Week in review: Netflix offers original content; NBC’s ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ returns

The following is a roundup of my stories from Investor’s Business Daily at Investors.com.

Netflix gets into original content to compete with HBO and Starz. First up, “Lilyhammer” starring Steven Van Zandt of HBO’s “The Sopranos.” (Feb. 3, 2012)

How NBC’s celebrity genealogy show “Who Do You Think You Are?” picks stars to profile. (Feb. 3, 2012)

Ancestry.com eyes lift from NBC’s celebrity family-tree show, “Who Do You Think You Are?” (Feb. 2, 2012)

Seymour Cray was the computer industry’s first iconic figure. His work at Control Data and Cray Research ushered in the supercomputer age. (Feb. 1, 2012)

Apple is the world’s top PC maker if you include tablets, but few do. (Feb. 1, 2012)

Microsoft is trying to bring “Minority Report” computers to life.
The software giant now is selling Kinect motion-sensing controllers for Windows personal computers. (Jan. 31, 2012)

Mobile chip designer ARM sees stock rise on Q4 earnings beat, favorable guidance. (Jan. 31, 2012)

Photos: Actress Marisa Tomei (top) is featured in the third season of NBC’s celebrity genealogy show, which premiered Friday; Actor Steven Van Zandt stars in the original Netflix series “Lilyhammer.”