courtesy of SamsungTaiwan smartphone company HTC released its fourth-quarter earnings, which were awful. They show how rapidly the company is losing ground to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung. With each progressive quarter of…
ThinkstockThe world’s largest collection of tech and electronics companies will hit Las Vegas next week, along with more than 100,000 people who will come to look at the next generation of consumer…
ThinkstockCustomer satisfaction research firm ForeSee released its Holiday E-Retail Satisfaction Index for this year, and the overall score for online retailers was 78 on a 100-point scale, identical with last year’s reading.…
ThinkstockThere has been no shortage of successful product launches in 2012. Think the iPhone 5 and “The Avengers.” In order for companies to have successful launches, they must invest a great deal,…
courtesy of AppleMonitor shipments for notebook PCs have been dropping for some time now, and prices have tagged along with the decline. High-definition 14- and 15.6-inch displays are selling for less than…
Yesterday’s announcement that Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) would get exclusive rights from The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) for studio films beginning in 2016 sent Netflix shares sharply higher in the afternoon.…
courtesy of Sony Corp.Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) has not benefited from a new CEO. Its struggles to right its consumer electronics business have faltered with the commodity pricing of television screens. It…
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…
ThinkstockSamsung to Stay on Top Samsung will ship 61 million smartphones in the current quarter, according to the Yonhap News Agency. That is well above forecasts, and the Samsung Galaxy Note 2…
courtesy NintendoFor the first new game console in six years, the weekend’s U.S. launch of the Nintendo Wii U turned out to be solid if not spectacular. A new PlayStation 4 from…
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)…
courtesy of AOLAs a Justice Department investigation of Deepwater Horizon continues, BP PLC (NYSE: BP) may pay a record fine for the results of the disaster. (Reuters) Qatar says it would back…
The stock market is down Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.62%, the Nasdaq down 0.41% and the S&P 500 down 0.56%. Today’s winners are a retailer reporting strong earnings, an…
courtesy of Sony Corp.Consumer electronics maker Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) is just one step away from having its bonds rated as “junk” by ratings firm Moody’s Investors Service. The ratings agency this…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockVideo game sales have collapsed just as retailers begin to rely on strong holiday sales. Industry research firm NPD reports that in October, U.S. video game retail revenue dropped 25% compared to…
