ThinkstockAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has become one of the greatest cloud providers for businesses out there, and now Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) is trying ever harder to catch up. This space is…
Microsoft Sweden, via Wikimedia CommonsSteve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) chief executive officer for more than a decade, will try to do what he has been unable to do through most of…
courtesy of AppleThe Android mobile device operating system (OS) from Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) continues to hold more than half the smartphone OS market, with a 51.7% share for the three-month period…
courtesy of MicrosoftMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has thrown in the towel in the portable device market, as it drops its price on Windows RT. The company has continued to struggle with the…
courtesy of SamsungShaky Global Markets Markets across the world continue sharp drops on concerns about regional recessions, slow growth in formerly fast-growing regions and worries that rising rates will undercut the value…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Factory orders in China, Taiwan and South Korea are off as exports taper down. (Reuters) The federal government starts its case against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) made on the…
ThinkstockSecurity problems that had been limited almost exclusively to Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows and Windows-compliant products have migrated to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) ones. Given the surge in the success of…
Taiwan and U.S. Wheat The upheaval about the imports of genetically modified wheat has spread from Japan, where imports have been canceled, to Taiwan. It threatens to bring down wheat prices enough…
courtesy of AOL, IncDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel says he has deep concerns about cyberattacks on U.S. interests. (Reuters) Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) beats out tough competition to get a chip in the…
courtesy of Apple Inc.Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) is the de facto leader in voice recognition and speech-to-text software. It has been known for quite some time that Nuance has had its…
courtesy of MicrosoftMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) had enough envy of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) that its radical changes to the first version of Windows 8 were so drastic for traditional Windows users…
ThinkstockIt looks like the bad news in the PC sales trend is not anywhere close to being at an end. Research firm International Data Corp. (or IDC) has now lowered estimates yet…
thinkstockThis week has brought much in the news of video games and the convergence of media. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shareholders might consider that Tuesday’s testimony on taxation of international income was…
MicrosoftMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) launched its new Xbox One console as a foundation of the future of gaming. As about the same time, Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) greatly lowered expectations for its…
ThinkstockSony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) cuts forecasts for game console margins for the next several years. (MarketWatch) Sony also cuts targets for smartphones and camera sales. (Reuters) A complex Irish tax loophole helps…
