Week in review: Netflix kicks butt; Apple debuts new MacBook Air, other products

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

Most Americans still watch most TV shows the old-fashioned way – in real time on their TVs. (Oct. 21, 2010)

Apple debuts instant-on MacBook Air notebook computer, new iLife software and Mac App Store, also previews Mac OS X Lion operating system. (Oct. 20, 2010)

Netflix posts strong third-quarter subscriber growth and retention; investors pleased. (Oct. 20, 2010)

Apple’s iPad and iPhone making strides attracting corporate customers. (Oct. 19, 2010)

Apple CEO Steve Jobs schools his rivals during a surprise appearance on the company’s Q4 earnings call. He rags on Research in Motion and Google the most. (Oct. 18, 2010)

Apple beats Wall Street’s forecast for Q4 earnings and sales, but disappoints on iPad sales and gross margin. (Oct. 18, 2010)

Week in review: Microsoft’s ‘Halo: Reach,’ Xbox 360 dominate September video game sales

Microsoft, Apple, PC shipments and video game sales were all in the news this week.
The following is a roundup of my recent stories from Investor’s Business Daily at Investors.com and Click, IBD’s Tech Blog.

Used video games, rentals, digital downloads, social networking and mobile games generated $2.75 billion in the first half of 2010. (Oct. 15, 2010)

Microsoft is the big winner in September video game sales with “Halo: Reach” and Xbox 360. (Oct. 14, 2010)

Apple stock hits $300. Some think it’s still attractively priced due to growth opportunities from the iPhone and iPad. (Oct. 13, 2010)

PC shipments up soundly in Q3, but way below expectations, Gartner and IDC say. HP underperforms. Apple now No. 3 in U.S. (Oct. 13, 2010)

Apple’s $99 Apple TV set-top box is a hit and quickly moving past the company’s “hobby” status. (Oct. 11, 2010)

Are homepages still relevant today? Yahoo and AOL think so. But the importance of homepages has faded against search, social networking and mobile apps. (Oct. 7, 2010)

Will Microsoft and Adobe merge to form Microbe? Adobe stock was up sharply on a buyout rumor. (Oct. 7, 2010)

Week in review: Facebook movie opens

The Facebook docudrama “The Social Network” opened Friday to rave reviews.
Movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes says 97% of critics gave it a positive review. Rival review aggregator Metacritic also gives it a 97 out of 100.
The following is a roundup of my recent stories from Investor’s Business Daily at Investors.com and Click, IBD’s Tech Blog.

After “The Social Network,” Hollywood should consider telling other tech industry stories. (Oct. 1, 2010)

Apple’s iPad is showing up in more and more giveaway promotions as companies try to incent customers to buy products or use their services. (Oct. 1, 2010)

Hollywood’s negative portrayal of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is part of a trend. With “Wall Street 2” and “The Social Network,” Tinsel Town again paints business leaders as evil. (Sept. 30, 2010)

Hewlett-Packard’s new CEO may pursue the acquisition of SAP. (Sept. 30, 2010)

Lots of tablets coming to take on the iPad; some geared to consumers, some to business users. (Sept. 29, 2010)

Photo: Parody magazine cover featuring Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg by the Onion.