The U.S. smart-phone market is growing at a rapid pace despite the ongoing global economic slowdown. A recent analysis by CTIA Wireless has revealed that the country’s wireless service providers have generated a massive $19.4 billion of data revenues from smart-phone users during the first half of 2009. This is an improvement of 31% year over year. This is primarily due to a shift in consumer preference towards feature-enhanced high-end PDA devices from ordinary mobile handsets used primarily for voice telephony. The PDA market size is likely to approach $200 billion by 2012, according to various industry sources.   This grand opportunity provides massive scope for telecom service providers, equipment manufacturers, chipset developers, and wireless tower operators to retain new users and grow revenues moving forward. According to the CTIA Wireless report, at present, the U.S. has more than 246 million data capable devices with 40 million smart-phones or ...

AT&T (T) announced the launch date of Garmin Ltd.'s (GRMN) long-awaited GPS smartphone yesterday.

The second-largest US carrier will be the exclusive distributor of the device (called “nuvifone G60") in the US starting Oct 4, 2009. This will end a more than year-and-a-half delay in the device's US market launch, and also marks Garmin's first foray into the US smartphone market.

The touch-screen based nuvifone G60 will be sold at AT&T's stores and online for $299, after a $100 rebate and with a two-year service contract. While access to GPS service will be free, customers can enjoy premium value-added services, including real-time traffic updates, weather, movies and local events for a monthly payment of $5.99.

The nuvifone G60, which is positioned as a high-end phone, is distinct from other competing smartphones with GPS technology as it is equipped with full capabilities of a satellite navigator. In addition to its extended local

...

For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – August 26, 2009 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Research In Motion (RIMM), Google (GOOG), Yahoo (YHOO), Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Palm Inc. (PALM).

Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from the Pros newsletter: http://at.zacks.com/?id=5513

Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog:

RIMM Bolsters Web Browser

Research In Motion (RIMM) yesterday announced that it acquired Torch Mobile, a web-based software and application developer. Torch Mobile uses the open-source web browser layout engine WebKit to develop web applications for mobile phones. The company’s flagship Iris Browser product is a web browser

...

Research In Motion (RIMM) yesterday announced that it acquired Torch Mobile, a web-based software and application developer. Torch Mobile uses the open-source web browser layout engine WebKit to develop web applications for mobile phones.  The company’s flagship Iris Browser product is a web browser for mobile phones with a customizable interface and touch-screen control.  Iris browser can be used on many devices and platforms. The browser contains software components for web services compatible with Google (GOOG) gadgets, Yahoo (YHOO) widgets, and several other web platforms.

RIMM has been able to successfully differentiate its BlackBerry products from other offerings in the communications market. BlackBerry smart-phones are admired globally for their best e-mail functionality. However, its web browsing capability is not as powerful as iPhone of Apple Inc. (AAPL), Pre of Palm Inc. (PALM) and Google Android. All of these browsers are based on the WebKit ecosystem. In

...

Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG), not satisfied owning the search engine market, yesterday (Wednesday) revealed it is going to assault Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) on the turf it has dominated for two decades: the operating system (OS).

In a blog posting, the Mountain View, Calif.-based company introduced the Google Chrome Operating System, which shares the same name as the web browser it introduced in September. Google expects the OS to be available in the second half of 2010, and it initially will run onnetbooks, or low-cost laptops designed for Internet access. The company is working with multiple manufacturers such as Acer Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) and Toshiba Corp. to bring Chrome OS-backed netbooks to the market, Google said.

No. 1 computer seller H-P told the Dow Jones Newswires that it is “studying” the Chrome OS.

“We want to assess the capability it may

...

Access Pharmaceuticals Inc.

(OTC:ACCP)

At approximately 5:00pm EST, 6/23/09, StocksHaven Investments began the call conference scheduled with Director & CEO of Access Pharmaceuticals Inc., Mr. Jeffrey B. Davis, whom was also joined by Director & Consultant, Mr. David Luci. The basis of the interview was to provide an executive summary, along with their respective business strategy. Mr. Davis shed light on acquisitions, partnerships, current and future plans, and also discussed preparations to re-rejoin a major exchange. The interview was concluded as of 6:05pm EST, 6/23/09.

The exclusive StocksHaven Investments interview:

If you are experiencing technical difficulties, please visit this link. You will be taken to the original source of the mp3 file where your automatic preset media

...

Hemispherx BioPharma Inc.

(Public, AMEX:HEB)

At approximately 3:30pm EST, 5/29/09, StocksHaven Investments began the call conference scheduled with Chairman & CEO of Hemispherx BioPharma Inc., Dr. William Carter. The basis interview was with regards to TheStreet.com’s Adam Feuerstein’s recent article, “Hemispherx’s CFS Drug Is a Long Shot“.  The interview was concluded as of 4:00pm EST, 5/29/09. Many issues and concerns of private individual investors were raised and answered in a both informative and intellectual manner by Dr. Carter.

The exclusive StocksHaven Investments interview:

If you are experiencing technical difficulties, please visit this link. You will be taken to the original source of the mp3 file where your automatic preset media player should

...

As per normal, every little rally attempt in early Far East trading in Sydney got firmly sold off…and by the time that London opened for business on Monday morning, gold was down about $12.

From there…it and silver rose until about lunchtime in London…the silver fix. Then gold and silver both got sold off again until just before the London p.m. gold fix…which turned out to be the lows of the day for both metals…and then away they went to the upside. Silver’s vertical spike at lunchtime in New York got hammered…and gold kind of died quietly at the same time. Gold was never allowed back over $1,000…and silver’s new high price [for this move] was not allowed to stand…as both metals finished within a hair of their closing prices on Friday. Volume yesterday, according the usual N.Y. gold commentator, “was 111,100 contracts with a switch effect of 6,700…and 70%

...

Boy, I wish I had a time machine. I wouldn’t have to go far — just back a few months to buy silver at under $9 an ounce (a 38% discount to recent prices) and gold at under $715 (a 27% discount to recent prices).

Well, I do have the next best thing, though — a list of undervalued gold and silver miners that are trading at dirt-cheap valuations to their gold reserves.

These miners are leveraged to the price of precious metals. They’ve been beaten down, and they could rebound hard. Why?

Gold and silver have outperformed other investments by a wide margin recently. In January, we saw gold climb nearly 5% …

Today, TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted the company patent number 7,483,983 for “Method and System for Deploying Content to Wireless Devices.” This invention allows internet content to be displayed on wireless devices through web browser applications.

The Nielsen Company recently reported the results of a survey that found 17 percent of U.S. mobile phone users, or 43 million subscribers, access the Internet. Although these users are able to access internet content through the web browser of their wireless device, most internet sites are only designed to display information on a standard computer screen — not on small mobile screens. Additionally, wireless devices that access the internet use different mobile browsers and protocols, making it difficult for providers to consistently deliver content across a wide range of wireless devices.

TeleCommunication’s invention, however, allows internet content to be displayed in a variety of formats, dynamic

...