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Ten Black Friday Tech Deals

scott.mor...@gmail.com (Moritz Dispatch) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:33:59 UT

Scott Moritz
11/24/09 - 09:10 AM EST

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Black Friday discounts bleed a little red as
tough times in retailing call for sharp cuts on prices at a few big
tech shops. These ten top deals show just how much pressure is riding
on holiday sales.

Click here for a selective list with pretty pictures:

Apple's Tablet Stage Fright

scott.mor...@gmail.com (Moritz Dispatch) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:29:26 UT

Scott Moritz
11/19/09 - 10:39 AM EST

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Apple is still puttering with its next biggest
breakthrough product.

The launch of the Apple Tablet, three years in the making, has
apparently been pushed to the second half of next year due to
component changes, according to a report by Digitimes, a Taipei news

Google's Own Phone Delayed

scott.mor...@gmail.com (Moritz Dispatch) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:14:56 UT

Scott Moritz
11/18/09 - 10:04 AM EST

NEW YORK, (TheStreet) -- Google might be late to the Android party.

Google's plan to have its own Android phone available for the
holidays, as first reported by TheStreet last month, might get pushed
to early next year, according to tech blogger Michael Arrington of

Motorola Droid, Week Two

scott.mor...@gmail.com (Moritz Dispatch) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:34:41 UT

Scott Moritz
11/17/09 - 02:13 PM EST

Motorola Droid sales continue at a steady rate in their second week.
Put that somewhere between brisk and halting.

The latest estimate comes from the familiar Broadpoint AmTech analyst
Mark McKechnie, the original "guesstimator" who put Droid sales at
Verizon stores at 100,000 a week ago. McKechnie says recent checks

Android Puts HTC on the Map

scott.mor...@gmail.com (Moritz Dispatch) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:10:48 UT

Scott Moritz
11/13/09 - 10:59 AM EST

NEW YORK, (TheStreet) -- Google's Android helped phone maker HTC
become the fastest-growing smartphone shop in the third quarter.

While overall mobile phone sales remained flat compared with year-ago
levels, the smartphone segment of the market is still hot, logging a

Motorola Doubles Down on Droid

scott.mor...@gmail.com (Moritz Dispatch) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:44:32 UT

Scott Moritz
11/12/09 - 12:16 PM EST

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- "Help us Droid, you're our only hope."

That was the fitting title of Macquarie analyst Phil Cusick's research
note in the wake of Motorola's third quarter earnings report last
month. With weak sales across its key businesses, suddenly it was

Motorola Droid Not as Lifeless as First Thought

scott.mor...@gmail.com (Moritz Dispatch) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:13:11 UT

Scott Moritz
11/11/09 - 12:55 PM EST

Motorola's Droid isn't such a dud after all according to an
independent analyst who has been monitoring Verizon's closely-watched
Google phone sales and puts the current tally at at least 400,000
sold.

Earlier this week BroadPoint AmTech analyst Mark McKechnie put his

Motorola's Troubling Droid Debut

scott.mor...@gmail.com (Moritz Dispatch) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:34:16 UT

Scott Moritz
11/10/09 - 11:23 AM EST

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- It turns out "a lot" is about 100,000 Motorola
Droid phones sold on the first weekend.

Broadpoint AmTech analyst Mark McKechnie estimates that Verizon sold
more than half of the 200,000 Droid phones Motorola supplied to its
stores. All Verizon would say Monday is that it sold "a lot."

Motorola Driod Showing Some Signs of Life

scott.mor...@gmail.com (Moritz Dispatch) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:18:04 UT

Scott Moritz
11/09/09 - 10:38 AM EST

NEW YORK, (TheStreet) -- Debut weekend sales of Motorola's Droid phone
met low expectations at least.

Sales of the new $200 Google Android powered touchscreen phone at
Verizon got off to a sleepy start Friday as Manhattan stores saw no
customer lines and hundreds of phones available.

No Joy in Droidsville for Motorola

scott.mor...@gmail.com (Moritz Dispatch) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:34:56 UT

Scott Moritz
11/06/09 - 10:16 AM EST

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Verizon and Motorola's Droid phone sales are
off to a less than auspicious start.

The Google Android-powered phone went on sale early Friday and if
Manhattan stores were any gauge, the opening hours didn't exactly show
a stampede of demand.

Cisco Nail its Numbers, Sounds Optimistic

scott.mor...@gmail.com (Moritz Dispatch) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:34:13 UT

Scott Moritz
11/04/09 - 04:30 PM EST

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Cisco delivered a strong target-beating report
that could help boost the tech sector.

The networking gearmaker posted adjusted earnings of 36 cents a share,
down from 42 cents in the year-ago period but better than analysts'
earnings target of 31 cents, according to Yahoo Finance.

Cisco Long on Hope, Short on Outlook

scott.mor...@gmail.com (Moritz Dispatch) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:53:50 UT

Scott Moritz
11/04/09 - 10:26 AM EST

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Cisco is warming up the band for perhaps
another penny beat, but Wall Street has its ears attuned to the
outlook.

The networking gearmaker will report fiscal first-quarter earnings
after the bell Wednesday, and investors will be listening keenly for

Google Growth Route Cuts Through Garmin

scott.mor...@gmail.com (Moritz Dispatch) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:09:51 UT

Scott Moritz
11/03/09 - 08:52 AM EST

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Forty years of value destruction? Or four
decades of e-revolution? Your view of the Internet probably depends on
where you stand, as either a buyer or a seller.

Some big offline commercial pillars like Blockbuster or The New York

Palm Getting Crushed by Droids

scott.mor...@gmail.com (Moritz Dispatch) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:47:30 UT

Scott Moritz
11/02/09 - 09:01 AM EST

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Palm's road to recovery has taken a sharp turn
south now that Google's Android phones at Motorola have given
smartphone investors a new compass point.

Shares of the Pre phone maker have fallen 30% in the past month,
capped by a 13% single-day drop Friday.

Motorola Droid Debut: Dynamic or Dud

scott.mor...@gmail.com (Moritz Dispatch) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:47:27 UT

Scott Moritz
10/30/09 - 01:26 PM EDT

The guesswork has begun as analysts try to predict how many Motorola
Droid phones Verizon sell when the Google Android-powered device
debuts next Friday.

One thing seems certain: You will find it hard to avoid the massive
upcoming Droid advertising campaign, which Verizon calls its biggest