Week in review: Apple tablet buzz intensifies; Blockbuster disappoints again

Apple dominated tech business headlines this week with invitations to its Jan. 27 press event, where it’s expected to unveil a tablet computer. Apple also made headlines for its negotiations with Microsoft to make the software giant’s Bing search engine the default on Apple iPhones and Macintosh computers.
The loser of the week was Blockbuster. It warned investors about disappointing fourth quarter sales and earnings.

The following is a roundup of my stories from Investor’s Business Daily on Investors.com and from Click, IBD’s Tech Blog.

Logitech Has High Hopes For LifeSize Acquisition. (Jan. 22, 2010)

Blockbuster Starring In Its Own Disaster Movie. (Jan. 21, 2010)

Peripherals Maker Logitech Beats Views In “Turning Point” Quarter. (Jan. 20, 2010)

Soap Opera All-Star Cast: Apple, Google, Microsoft. (Jan. 20, 2010)

Open Source, VMware Seen As Big Cloud Computing Winners. (Jan. 20, 2010)

Apple News Junkies Try To Decode Latest Event Invite. (Jan. 19, 2010)

Video Game Console Makers Put Their Spin On Sales Stats. (Jan. 15, 2010)

Nintendo, Activision Dominate December Video Game Sales. (Jan. 14, 2010)

Blockbuster Rises; Are People Renting Movies From Stores Again? (No.) (Jan. 14, 2010)

Global PC Market Roars Back In Q4. (Jan. 13, 2010)

Best Buddies HP And Microsoft Team Up On Cloud Computing. (Jan. 13, 2010)

Weeeee! Netflix To Stream Movies On Nintendo’s Wii. (Jan. 13, 2010)

Another Day, Another Video Game Firm Lowers Guidance. (Jan. 13, 2010)

Beleaguered EA Stuck In The Rough. (Jan. 12, 2010)

Will Plethora Of E-Reader Choices Help The Kindle? (Jan. 11, 2010)

Techies Go Gaga Over CES. (Jan. 11, 2010)

Art: Apple’s invitation to its Jan. 27 press event in San Francisco.