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…
MicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) has revealed its new Xbox as a new generation device, calling it the Xbox One as a new generation revealed. The actual Xbox will be a black box…
Jon C. Ogg ThinkstockMicrosoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) most important product announcement since Windows 8 will happen today as it releases details about its next generation Xbox. The hype already has begun. NBC News says of the…
Douglas A. McIntyre ThinkstockApple vs. Congress Near the top of the business headlines is the battle that Congress has started to wage with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) over the taxes it pays. By some measures,…
ThinkstockThe 2013 version of BrandZ’s Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands put Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in first place with a valuation of $185.1 billion, ironic, given the company’s trouble. The research…
courtesy of YouTubeGoogle Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube, which was founded eight years ago, has barely changed, except for the number videos posted at the site. It brings in almost no revenue for…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.The drop in the budget deficit puts less pressure on a compromise by the White House and Congress over the federal deficit. (Reuters) Yahoo! Inc.’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) board approves…
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) will release its new Xbox this week. The common wisdom is that, even if the console is more popular the Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) PlayStation and Nintendo Wii,…
By World Economic Forum (Flickr) CC-BY-2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsIn the battle of the billionaire lists, Forbes has held the high ground for years. Now, Bloomberg Billionaires has taken a prominent spot in…
courtesy Dell Inc.The earnings reports of J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) and Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) show that revenues at each company finally may have found bottoms. This sets a stage…