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Thursday, July 2, 2009

TiVo Off; Appeals Court Stays Ruling Vs. EchoStar, DISH

Eric Savitz

TiVo shares this morning are heading lower after the company said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has granted a request by EchoStar to stay a contempt order imposed by a lower court pending the outcome of EchoStar’s appeal in the the patent dispute between the two companies.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Palm: Kaufman Sets Hold Rating; Many Possible Suitors

Eric Savitz

Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu this morning launched coverage of Palm with a Hold rating and a $16 price target. He writes in a research note that the company is well-positioned in the smart phone sector with its WebOS software, but that the valuation is expensive; he also is concerned about ongoing operating losses and a weak balance sheet.

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Palm Claimed CFO Is A CPA; But License Expired In 1984

Eric Savitz

Contrary to previous public statements by the company, Palm CFO Douglas C. Jeffries has not been registered as a certified public accountant in the state of California since 1984, records from the California Board of Accountancy show.

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Will Airlines Push Travel Sites to Pay Credit-Card Fees?

Eric Savitz

The razor-thin profits the online travel agencies get on airline bookings could get even thinner. As reported last week by the travel research firm PhocusWright, United Airlines is forcing some travel agencies to absorb the 2 percent-3 percent credit-card fees for ticket bookings.

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Monday, June 29, 2009

CVC: Network DVR Gives Cable Edge Over Satellite

Eric Savitz

With a victory at the Supreme Court on the issue of network DVR, the next question for Cablevision is going to be how to proceed with rolling out service. And the answer is, they are going to move carefully in an effort not to step on the toes of advertisers.

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Cablevision: Supreme Court Won’t Block Network DVR

Eric Savitz

The U.S. Supreme Court today cleared the way for Cablevision to offer a network DVR service, allowing consumers to record copies of television programming “in the cloud,” rather than on set-top boxes. Without comment, the court refused to review a Court of Appeals ruling that rejected claims by film studios and television networks that the network DVR approach would infringe copyrights.

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Friday, June 26, 2009

Does John Malone Want To Own AOL?

Eric Savitz

Does Liberty Media want to own AOL?

CNBC’s David Faber raised the question this morning at the tail end of a long interview with Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei.

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Google Unveils AdSense For iPhone, Android Apps

Eric Savitz

Google today announced AdSense for Mobile Applications, a service that allows developers to display text and image ads in applications for the Apple iPhone and Google Android operating systems.

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Apple: iPhone 3GS Materials Cost Similar To Last Version

Eric Savitz

The bill of materials for the Apple iPhone 3GS is comparable to model it replaced, according to market research firm iSuppli, which conducted a detailed tear-down of the new version of the phone.

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Motorola: Seeing Turnaround Ahead, Merrill Turns Bullish

Eric Savitz

Motorola shares are getting a boost from Bank of America/Merrill Lynch analyst Tai Liani, who this morning raised his rating on the stock to Buy from Neutral, setting a price target of $9, up from $7.

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Intel Tuesday To Make “An Important Announcement;” Reportedly To Sell Chips To Nokia (Updated)

Eric Savitz

I have no idea if this is actually significant, but for the record: Intel late today sent the media a notice that the company plans to make “an important announcement” Tuesday morning.

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Monday, June 22, 2009

Yahoo: Carol Bartz Live From Stanford Directors’ College

Eric Savitz

Ah, Father’s Day. The perfect time to kick back, fire up the grill, grab a cold one and watch a game on the tube, surrounded by the rest of the clan, all catering to your every whim.

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Friday, June 19, 2009

Activision Says It Might Stop Supporting Sony Playstation

Eric Savitz

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick the London-based Times that the video game company might stop making games for the Sony Playstation.

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Attention Iranian Protesters: Facebook, Google Translate Now Do Persian (Updated)

Eric Savitz

Given the buzz over the last few days about the role that Twitter has played as a communications platform for the Iranian protesters, it would be tempting to take a cynical view about the fact that Facebook today is announcing that it is launching a new version of the site…in Persian.

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Thursday, June 18, 2009

Broadcom: Charter Equity Turns Bullish; Cites Nokia Deal

Eric Savitz

Charter Equity Research analyst Edward Snyder today lifted his rating on Broadcom to Buy from Market Perform. In his research note, Snyder said he expects to see an increase this fall in the company’s revenue from the wireless segment as volumes rise in shipments of EDGE system-on-a-chip components to Nokia for its low-end phones.

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