Saturday, August 11, 2012

Week in review: U.S. pay-TV services suffer biggest quarterly loss of subscribers ever

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

U.S. pay-TV services suffered their biggest loss of subscribers ever in the second quarter, as economic woes and competition from Netflix and other over-the-top TV services set in. (Aug. 10, 2012)

Apple Stores matching iPhone 4S discounts by major retailers and carriers. (Aug. 10, 2012)

Apple iPhone discounts signal new model approaching. (Aug. 10, 2012)

Microsoft and Electronic Arts lead in a slow video game sales month. (Aug. 10, 2012)

Friedhelm Hillebrand made mobile text messaging a reality (Aug. 9, 2012)

Apps key to winning Apple-Google tablet battle. (Aug. 9, 2012)

Hewlett-Packard raises earnings outlook and announces more restructuring. (Aug. 9, 2012)

Apple and Samsung chase the booming prepaid wireless market as the postpaid market stalls. (Aug. 8, 2012)

Consumers are telling Apple: “I want my iTV.” (Aug. 8, 2012)

Coffee shop chain Starbucks is throwing its weight behind smartphone payments through a deal with mobile payments startup Square. (Aug. 8, 2012)

Prepaid wireless customers accounted for all the growth in the U.S. smartphone market in the second quarter, a sign that the market has matured. (Aug. 8, 2012)

Apple reportedly in talks to buy social e-commerce firm Fancy. (Aug. 7, 2012)

Apple and Samsung capture 108% of smartphone market profit in Q2. (Aug. 6, 2012)

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