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Saturday, October 17, 2015

Week in review: Netflix Q3 earnings, Dell-EMC merger

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

Comedians take jabs at “Steve Jobs” movie. (Oct. 16, 2015)

Microsoft, PC makers launch $70 million ad blitz. (Oct. 16, 2015)

How Netflix’s DVD business is like the baby in “Trainspotting” (Oct. 15, 2015)

Garmin sinks on another full-year guidance cut. (Oct. 15, 2015)

Netflix experiences trouble on the home front. (Oct. 15, 2015)

Netflix earnings reviews poor like an Adam Sandler movie. (Oct. 14, 2015)

Same old song: Apple, Beats top teen headphone brands. (Oct. 14, 2015)

Teen demand for PS4, Xbox One game consoles strong. (Oct. 14, 2015)

Teens cool with Apple, but with GoPro they can’t even. (Oct. 13, 2015)

Telepresence robots poised to multiply. (Oct. 13, 2015)

Fitbit pulse races on holiday sales outlook. (Oct. 13, 2015)

GoPro estimates slashed on slowdown in camera demand. (Oct. 13, 2015)

Apple iMac refresh seen as “slight positive.” (Oct. 13, 2015)

Netflix price increase leads to stock price target hike. (Oct. 12, 2015)

Dell-EMC deal could spark more tech M&A activity. (Oct. 12, 2015)

Photo: Dell CEO Michael Dell (right) shakes hands with EMC CEO Joe Tucci.

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Week in review: Netflix, Apple, iRobot earnings

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

Cloud computing revolution raining on incumbents. (April 25, 2014)

How Apple engineered its legendary turnaround and 22,003% stock rise. (April 25, 2014)

Microsoft forecast calls for lots of clouds. (April 25, 2014)

Microsoft Q3 earnings beat, lifted by cloud offerings. (April 24, 2014)

5 key takeaways from Apple’s Q2 financial report. (April 24, 2014)

Apple rockets on Q2 beat, stock split, share buybacks. (April 23, 2014)

Home robot maker iRobot short-circuits on Q2 guidance. (April 23, 2014)

Microsoft sales, earnings seen down in March quarter. (April 23, 2014)

Netflix has twice turned the home video business on its head. (April 22, 2014)

Netflix rises on subscriber price hike, just like last time. (April 22, 2014)

Netflix beats on Q1 earnings, plans price increase. (April 21, 2014)

IPhone 6 rumors could be hurting Apple phone sales. (April 21, 2014)

“Titanfall” a windfall for U.S. video game sales. (April 21, 2014)

Photos: iRobot Roomba 880 vacuum cleaner; screenshot from Electronic Arts video game “Titanfall.” 

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Week in review: Ashton Kutcher’s Steve Jobs movie opens; Moto X launch set

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

10 Steve Jobs videos even funnier than Ashton Kutcher’s movie. (Aug. 16, 2013)

Icahn attempt to delay Dell vote scuttled by judge. (Aug. 16, 2013)

Moto X will test the market for custom-made smartphones. (Aug. 16, 2013)

Semtech called best-in-breed by analyst; Stock rises. (Aug. 16, 2013)

Applied Materials appoints CEO; Stock up on outlook. (Aug. 16, 2013)

Dell aggressiveness in PC pricing hurts Q2 earnings. (Aug. 16, 2013)

Cisco CEO smoother than AOL’s chief in firing workers. (Aug. 15, 2013)

Samsung hopes to trump iPhone 5S with Galaxy Gear smartwatch. (Aug. 15, 2013)

Tumblr content takedowns show its not-so-user friendly side. (Aug. 14, 2013)

Microsoft’s bet on touch-screen PCs looks like boneheaded move. (Aug. 13, 2013)

Oracle CEO sees bleak future for Apple. (Aug. 13, 2013)

Apple up on news it’s finally ready to show next iPhone. (Aug. 12, 2013)

Discovery fesses up, admits “Megalodon” documentary was fake. (Aug. 12, 2013)

Photos: Poster from movie “Jobs” (top); Google’s Moto X smartphone. 

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Week in review: Online video premieres include ‘iSteve’ and ‘Hemlock Grove’

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

Apple’s Steve Jobs parodied in mockumentary “iSteve.” (April 19, 2013)

Netflix seen returning to earnings growth in Q1. Streaming video service likely to get a boost from original series, like “House of Cards” and “Hemlock Grove.” (April 19, 2013)

Apple iWatch demand “exceptionally strong,” survey shows. (April 19, 2013)

5 key takeaways from Microsoft’s Q3 earnings report. (April 19, 2013)

Blackstone Group drops competing bid for PC maker Dell. (April 19, 2013)

Microsoft clears “low bar” with Q3 results; stock up late. (April 18, 2013)

Apple stock faces heavy selling for second straight day. (April 18, 2013)

Intel’s PC forecast looks like wishful thinking. (April 17, 2013)

Cirrus Logic stock tumbles and brings Apple down with it. (April 17, 2013)

Microsoft seen returning to EPS growth in fiscal Q3. (April 17, 2013)

Intel stock dips on continued sales and profit declines. (April 17, 2013)

Microsoft matches cloud computing prices with Amazon Web Services. (April 16, 2013)

Apple iPhone is becoming the next Motorola Razr. (April 16, 2013)

Intel sees PC recovery in second half of year. (April 16, 2013)

Microsoft looking to join smartwatch party with Apple, Samsung and others. (April 15, 2013)

Apple iPhone 5S could feature fingerprint reader and different screen sizes. (April 15, 2013)

Intel earnings, sales slide seen continuing in Q1. (April 15, 2013)

Photos: Promotional art for “iSteve” and “Hemlock Grove.” 

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Week in review: Apple Maps flap, Bar Refaeli ‘sex film’ in the news


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

Apple turns website into tribute to Steve Jobs on one-year anniversary of his death. (Oct. 5, 2012)

U.S. tech jobs market shrinks in September. (Oct. 5, 2012)

Apple Maps rejected by iPhone users, who seek alternatives. (Oct. 4, 2012)

Bar Refaeli “sex film” latest satire of Kickstarter. (Oct. 3, 2012)

Analyst calls Netflix stock a “screaming buy.” (Oct. 3, 2012)

Hewlett-Packard slashes 2013 profit forecast as the company implements its turnaround strategy. (Oct. 3, 2012)

Sourcefire stock falls on CEO retirement news. (Oct. 3, 2012)

Ancestry.com buys photo-sharing startup 1000memories. (Oct. 3, 2012)

Apple iPad Mini reportedly in mass production. (Oct. 3, 2012)

Apple iPad Mini to kick off tablet holiday season. Other tablet makers vying for shoppers include Samsung, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google and Microsoft. (Oct. 2, 2012)

Microsoft is making a “big, multimillion-dollar investment” to create a news operation for its MSN website. (Oct. 1, 2012)

Apple executive Scott Forstall taking flak for maps app flap. (Oct. 1, 2012)

Photos: Still from Bar Refaeli comedy video (top); Apple’s Map software on iPhone 5.

Saturday, August 25, 2012

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.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Week in review: Apple faces antitrust lawsuit over e-book price-fixing scheme

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

Coinstar results show that customers have accepted Redbox DVD price increase. (April 13, 2012)

Apple shares fall on legal setback in patent infringement case against Motorola Mobility. (April 13, 2012)

Texas Instruments, Semtech and Monolithic Power Systems rated top stock picks in recovering chip sector. (April 13, 2012)

Online daily deals service Groupon saw its stock fall to new lows on concerns about the health of its business, heightened competition and class-action lawsuits. (April 13, 2012)

Apple denies violating antitrust laws; says it broke up Amazon’s e-book monopoly. (April 13, 2012)

Indian tech services firm Infosys forecasts a “challenging” year ahead for the information technology services sector, prompting investors to dump shares. (April 13, 2012)

A consumer survey provides positive news for Netflix, bad news for Nintendo and GameStop, and a mixed bag for Amazon. (April 12, 2012)

Apple investors shrug off e-book antitrust lawsuit; Trade groups, legal scholars come to the company’s defense. (April 12, 2012)

Apple’s late CEO Steve Jobs and vice president Eddy Cue are accused of coordinating e-book price-fixing conspiracy with publishers. (April 11, 2012)

The U.S. Department of Justice accuses Apple and five publishers of e-book price fixing. (April 11, 2012)

Apple’s sixth-generation iPhone is rumored to have a bigger display and be out in October. (April 10, 2012)

Best Buy is done with Dunn. CEO Brian Dunn quits as the consumer electronics retailer struggles to compete with Amazon, Wal-Mart and Costco. (April 10, 2012)

AOL sells patents to Microsoft; Deal seen as a win for Facebook. (April 9, 2012)

Apple shares downgraded by analyst, yet stock hits new high. (April 9, 2012)

Photo: Apple’s iBooks app

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Week in review: Segway turns 10

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

Remember the crazy speculation 10 years ago over a mysterious invention called Ginger, or IT, that was going to change the world? Apple’s Steve Jobs and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos raved about it. The Segway didn’t change the world, but it did help the tourism industry. (Dec. 1, 2011)

Microsoft is predicted to buy Netflix and LinkedIn in 2012. Research firm IDC says those deals will be part of a flurry of tech M&A next year. (Dec. 1, 2011)

For those keeping tabs, Samsung won a legal round against Apple to sell its Galaxy Tab tablet in Australia. (Nov. 30, 2011)

Dell is gaining ground in servers while Hewlett-Packard slips. (Nov. 29, 2011)

Photo: Woman rides a Segway i2 personal transporter. Photo from Segway Inc.

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Week in review: Apple disses Amazon tablet

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

In solid first-quarter financial results, Microsoft’s Office stayed strong, including cloud version, but Windows came up light. (Oct. 20, 2011)

Apple CEO is dismissive of Amazon’s tablet prospects vs. iPad. (Oct. 19, 2011)

Without Steve Jobs, Apple disappoints on Q4 results. (Oct. 19, 2011)

Photo: Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet will take on Apple’s iPad this holiday season. 

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Week in review: Apple carries on without Steve Jobs, launches iPhone 4S

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

With Steve Jobs gone, Apple could turn into an “ordinary company,” focused on operations not disruptive innovation. (Oct. 6, 2011)

The Top 10 achievements of Steve Jobs. (Oct. 6, 2011)

Apple looking to grow its smartphone market share with cheap iPhones. (Oct. 5, 2011)

Apple is turning its smartphones into personal assistants that can answer spoken questions and take dictation. (Oct. 4, 2011)

Investors unimpressed with Apple’s latest smartphone, the iPhone 4S. (Oct. 4, 2011)

The spotlight is on new CEO Tim Cook at Apple’s iPhone event. (Oct. 4, 2011)

Art: Cover of Oct. 17, 2011, issue of Time magazine.

Saturday, September 3, 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)

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Week in review: Apple’s iCloud, new campus

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

New generation of leaders emerging in the video game industry: FarmVille’s Zynga, Angry Birds’ Rovio Mobile, etc. (June 8, 2011)

Should the Wii U be renamed the P.U.? Investors dump Nintendo shares on doubts about prospects for the company’s new video game console. (June 8, 2011)

Research firm Gartner cuts its 2011 global PC shipment forecast, following IDC’s similar move. (June 8, 2011)

Apple CEO Steve Jobs won’t take his medical leave lying down.
Jobs makes his second big presentation in two days, this time touting Apple’s planned corporate campus (June 8, 2011)

Apple makes its long-awaited push into cloud computing with iCloud. (June 7, 2011)

Research firm IDC slashes 2011 PC shipment forecast on weak economy, competition from tablets. (June 6, 2011)

Photo: Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs introduces iCloud at the company's 2011 Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Week in review: Wow! A Playmobil miniature Apple Store with Steve Jobs action figure



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

I want this toy! A Playmobil miniature Apple Store play set, complete with mini Steve Jobs. (April 1, 2011)

Now that the hype has subsided, 3-D TV adoption is poised to rise steadily. (April 1, 2011)

Analyst says every 2.5 tablets sold cannibalizes one PC sale. Could translate to 28 million PCs lost to tablets in 2011.
Intel and other PC-centric stocks fall on signs of weakening notebook demand. (March 31, 2011)

Apple’s smartphone market share has peaked, poised to decline. Microsoft’s Windows Phone set to come on strong, IDC says. (March 29, 2011)

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Week in review: Apple unleashes its iPad 2

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

Apple cloud-based music service is unlikely to have the market to itself. (March 4, 2011)

Apple’s lead in tablet computers could be insurmountable. (March 3, 2011)

Apple likely now tops Amazon in e-commerce accounts, Steve Jobs says. Amazon won’t comment.
Apple boasts having more than 200 million accounts with credit cards. (March 3, 2011)

Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes shots at iPad rivals as the company trots out its second-generation media tablet. (March 2, 2011)

Plantronics is working on a clever product for baby boomers who want to monitor the well-being of their aging parents. (Feb. 26, 2011)

Apple, Plantronics, iRobot and Skype are among the companies poised to cash in on the aging population. (Feb. 26, 2011)

Ratings are up for NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?,” which should help online family history service Ancestry.com. (Feb. 26, 2011)

Royal wedding planners tap Monotype Imaging for fresh look for William and Kate’s wedding invitation. (Feb. 25, 2011)

Online genealogy service Ancestry.com now has 1.4 million subscribers, up 31% from a year ago. (Feb. 24, 2011)

Proposal to make public Apple’s CEO succession plan voted down at annual meeting, which Steve Jobs doesn’t attend. (Feb. 23, 2011)

Netflix investors are concerned about Amazon’s entry into streaming video. (Feb. 22, 2011)

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Week in review: Apple earnings, Steve Jobs’ health dominate the headlines

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

Robot company stocks jumped Friday. Intuitive Surgical and iRobot rose on heavy volume. (Jan. 21, 2011)

Devices running Google’s Android operating system will turn up the heat on Apple’s iPhone and iPad this year. (Jan. 19, 2011)

Steve who?
Apple’s stellar Q1 results and upbeat guidance help investors forget CEO Steve Jobs is seriously ill again. (Jan. 18, 2011)

Why Steve Jobs’ latest health scare should worry Apple investors. (Jan. 17, 2011)

Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes his third medical leave of absence in six years.
Questions about his future at Apple return. (Jan. 17, 2011)

Movie rentals sluggish at Redbox kiosks.
Business hurt by 28-day delay in renting new movies. Coinstar stock plunges. (Jan. 14, 2011)

Corporate PC refresh cycle isn’t even halfway done yet, Intel CEO says. (Jan. 14, 2011)

Flash memory chip maker SanDisk is benefiting from the growth of smart phones, tablets and SSD notebooks. (Jan. 13, 2011)

Intel posts better-than-expected Q4 results on strong server chip sales, which offset weaker PC chip sales. (Jan. 13, 2011)

Video game software sales across all channels flat to down 1% in 2010.
Activision’s “Call of Duty: Black Ops” was the year’s top-selling video game. (Jan. 13, 2011)

Personal computer shipments slow in Q4 and come in below Gartner and IDC forecasts. Tablets partially to blame. (Jan. 12, 2011)

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Week in review: Netflix kicks butt; Apple debuts new MacBook Air, other products

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

Most Americans still watch most TV shows the old-fashioned way – in real time on their TVs. (Oct. 21, 2010)

Apple debuts instant-on MacBook Air notebook computer, new iLife software and Mac App Store, also previews Mac OS X Lion operating system. (Oct. 20, 2010)

Netflix posts strong third-quarter subscriber growth and retention; investors pleased. (Oct. 20, 2010)

Apple’s iPad and iPhone making strides attracting corporate customers. (Oct. 19, 2010)

Apple CEO Steve Jobs schools his rivals during a surprise appearance on the company’s Q4 earnings call. He rags on Research in Motion and Google the most. (Oct. 18, 2010)

Apple beats Wall Street’s forecast for Q4 earnings and sales, but disappoints on iPad sales and gross margin. (Oct. 18, 2010)

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Week in review: Over-the-top TV in the news with Apple TV, Netflix streaming

Over-the-top TV made headlines recently when subscribers to pay TV services fell for the first time ever.
Some blamed the economy, while others blamed over-the-top TV services. OTT TV is video programming delivered over broadband Internet connections and bypassing traditional pay TV services. Over-the-top TV services include Netflix streaming video and Apple TV.
The following is a roundup of my recent stories from Investor’s Business Daily at Investors.com and Click, IBD’s Tech Blog.

Netflix quietly ends its social-networking initiative. The failure of Netflix Community puts a cloud on Apple’s Ping. (Sept. 3, 2010)

Dell could end up a winner after losing 3Par bidding war with HP. (Sept. 2, 2010)

Apple seeks its first Apple TV success with new $99 device, 99-cent video rentals. Apple also adds Netflix streaming. (Sept. 1, 2010)

Winners and losers from Apple’s TV and iPod announcements. (Sept. 1, 2010)

Chris Evert concentrated on hitting tennis’ top. (Aug. 30, 2010)

People seek entertainment in tough times, which helps explain why Netflix, Discovery, others doing well. (Aug. 27, 2010)

Apple poised to announce new iPod Touch and iPod Nano media players at fall event. Revamped Apple TV device also is a possibility. (Aug. 24, 2010)

The number of subscribers to cable, satellite and telco TV services in the U.S. fell for the first time ever in Q2. See chart above.(Aug. 23, 2010)

How Steve Jobs and Apple fumbled the PR on iPhone 4’s antenna glitch. (Aug. 22, 2010)

Lots of challenges ahead for Dell, so very solid Q2 results are very little comfort for investors. (Aug. 20, 2010)

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Week in review: Apple’s Antennagate

Concerns about a faulty antenna design in Apple’s iPhone 4 dominated the tech headlines this week.
First, Consumer Reports on Monday (July 12) validated complaints that the iPhone 4 loses signal strength or drops calls if users touch a certain part of the exposed antenna.
Then, Apple held a hastily scheduled press conference on Friday (July 16) where it said all smart phones have similar antenna problems and that media reports about issues with the iPhone 4 were blown way out of proportion. Still, Apple offered a free insulating bumper to all iPhone 4 users.
The question facing Apple now is whether that’s enough to allay customer complaints and put the company’s so-called “antennagate” to rest.
The following is a roundup of my stories from Investor’s Business Daily at Investors.com and Click, IBD’s Tech Blog.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs calls iPhone 4 antenna issue overblown, but offers free bumpers to buyers anyway. (July 16, 2010)

Steve Jobs’ WTF moment at Apple iPhone 4 press conference. (July 16, 2010)

Take-Two’s “Red Dead Redemption” is the top-selling video game of the year so far. EA’s new “Tiger Woods” game flops. (July 16, 2010)

Apple seeks to do damage control at press conference about iPhone 4 problems. (July 15, 2010)

Luxury eyewear and sunglasses maker Marchon aims to make stylish 3-D movie glasses for consumers. (July 13, 2010)

DreamWorks Animation executive is bullish on 3-D TV. (July 13, 2010)

Profile of retailer Charles Tandy, the spark behind RadioShack. (July 13, 2010)

Apple shares dip on iPhone 4 antenna worries. (July 13, 2010)

Is Apple lying about iPhone 4 antenna problem? Consumer Reports questions Apple’s explanation of the issue. (July 12, 2010)

Someone thinks Microsoft is still relevant in consumer tech. Consumer Electronics Show organizers pick Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to be opening keynote speaker for 2011 show. (July 8, 2010)

Apple’s iPad no longer seen as just a fun consumer device. It’s a business tool, MicroStrategy shows. (July 6, 2010)

Photo: Hilarious mockup of iPhone 5 by Peter Morgan posted on Flickr. 

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Week in review: Apple controls the news

Apple has hypnotized the media into giving it millions of dollars in free advertising for its products.
Untold numbers of journalists spent last Thursday (June 24) covering the debut of Apple’s iPhone 4, its fourth-generation smart phone. Research In Motion, Nokia, Motorola and other smart phone makers can only dream about the blanket print, web and TV coverage Apple gets.
Fourteen reporters contributed to one story on the iPhone 4 by the Associated Press. Another 14 reporters helped write a story on it for Reuters.
Steve Jobs thanks you.
The following is a roundup of my stories from Investor’s Business Daily at Investors.com and Click, IBD’s Tech Blog.

Institutions are dumping Apple shares. Is it profit-taking or a sign the stock has topped? (June 25, 2010)

Apple soon is expected to be cranking out way more iPhone 4s, which is another big hit for a hot company. (June 25, 2010)

Consumer electronics sales are off to a slow start in 2010, but motion-controlled video games, media tablets and 3-D TVs are all poised for strong growth. (June 23, 2010)

Monster Cable solves a big problem for 3-D TV adoption by developing universal active-shutter glasses. (June 22, 2010)

Photo: Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks at the company’s 2010 Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco on June 7.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Week in review: Apple’s iPad remains hot

A new survey by ChangeWave Research shows that demand for Apple’s iPad remains strong and portends a big Christmas shopping season for the media tablet.
Meanwhile, Hewlett-Packard and others are planning their own tablet computers.
Apple calls the iPad a “revolutionary” and “magical” device. It can run applications for just about everything except for porn, says Apple CEO Steve Jobs.
Of course, you can still get porn through the Web on the device, so I’m not so sure what Jobs is so proud of. See above photo of Ryan Keely from Gizmodo.
The following is a roundup of my stories from Investor’s Business Daily at Investors.com and Click, IBD’s Tech Blog.

Dell is trying hard to be seen as an enterprise IT solutions company. (May 21, 2010)

Dell finally returns to year-over-year earnings growth, but its profit margin falls short of analysts’ views. (May 20, 2010)

Demand for Apple’s iPad media tablet remains high, as does customer satisfaction. It’s looking like an iPad holiday season ahead. (May 20, 2010)

Best Buy enters crowded movie download field. Partner Sonic Solutions benefits. (May 18, 2010)

Google and HP likely will lead the pack of challengers to Apple’s iPad media tablet. (May 17, 2010)

Millennials are fast changing how media is consumed, Nielsen Co. chief says. (May 17, 2010)