18 to December...

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is rumored to be developing a set-top box that will incorporate streaming video and traditional pay-TV services. TechCrunch has an interesting rundown on the concept, adding to the previous reports from Reuters and The Wall Street Journal. The most interesting feature of the...

Netbooks were supposed to be the future of portable computing. As smaller, thinner and lighter versions of traditional laptop computers, netbooks were designed to be an energy-friendly, cost-effective alternative to expensive PCs. Consumers were receptive to the idea but apprehensive of the price...

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is reportedly building an all-new smartphone platform to compete more effectively in the mobile device market. According to DigiTimes, the company will unveil the platform -- along with new Atom processors designed for lower power consumption -- at the 2013 Mobile World...

In a new report, Gartner (NYSE: IT) reveals that semiconductor revenue declined by three percent in 2012. What does this mean for the top 10 semiconductor manufacturers? According to Gartner, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) -- the world's largest chipmaker -- experienced a revenue decline of 2.7 percent....

General Electric (NYSE: GE) has developed an ultra-thin replacement for a key component that could one day allow Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and other manufacturers to design thinner laptops. Instead of employing noisy fans that take up an excessive amount of space, General Electric has developed a dual-...

Ultrabooks were expected to account for 40 percent of all notebook shipments in 2012. After failing to achieve that goal, players within the industry expect to have much greater success in the new year. According to DigiTimes, the third-generation Ultrabook platform (codenamed Haswell) is...

This weekend in Barron's online: a new era for philanthropy, and the prospects for Liberty Media, Transocean, HomeTrust Bancshares and municipal bonds. Cover Story "The Giving Generation" by Elie Winninghoff. Some 39 percent of family foundations in the United States are now run by people aged...

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Paul Otellini, will retire in May. The board of directors is currently in the process of choosing Otellini's successor. Both internal and external candidates are being considered. "I've been privileged to lead one of the world's...

This weekend in Barron's online: the world's two biggest smartphone makers spar in court, and the prospects for Lear, Leucadia, Sparton and Wyndham Worldwide. Cover Story "Grudge Match" by Kopin Tan. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung Electronics, the world's two biggest smartphone makers,...

This past weekend in Barron's online: who benefits as the PC era wanes, the prospects for Annie's, Texas Industries and National Oilwell Varco, as well as four rising dividend plays. Cover Story "Bye-Bye PCs" by Tiernan Ray. As the personal computer era wanes, this week's cover story says, Dell...