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…
ThinkstockRecord Air Traffic This Summer For those who do not have to travel by air this summer — don’t. The number of seats filled will hit near-record levels. Airports will be crowed, in…
courtesy of Google Inc.Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has updated its Google Maps product, which is among the most popular products the company distributes. The problem with Google Maps is that, like Android…
courtesy of DellDell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is in the midst of what would be one of the largest go-private transactions ever. The PC giant and IT services provider is releasing its quarterly…
courtesy of MicrosoftIt is very easy to say that problems with Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows 8 are the last straw for investors and the firm’s board as the future of CEO…
courtesy of NvidiaNvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) has begun taking orders for its new SHIELD hand-held video game console, which is expected to beginning shipping next month. The device was introduced at this…
Courtesy BlackBerryYou can be forgiven if you forgot that BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) announced a new mobile phone dubbed the Q10 in its late January announcement that included the announcement of its first…
courtesy Barnes & Noble Inc.Is Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) reconsidering how much it really wants to spend on yet another digital media effort? Shares of Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) are…
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