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10 Ways Tech Gets Hurt by the Consumer Slowdown

"Semiconductor companies whose products tend to go into consumer devices include large companies like Micron Technologies (MU), AMD, Intel (INTC) and Qualcomm (QCOM) as well as dozens of small companies too numerous to mention."

QCOM is not a semi-conductor company. It develops, owns, and licenses intellectual property.

Wish you guys would do a bit a research, exercise a bit of journalistic proofing, before publishing. It would enhance the quality of this site, as well as your credibility, which IMHO, could use a bit of improvement.

eBay Is a Losing Bid - Barron's

As a buyer, I avoid eBay today at all cost. Agree with others, it used to be fun, but today the site is simply not "user" friendly. With the advent powerful search tools, eBay should realize it no longer holds a monopoly on auction sites, or a venue for online sellers to sell their wares.

It's interesting to read about sellers' complaint, because as a seller, it's my perception that eBay has traditionally favored sellers or buyers in disputes. I avoid PayPal for that reason. My credit card company is going to much more objective than an eBay-owned PayPal in any dispute.

To the sellers here, if you are unhappy with eBay, then hit'em where it hurts. Leave the site. Set up shop elsewhere. I have nothing against trustworthy online sellers. It's eBay, that IMHO, is not sufficiently vigilent to root out fraud & unscrupulous buyers AND sellers from its website.

Bottom line, eBay has just gotten too big to be effective. It needs to be cut down to size.

Turbulence in the Wireless Industry: Who Benefits?

I think you need to better understand the existing pervasiveness & applicability of QCOM's technology and licensing before making the presumption that QCOM is all about "closed-technology." Due diligence of QCOM's technology suggests otherwise.