Week in review: Amazon launches new Kindle Fire tablets with Dolby audio

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

Dolby Labs gets first tablet win with new Amazon Kindle Fire tablets. (Sept. 7, 2012)

Democrats and Republicans agree on one thing: Using Panasonic technology at their national conventions. (Sept. 7, 2012)

Video game sales at U.S. retail fell for a ninth consecutive month in August. (Sept. 7, 2012)

Audience shares collapse after audio chip company loses Apple iPhone business. (Sept. 7, 2012)

Pandora Media shares fall on reports that Apple is planning a competing streaming music service. (Sept. 7, 2012)

Microsoft bucks up hiring and R&D spending in China. (Sept.6, 2012)

Digital Innovations launches made-in-USA product to solve tangled headset cord problem. (Sept. 5, 2012)

VeriFone Systems stock falls on weak sales guidance. (Sept.5, 2012)

The centerpiece of Apple’s iPhone 5 handset announcement is likely to be a new display-screen technology that can allow for a thinner-profile phone and longer battery life. (Sept. 5, 2012)

Google’s recently acquired Motorola Mobility division unveils new lineup of Razr-branded Android smartphones. (Sept. 5, 2012)

Nokia stock falls as its Windows 8 smartphones underwhelm. (Sept. 5, 2012)

U.S. video game market loses 12 million players in last year. (Sept. 5, 2012)

Apple teases iPhone 5 launch with media event invitation, while Samsung grabs the U.S. smartphone sales lead. (Sept. 4, 2012)

Computer hackers reportedly have stolen 12 million Apple IDs from an FBI agent’s laptop computer, sparking consumer concerns about cybersecurity and government snooping. (Sept. 4, 2012)

Photo: Amazon.com’s new Kindle Fire HD tablet.