courtesy of YouTubeApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) releases its iPad mini in Asia, but demand appears soft. (Reuters) Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) seeks developers for Windows 8. (Reuters) The FTC may sue Google…
Wikimedia CommonsGoogle Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android mobile OS is on the march again, gobbling market share from its competition, even Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). The only thing that might stop Android’s spread…
courtesy of FordEurope and the Rest of the World Economists and business chiefs increasingly say that trouble in Europe is the greatest threat to the world’s financial and GDP futures. In addition,…
Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) managed to maintain its habit of posting quarterly losses. In its most recent fiscal quarter, the large Japanese consumer electronics company lost $194 million. The reasons for the…
ThinkstockMore of the Same from Sony Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) managed to maintain its habit of posting quarterly losses. In its most recent fiscal quarter, the large Japanese consumer electronics company lost…
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…
Trying to figure out the impact of tablets on a how a given person spends time connected to the rest of the world requires a lot of patience and a sharp eye…
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…
thinkstockApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) says its head of software and chief of retail will leave. (Reuters) China will try to build its own jet engines. (Reuters) UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) will cut…
courtesy Google Inc.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) was all set to announce its latest Nexus products in New York today, but the event was cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy. Undaunted, the search giant…
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…
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…
Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) better have a hit with its upcoming Windows-based Lumia phones if it wants to remain relevant. If Lumia flops, then Nokia is going to live up to the charge that it…
