Video: Qualcomm Shields Profits As Chip Sales Slow

Qualcomm posted higher quarterly sales on Wednesday that nevertheless missed analysts’ forecasts. The industry’s big concern may be finally hitting home, with a looming saturation of the market for smartphones in developed markets like the United States and Europe. One highlight for investors though: Qualcomm raised its earnings per share forecast for fiscal 2014, saying it expects non-GAAP, diluted earnings per share of $5.05 to $5.25. Though sales are up, growth is slowing.

Qualcomm Shields Profits As Chip Sales Slow

Qualcomm posted higher quarterly sales on Wednesday that nevertheless missed analysts forecasts. The industrys big concern may be finally hitting home, with a looming saturation of the market for smartphones in developed markets like the United States and Europe. One highlight for investors though: Qualcomm raised its earnings per share forecast for fiscal 2014, saying it expects non-GAAP, diluted earnings per share of $5.05 to $5.25. Though sales are up, growth is slowing.

Smartphone Maker Xiaomi to Expand

April 23 (Bloomberg) -- Betty Liu reports on todays top tech news stories on Bloomberg Televisions In The Loop. (Source: Bloomberg)

Smartphone Maker Xiaomi to Expand

April 23 (Bloomberg) -- Betty Liu reports on todays top tech news stories on Bloomberg Televisions In The Loop. (Source: Bloomberg)

Juniper's Revenue Rises As Telecom Clients Ramp Up Networks

Network gear maker Juniper Networks Inc reported a higher-than-expected 10 percent rise in quarterly revenue as U.S. telecom carriers spent more to ramp up their networks to manage increasing data traffic on smartphones and tablets. Juniper's revenue from telecom customers, including Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T Inc,rose about 10 percent in the first quarter ended March 31.The telecom services business accounted for more than two-thirds of Juniper's total revenue.

Amazon's Smartphone May Use Tilt Gestures

Amazon's hotly rumored smartphone may sport a combination of cameras and sensors that let you navigate the device by tilting. According to a report from BGR, tilting will reveal more information on the screen so you can keep touching or tapping to a minimum. Amazon's apps on the smartphone won't have traditional menu buttons, according to BGR. Tilting the phone left or right will cause menus and other functions to slide in on panels over the current screen.

How To Use The Coolest New Features On The Galaxy S5

Samsungs latest flagship smartphone launched just over a week ago and early reports suggest that sales have been strong thus far, having reached into the millions after just one day of availability. Samsung did a good job of toning down the feature spam on its latest phone, but it still added plenty of cool new features that could get lost in the shuffle. Now, CNET has gone through all of the S5s nifty new features and put together a list of the ones it deems to be the coolest. Guides on how to use these great features and more can be found in CNETs post, and there are also a few links to some other tips and tricks mixed in there.

Lea Michele In Her Bikini-Clad Music Video

Lea Michele was out in the desert this weekend, shooting for her new On My Way video, and she looked GORGEOUS! Somehow blending adorableness and hotness, the 27-year-old singer slash actress stunned in a black monokini, channeling the fashion of all of those Coachella festivalers! But there were multiple looks, of course!!! All in the name of a fab music video!

Lea Michele's Guide To Shooting A Super Sexy Music Video

Everybody know Lea Michele as Rachel Berry, the anxious songstress who approaches her performances with a Martha Stewart level of perfection on Fox's Glee. That might change when the music video for her new single, "On My Way," debuts. "I'm past the point of no return," Lea belts in the infectious pop song. Embracing that sentiment, the singer let loose while filming her new video in LA over the weekend. "Today was SUCH an incredible day shoot my #OnMyWayMusicVideo! I can't wait for you guys to see it!!!!! #ONMYWAY," she said in a tweet early Sunday morning.

Deleted Scene: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Blu-ray/DVD of Ben Stillers The Secret Life of Walter Mitty will be released Tuesday, and this deleted scene shows Stillers character having a fantasy as the manservant to Kristen Wiig. Courtesy Fox Home Entertainment

Apple Artificially Inflating Valuation: Analyst

Apple announced a share buyback, stock split and dividend increase. Tech analyst Rob Enderle from Enderle Group tells the WSJ's Joanne Po that these moves are artificially inflating the company valuation.

Galaxy S5 Has Stronger Launch Than IPhone 5s (Report)

The release of a new Samsung Galaxy phone might not generate the same hype and fanfare as an iPhone launch, but some new stats suggest otherwise. According to a sales report from retail data company iQmetrix, the Galaxy S5 had a stronger opening launch weekend than Apple's iPhone 5s.

ITunes Now Has Nearly 800 Million Accounts, Most With Credit Cards Attached

In June of last year, Apple announced that over 575 million accounts had been created for iTunes. Just 10 months later, theyve grown that number by nearly fourty percent. On the Apple earnings call today, Tim Cook announced that they were just about to surpass their 800 millionth iTunes account. The crazy part? The vast majority of those accounts have credit cards attached to them. Thats nearly 800 million accounts with one-click purchase access on things like the App Store.

Qualcomm Shields Profits As Chip Sales Slow

Qualcomm posted higher quarterly sales on Wednesday that nevertheless missed analysts forecasts. The industrys big concern may be finally hitting home, with a looming saturation of the market for smartphones in developed markets like the United States and Europe. One highlight for investors though: Qualcomm raised its earnings per share forecast for fiscal 2014, saying it expects non-GAAP, diluted earnings per share of $5.05 to $5.25. Though sales are up, growth is slowing.

New Data Suggests Galaxy S5 Stole A Surprising Amount Of Business Away From Apple

data shared from used gadget trade-in site Gazelle showed that iPhone users, for the most part, appeared to be largely uninterested in switching to Samsungs latest flagship smartphone , the Galaxy S5 . UK-based gadget trade-in comparison website CompareMyMobile says it surveyed everyone who used its portal to trade in smartphones between February 24th when Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S5, and April 11th when the new handset launched. With this new feature, the company found that current iPhone owners in the UK were by far the largest group trading in their old phones in preparation to purchase a new Galaxy S5.