Week in review: Apple, Microsoft, other tech firms vie for holiday shoppers

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

Data security, high-speed networking and private cloud computing are top 2013 spending priorities for corporate chief information officers. (Nov. 30, 2012)

Google’s Android is crushing Apple’s iPhone among U.S. consumers. (Nov. 30, 2012)

VeriSign keeps .com registry, but loses price hikes. (Nov. 30, 2012)

Avago Technologies stock dips on weak Q1 outlook. (Nov. 30, 2012)

Apple iPhone 5 and new iPads set for China debut. (Nov. 30, 2012)

Dell bucks server industry trends by showing growth. (Nov. 29, 2012)

Microsoft’s Windows 8 could be hurting PC sales. (Nov. 29, 2012)

Microsoft’s Windows 8 fails to spark PC production. (Nov. 28, 2012)

Apple looks to boost desktop PC sales with new iMacs. (Nov. 27, 2012)

Apple iPad sales were brisk, while Microsoft Surface sales were slow during Black Friday and the opening weekend of the holiday shopping season. (Nov. 26, 2012)

Photo: Apple’s new iMacs for fall 2012.