Week in review: Netflix stumbles

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

Apple’s iPad tablet is taking the corporate market by storm, shaking up how businesses operate. (Sept. 16, 2011)

Netflix hits a 10-month low as recent price hikes force it to concede that it will actually lose U.S. subscribers this quarter, only the second time ever. (Sept. 15, 2011)

Sylvan Goldman invented the shopping cart and revolutionized retail. (Sept. 14, 2011)

Windows 8 is Microsoft’s best, and possibly last, chance to be relevant in tablets. Nice features, but no release date yet. (Sept. 13, 2011)

Microsoft shows off Windows 8, its next-generation computer operating system, due out next year. (Sept. 13, 2011)

Analysts expect more M&A in wireless networking chip field after Broadcom-NetLogic deal. Cavium and EZchip could be in play. (Sept. 13, 2011)

Broadcom shares down 2% early Monday on news that it plans to buy NetLogic for $3.7 billion. (Sept. 12, 2011)

China’s top Internet search engine, Baidu, plans to take on Apple in the China mobile device market, with Dell as a hardware partner for smartphones and tablets. (Sept. 6, 2011)

Week in review: Netflix not dancing with Starz

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

Starz ending its contract renewal talks with Netflix could be a negotiating ploy. (Sept. 2, 2011)

Apple’s iCloud could be Steve Jobs’ last hurrah. (Aug. 25, 2011)

Tree huggers embrace Apple iPads, Amazon Kindles and other tablets and e-readers as paper-saving devices. (Aug. 22, 2011)

Stock market volatility is not hurting StockTwits. (Aug. 17, 2011)

Dell lowers its sales outlook because of an “uncertain demand environment” and the stock tumbles. (Aug. 16, 2011) 

Microsoft could benefit from Google’s purchase of Motorola Mobility. Samsung and other hardware makers could move toward Windows for mobile phones and tablets. (Aug. 15, 2011)