Week in review: Smartwatches, BuzzFeed parodies, ex-Groupon CEO music album

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

Web humorists rake BuzzFeed over the coals. (July 5, 2013)

Samsung, HTC point to smartphone slowdown; Apple takes action. (July 5, 2013)

Samsung acquires Boxee as over-the-top TV market heats up. (July 3, 2013)

Designed-in-USA Apple hires French fashion executive. (July 3, 2013)

Groupon’s Andrew Mason becomes America’s David Brent. (July 2, 2013)

Redbox parent Outerwall diversifies with ecoATM deal. (July 2, 2013)

Apple iWatch signaled, market size questioned. (July 1, 2013)

Microsoft’s Windows 8 finally tops reviled Windows Vista. (July 1, 2013)

France takes another bite out of Apple, raids French offices. (July 1, 2013)

Apple tips hand on smartwatch plans, trademarks “iWatch.” (July 1, 2013)

Photos: Sony’s SmartWatch 2 (top), ex-Groupon CEO Andrew Mason’s music album “Hardly Workin’,” and BuzzFeed screenshot.