Week in review: Samsung Super Bowl ad, tech execs play Pebble Beach tournament

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

BlackBerry is the David Hasselhoff of smartphones. (Feb. 8, 2013)

Coinstar’s Redbox unit suffers from declining DVD business. (Feb. 8, 2013)

Microsoft is on a mission to prove that Google is evil. (Feb. 7, 2013)

IRobot Q4 earnings hobbled by U.S. military robot cutbacks. (Feb. 7, 2013)

Monolithic Power Systems charges ahead on Q4 results. (Feb. 7, 2013)

Tech executives aiming for subpar performances at Pebble Beach. (Feb. 6, 2013)

Trimble Navigation stock down on mixed Q1 guidance. (Feb. 6, 2013)

Apple and Samsung take all smartphone profits, leave only crumbs. (Feb. 6, 2013)

ARM’s Q4 growth fueled by tablet and smartphone boom. (Feb. 5, 2013)

HP and Lenovo sow seeds of doubt with Dell customers. (Feb. 5, 2013)

Dell, a PC leader amid a makeover, going private for $24.4 billion. (Feb. 5, 2013)

ARM beats forecasts for Q4, guides higher for Q1. (Feb. 5, 2013)

ARM Holdings momentum at stake with Q4 profit report. (Feb. 4, 2013)

Samsung raises its cool cred against Apple with Super Bowl ad (Feb. 4, 2013)

Hulu leads the market for free streaming television services in the U.S., but TV viewers have no problem finding alternatives. (Feb. 4, 2013)

Photos: Samsung’s Super Bowl ad featured actors Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd and Bob Odenkirk (top); funnyman Bill Murray played golf with tech executives at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.