Week in review: Apple wins huge patent infringement case against Samsung

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

Apple crushes Samsung in historic patent infringement verdict. (Aug. 24, 2012)

Robot Hall of Fame mixes “American Idol” and the Oscars to pick 2012 inductees. (Aug. 24, 2012)

Chip spending forecast for 2012 and beyond revised downward. (Aug. 24, 2012)

Apple iTV “extremely unlikely” near term, but iPad Mini is coming, analyst says. (Aug. 24, 2012)

Global PC shipment forecast slashed as sales slow. (Aug. 24,2012)

Apple CEO Tim Cook gets high marks for his first year at the top, but red flags raised. (Aug. 23, 2012)

Ancestry.com, Best Buy shares rise on buyout chatter. (Aug.23, 2012)

Apple’s Steve Jobs found his mortality a motivator. (Aug.23, 2012)

Dell stock falls as confidence in PC maker erodes. (Aug. 22,2012)

Narrative Science turning “big data” into plain English. (Aug.21, 2012)

Dell disappoints with Q2 sales and outlook below Wall Street views. (Aug. 21, 2012)

Best Buy shares dive on Q2 miss and lack of guidance. (Aug.21, 2012)

Apple shares hit new record, making it the most valuable public company ever. (Aug. 20, 2012)

Netflix reaches 1 million subscribers in Ireland and the U.K. (Aug. 20, 2012)

Best Buy shares fall as founder’s buyout deal falters. (Aug.20, 2012)

Shrinking Dell needs to take “bolder, more aggressive steps.” (Aug. 20, 2012)

Photo: Still from Apple’s much-criticized “Genius” commercials.

Week in review: Twitter co-stars with Katy Perry; Robot Hall of Fame returns

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

Twitter co-stars in Katy Perry movie, but followers didn’t follow through. (July 13, 2012)

Intuitive Surgical, iRobot and Terminator to be inducted into Robot Hall of Fame two years late. (July 13, 2012)

Coinstar shares fall on analyst report raising questions about Redbox-Verizon joint venture. (July 13, 2012)

Video game sales at U.S. retail are down nearly 28% year to date; Batman games stand out in June. (July 12, 2012)

Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Microsoft shares down on lackluster Q2 PC shipment data. (July 12, 2012)

LinkedIn shares down for second straight day on concerns about Facebook competition. New survey shows Facebook gaining in online job recruiting. (July 10, 2012)

Apple to start selling new iPad in China after settling tablet trademark dispute. (July 10, 2012)

Applied Materials lowers its full-year outlook on weak demand. (July 10, 2012)

LinkedIn stock falls on Facebook plans to launch a job posting board. (July 9, 2012)

Photo: Pop singer Katy Perry in “Katy Perry: Part of Me.”

Week in review: Victoria’s Secret models discuss their favorite smart phones

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

How Victoria’s Secret uses its holiday fashion show to build brand awareness for the Christmas shopping season. (Nov. 20, 2010)

Dell shares jump as investors react to the PC maker’s improved profit margin and strong enterprise sales. (Nov. 19, 2010)

Funding woes short-circuit the Robot Hall of Fame.
DaVinci Medical Robot, iRobot’s Roomba and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator among robots in Hall of Fame limbo. (Nov. 18, 2010)

U.S. cable TV operators lost 741,000 basic video customers in the third quarter. Economy and over-the-top TV blamed. (Nov. 17, 2010)

Apple’s deal to sell Beatles music means journalists can finally use all the song puns they’ve been saving up.
Beatles joining iTunes was inevitable. Only a matter of time for the rest of the big holdouts. (Nov. 16, 2010)

Michael Jordan tops in basketball and, now, video games.
Take-Two Interactive Software’s “NBA 2K11,” in which Jordan is featured, was the top-selling game in October. (Nov. 16, 2010)

IBD survey: Apple’s iPad a hot tool for investors. (Nov. 12, 2010)

Victoria’s Secret lingerie models torn: iPhone or BlackBerry. (Nov. 11, 2010)

U.S. Supreme Court noobs will pwn either the video game industry or parents groups after hearing violent games case on Nov. 2. (Nov. 1, 2010)