courtesy of Apple Inc.New data from research firm IDC indicates that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has started to lose its stranglehold on the tablet market, at least based on third-quarter global data.…
thinkstockNew research from 451 Research’s ChangeWave service shows that the Instant Video offering from Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) continues to gain share among consumers. Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) still dominates the market…
courtesy of MicrosoftThe media is filled with rumors that Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has tested its own smartphone. The move has many disadvantages, but Microsoft should ignore those. There are many advantages if Redmond takes this…
thinkstockFounders of major companies are sometimes pushed out by their boards. It is quite another thing for an outsider to do the same. Netflix Inc.’s (NASDAQ: NFLX) Reed Hastings has lost much…
starwars.comThe Force is Back! The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has undoubtedly scored a major victory with its $4.05 billion acquisition of Lucasfilm. Star Wars fans will get to rejoice as the…
Wikimedia CommonsWhich industries benefited from Hurricane Sandy? Very few, one has to suppose. But among those must be e-commerce, which means another victory for Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), even if it was…
Trey Thoelcke Wikimedia CommonsSandy and Amazon Which industries benefited from Hurricane Sandy? Very few, one has to suppose. But among those must be e-commerce, which means another victory for Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), even…
Douglas A. McIntyre Package delivery giant United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) said yesterday that it plans to hire 55,000 seasonal workers to sort, load, and help deliver packages during the coming holiday season. The…
courtesy of BlackberryThe list of new mobile products is extraordinarily long. Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad mini is only two weeks old. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) just released its Surface tablet, and partner…
courtesy of YouTubeVarious sites owned by Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), including YouTube, drew 150 million unique viewers in September, a huge number, but down from 157 million in July. Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Two publishing giants have agreed to a merger that will create the world’s largest commercial publishing house. Random House — owned by Germany’s Bertelsmann A.G. — and Penguin — owned by the…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened flat this morning following a disappointing quarterly report from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) last night (more coverage here) which weighed on Asian tech stocks particularly.…
Tablets using the Android operating system from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) have grabbed 41% of the market on shipments of 25 million units during the third quarter of 2012. The iPad from…
thinkstockA fight has broken out among the CEOs of companies that make tablets, primarily Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Samsung. (Reuters) Apple’s disappointing numbers are based mostly on…
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has reported that sales were up 27% to $13.81 billion and its loss was $0.23 in normalized EPS after backing out items. Thomson Reuters was calling for -$0.08…
Jon C. Ogg 