courtesy of Google Inc.Boston Consulting Group (BCG) released its list of “The Most Innovative Companies of 2013.” As is the case with most of these types of lists, the conclusions are based…
ThinkstockChina’s e-commerce giant, Alibaba, has dropped plans to file for an initial public offering (IPO) valued at more than $60 billion on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company now is expected to…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockChina, with more than 600 million people who have wireless connections and 750 million people online, has been the Holy Grail for consumer electronics and enterprise telecom companies for years. Hammering that…
Courtesy Tesco plcLondon-listed grocery store chain Tesco announced Monday morning that the store is launching its own branded seven-inch tablet. The device, which will go by the brand name Hudl, is priced…
courtesy of YouTubeThe largest Internet companies have described video content as critical to their futures. Video advertising carries a huge premium to the banner ads that have dominated the industry’s revenue stream…
Leapfrog.comFor all the hundreds of millions of apps and the billions of downloads from the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) App Store and Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Play, the same apps dominate the…
courtesy of MicrosoftLooking back on Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer’s last presentation to Wall Street analysts, the most controversial, and likely to be most remembered, comment he made was that…
ThinkstockWith tops across the Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and S&P 500, concern is growing that, with a relatively poor economy and high unemployment, low interest rates cannot keep pushing the…
courtesy of Google Inc.A little piece of computer code known as a “cookie” has been the driver of what is now a $120 billion online advertising business. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), which…
courtesy of Yahoo!Look back a short 10 to 15 years ago, and the Internet and media landscape we are so familiar with today barely existed. Carriers had not rolled out fiber-optic networks…
ThinkstockThe activist investor has been around forever on Wall Street. For years the portfolio managers and equity strategist at the big mutual fund companies were the ones that really could drive change…
Leapfrog.comIf the app is the new door for searching the Internet, or the portal to allowing people to have their own online DNA, the opening is widening at a frightening pace. According to…
courtesy of SamsungWireless carrier Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) said on Wednesday that it will add another 100 Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST) stores to the 106 that already sell Sprint products in…
ThinkstockGoogle Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is known for many efforts outside of traditional search and traditional technology. Some think this is a great move for the next generation, and some consider it a…
Courtesy BlackBerryBlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY) remains in trouble and perhaps its only true exit or recovery strategy is the hope of an acquirer wanting to take this company private. Now the company…
