Technology

S&P Capital upgraded the technology sector to Overweight from Marketweight, giving the same bullish rating to three technology ETFs along the way. In a recently published research note, S&P Capital IQ said it has Strong Buy or Buy ratings on 50 technology stocks. The research firm...

Tablet shipments are expected to overtake notebook shipment numbers by 2016, according to NPD DisplaySearch's Quarterly Mobile PC Shipment and Forecast Report. Notebook shipments are expected to go from 208 million units in 2012 to 393 million by 2017, and tablets are expected to go from 121...

Recycling has a capitalist slant as kiosk "e-cycling" company ecoATM secured its Series B funding round at approximately $17 million and a Phase II grant from the National Science Foundation ("NSF") for up to $1 million last week. Previous investors Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR), TAO Ventures, and...

"It happened that a fire broke out backstage in a theater. The clown came out to inform the public. They thought it was just a jest and applauded. He repeated his warning, they shouted even louder. So I think the world will come to an end amid general applause from all the wits, who believe that...

Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is poised to unveil iPad 3 on Wednesday, and the rumor is that it will have a higher resolution screen, faster processor, and 4G capability.  While these features will certainly enhance the experience for iPad users, these hardware improvements do not sound as exciting...

HiSoft Technology (NASDAQ: HSFT) on Thursday continued its upward trend that started around last week of December 2011. The stock surged 19.84% to notch $14.62 in intraday trading after the company announced unaudited financial Q4 2011 results yesterday. The quarterly net revenues were $64.9...

While investors focus on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Nokia (NYSE: NOK), Samsung, and HTC for trends and directions on the mobile market, they often overlook the semiconductor companies which enable the functioning of mobile devices. The semiconductor company that got most of the...

From the earliest hands-on demo after Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) “Let’s talk iPhone” event, one hot topic of speculation was the following: “Will Siri ever come to older devices?" Before the launch, the new iPhone was rumored to sport 1gb of ram. It was reasonable to believe that updated hardware...

Search engine snafus could be a thing of the past with Vizibility. Technology pioneer James Alexander's newest venture, Vizibility.com, provides individuals and businesses with the ability to decide and deliver information provided about them on search engine queries. Vizibility's reputation of “...

While both Groupon and Zynga were proposed to be IPOs in the second half of 2011, it appears now Groupon might be hedging a bit and pushing out their IPO data due to the theatrics in the market.   Have not heard such language from Zynga yet.  The WSJ takes a look at this unique hypergrowth online...

IBM and 3M's Breakthrough Stacked Chip Technology Will Be 1,000 Times Faster Than Today's Chips Two of America's oldest and most successful manufacturers, 3M (founded in 1902) and IBM (founded in 1910), have teamed up to collaborate on a new 3D computer chip stacking process that could...

Nashville -- "While the state has put great emphasis on solar technology in recent years, bringing that technology to bear in Tennessee homes and businesses is proving a difficult task because of the high cost of installation, which is becoming increasingly hard for the state and its citizens...

LITTLE FALLS, NJ - January 24, 2011 (Investorideas.com Newswire) - mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTC.BB:XDSL) said that it has been negotiating a worldwide sales channel agreement for its award winning mPower Emergency Illuminator™ design. If concluded, the agreement would make the mPower Emergency...

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - November 16, 2010 (Investorideas.com newswire) - TouchIT Technologies, Inc. (OTC.BB:TUCN), a leading manufacturer of touch-based visual communication products, has announced today that sales, as well as profitability, continued to rise during the third quarter of 2010. Total...