Future sustainable growth of Qualcomm Inc (QCOM) is all set to come from its state-of-the-art next-generation Snapdragon technology platform. A major initiative of Qualcomm is the convergence of mobile computing with its Snapdragon solutions. These chipsets have been designed for pocket-sized portable computing devices.  This platform enables phone manufacturers to develop high-speed and more power efficient smart-phones and smart-books. We believe diversification into the mobile computing market was necessary for Qualcomm due to lukewarm growth of the company’s ordinary mobile phone chipset market. Massive growth of smart-phones may make up for these losses.  As of now, over 15 mobile device manufacturers are developing more than 30 Snapdragon-based products. Several leading software developers have started writing applications for mobile operating system, multimedia player, social networking, and productivity development tools based on the Snapdragon platform.  Acer Inc, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., and LG Electronics Inc are the ...

Sony Corp. (NYSE ADR: SNE) is facing the first consecutive annual loss of its 63-year history.

The Tokyo-based company lost $1.1 billion (98.9 billion yen) last year, and it expects to lose another $1.4 billion (120 billion yen) in its fiscal year ending March 31.  That would be Sony’s first back-to-back annual loss since the company went public in 1958.

And despite renewed optimism within its ranks, Sony still faces a plethora of challenges, including a questionable direction, cost-conscious consumers and a strengthening yen.

The onetime bellwether of the electronics industry has seen its market share crumble in almost every category: Nintendo Co. Ltd.’s (OTC ADR: NTDOY) Wii game console has supplanted Sony’s PlayStation brand, Sony has given up its lead in portable media players to Apple Inc.’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPod, and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is now the world’s largest seller of televisions.

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According to media reports, Apple (AAPL) has been approved by the telecommunications regulator in South Korea to sell its iPhone in the country. Apple did not make any comment on the same. We are pleased with the South Korean Communications Commission approval of the iPhone’s sale in the South Korean domestic market, which comes against the backdrop of the technical issues that required the iPhones to use South Korean technology for location-based services such as GPS.  As a result, the Commission had previously blocked the sale of iPhone in South Korea because of its built-in mapping capabilities that violate a South Korean rule. The Commision’s spokesperson said that the approval to sell the iPhone device has been given by five commissioners during a meeting after amending a technical rule due to high consumer demand for iPhones.  It is speculated that the iPhone will be sold in ...

Qualcomm Inc (QCOM) is all set to start selling chipsets for smart-books from the next quarter onward. The company is the largest developer of digital mobile chipsets based on CDMA wireless technology. This new venture into the smart-book market will be a vertical diversification for the company. A smart-book is a pocket digital assistant (PDA) that functions like a mobile phone but resembles a small-size notebook with full keyboards. The chipset market for computer is primarily dominated by Intel Inc (INTC). Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) and Texas Instruments Inc (TXN) are other major players. Qualcomm has developed smart-book chipsets based on its state-of-the-art Snapdragon platform technology. A path-breaking initiative of the company is the convergence of mobile computing with the next-generation Snapdragon platform. These chipsets have been designed for pocket-sized portable computing devices. Using Snapdragon chipsets, the consumers will no ...

Deutsche Bank Drops $6.3 Billion in 4Q; Nortel Files for Chap. 11; Lehman Out of Chap. 11 in 18-24 Months; Work on World’s Tallest Building Delayed; Yahoo Tunes in to Asian Players; Record Job Cuts; More Adults Downloading TV; D-TV Switch Could be Delayed

Germany’s largest bank, Deutsche Bank AG, reported a fourth quarter loss of about $6.3 billion (4.8 billion euros), prompting its shares to fall as much as 13% on the news. A year earlier, the bank posted a profit of about $1.3 billion (1 billion euros), Bloomberg reported. Nortel Networks Corp., the largest telephone equipment maker in North America, yesterday (Wednesday) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. “Based on this filing, the board of directors must believe that not only is the fourth quarter bad, but ...

From Bloomberg:South Korea's Export Growth Seen Accelerating; Prices May Rise uly 31 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea's exports probably rose at the fastest pace in almost three years in July, stoking economic growth. Consumer prices likely increased from June.Overseas shipments surged 21 percent from a year earlier, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey of 11 economists. That would be the biggest gain since November 2004. Consumer prices advanced an unadjusted 0.3 percent from the previous month, the survey showed. Trade will be released at 10 a.m. in Seoul on Aug. 1 and the prices report at 1:30 p.m.Rising exports have driven 17 consecutive quarters of growth in Asia's third-largest economy, the longest expansion in more than a decade. Increased overseas demand is stoking sales of LG Electronics Inc. mobile phones, Kia Motors Corp. cars and Hyundai Heavy Industries ...