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Who Will Replace Meg Whitman at HP?

courtesy of Hewlett-PackardThe more the Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) deal to buy Autonomy gets scrutinized, the more that outsiders place blame on HP’s board, which unanimously approved the deal. The $11 billion…

Douglas A. McIntyre
6:22am ET
Investing

Media Digest (11/27/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT

thinkstockEurozone and International Monetary Fund officials set a deal for Greece. (Reuters) Privacy groups ask Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) to change new privacy policies. (Reuters) Investors sue Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) over…

Douglas A. McIntyre
7:58am ET
Companies and Brands

Cyber Monday at Walmart

courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.After a busy weekend of pounding the pavement in search of bargains, shoppers are expected to be pounding their keyboards today in search of online bargains. Here’s what…

Paul Ausick
7:26am ET
Media

Nintendo Optimistic About Wii U Launch

courtesy NintendoNintendo has struck a positive tone about the launch of its new Wii U. There is not much initial data to support whether the Japanese consumer electronics giant can make much…

Trey Thoelcke
12:03pm ET
Telecom & Wireless

Research in Motion Catches a Bid

courtesy of BlackberryShares of Research in Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) topped $10 briefly today, the first time the stock has been at such a lofty perch since late June. The occasion was…

Paul Ausick
9:13am ET
Investing

Yahoo!, Facebook Search Rumor Is Just That

ThinkstockLondon’s Telegraph newspaper yesterday carried a report based on unnamed sources that Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) were in discussions about how the two companies could work more…

Paul Ausick
11:42am ET
Investing

U.S. Search Ranks Remain Frozen

Wikimedia CommonsIt remains a puzzle as to why Comscore releases U.S. search engine market share each month, and as much of a mystery as to why anyone bothers to follow the numbers. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:…

Douglas A. McIntyre
11:30am ET
Media

In Online Video, There Is YouTube and Then Everyone Else

courtesy of YouTubeNew Comscore data serves to remind online video analysts that only one property has substantial scale and that the balance of the companies in the sector lag hopelessly behind. This means that the…

Douglas A. McIntyre
10:57am ET
Companies and Brands

The Return of Big Video Games

courtesy GameStop Corp.Is it possible that the video game sector is finally making a comeback? Are all the silly little virtual farm animal games from the likes of Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA)…

Jon C. Ogg
6:14am ET
Telecom & Wireless

Forgotten Smartphone Companies Disappear

ThinkstockAlmost every major point in the Gartner third-quarter mobile phone report was expected. Sales rose 47% over the same period last year to 428 million. Samsung extended its lead as the largest…

Douglas A. McIntyre