Week in review: Smartphones and grilled cheese sandwiches

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

Microsoft, Nokia and Research In Motion face big hurdles in the smartphone market. (June 2, 2011)

Flip Video founder Jonathan Kaplan thinks Flip could have sold 40 million camcorders if Cisco hadn’t killed it.
Kaplan’s new business venture is a chain of restaurants selling gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches and soup. The first Melt restaurants will open in San Francisco in August. (June 1, 2011)

Freescale Semiconductor CEO says his company’s debt is “significant” but not posing any “strategic challenges.” Freescale's IPO is subdued. (May 26, 2011)

Semtech is still rolling with its 40-gig, 100-gig chips; Q1 results, Q2 outlook beat views. (May 25, 2011)

Netflix shares jump on news of partnership discussions with Facebook. (May 25, 2011)

Apple will face greater iPad shortages after China factory explosion. Shares down 1.6% on the news. (May 20, 2011)

Based on its Q1 EPS growth and upped outlook, Dell’s conversion from PC firm to enterprise services firm is on pace.
Dell impresses investors with Q1 profit growth. (May 17, 2011)