Week in review: Samsung turns up the heat, Microsoft barks, Apple keeps its cash

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

Tumblr, Google Glass targeted by humorists. (March 1, 2013)

Best Buy not going private, but Q4 results are upbeat. (March 1, 2013)

Microsoft’s Windows 8 looking like a dog. (March 1, 2013)

IDC has looked at clouds from “both sides now” and sees big bucks. (Feb. 28, 2013)

Jack Benny would have admired Apple’s Tim Cook. (Feb. 27, 2013)

Apple dividend increase likely soon, analysts say. (Feb. 27, 2013)

Apple plans to hold on to its cash pile for now, CEO Tim Cook says. (Feb. 27, 2013)

Apple executives face investor concerns about cash and innovation at annual shareholders meeting. (Feb. 27, 2013)

Is Yahoo’s work-from-home ban a stealth layoff? (Feb. 26, 2013)

Google Store could join the Jerk Store and Scotch Boutique. (Feb. 26, 2013)



French likeliest to have dirty photos on their smartphones. (Feb. 26, 2013)

Yahoo move to bar home-office workers seen as rookie mistake. (Feb. 25, 2013)

Samsung is turning up the heat on Apple, announcing a direct competitor to the iPad Mini (the Galaxy Note 8.0) and making plans to debut its next-generation smartphone (the Galaxy S4) on Apple’s home turf. (Feb. 25, 2013)

Photo: Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0.