Week in review: Tinder wins at the Olympics

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

Tinder wins gold at Sochi Olympics as athletes score dates. (Feb. 14, 2014)

Cloud computing sales to triple by 2017, new forecast says. (Feb. 14, 2014)

Video game sales decline despite new consoles. (Feb. 14, 2014)

British vacuum cleaner whiz James Dyson aims to take on iRobot. (Feb. 13, 2014)

Amazon Prime churn high, but new membership growth higher. (Feb. 13, 2014)

Netflix coming up aces with “House of Cards” season premiere. (Feb. 13, 2014)

One chart that shows the mobile phone industry is declining. (Feb. 12, 2014)

No bronze medal in smartphone Olympics. (Feb. 12, 2014)

Amazon Prime memberships poised to tumble with price hike. (Feb. 12, 2014)

Apple might take fewer risks with iPhone 6 to ensure big supply. (Feb. 11, 2014)

Mobile phone market hits “the great moderation.” Little or no growth seen this year. (Feb. 11, 2014)

Teen exodus from Facebook appears overblown. (Feb. 11, 2014)

Twitter: The social network that can get you fired. (Feb. 10, 2014)

“Flappy Bird” shows Nintendo’s missed phone games opportunity. (Feb. 10, 2014)

Carl Icahn cries “uncle” in Apple stock buyback campaign. (Feb. 10, 2014)

Photos: New Zealand snowboarder Rebecca Torr on Tinder (from Sochi on Tinder blog); screenshot of “Flappy Bird” mobile game. 

Week in review: Microsoft picks insider Satya Nadella as new CEO

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

Facebook gets comic roast on 10-year anniversary. (Feb. 7, 2014)

Redbox parent Outerwall hits new high on stock buy-back plan. (Feb. 7, 2014)

iRobot home robots drive sales and the company’s stock. (Feb. 6, 2014)

ARM focused on outpacing smartphone market growth. (Feb. 5, 2014)

Microsoft plays it safe, hires Satya Nadella as CEO. (Feb. 4, 2014)

Microsoft spins Bill Gates demotion as a “step up.” (Feb. 4, 2014)

Microsoft names Satya Nadella as CEO; Bill Gates out as chairman. (Feb. 4, 2014)

Apple missing out on “seismic device shift.” (Feb. 3, 2014)

Photos: Microsoft’s new CEO Satya Nadella (top); iRobot’s latest floor-washing robot, Scooba 450. 

Week in review: Lenovo buys Motorola Mobility from Google

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

Lenovo aims to return Motorola phone brand to prominence. (Jan. 30, 2014)

Microsoft close to picking new CEO; Satya Nadella in the lead. (Jan. 30, 2014)

Bad news for Google: Android’s future looks forked. (Jan. 29, 2014)

Apple, Amazon losing steam in global tablet sales. (Jan. 29, 2014)

Big-screen iPhone 6 could spark “mother of all upgrade cycles.” (Jan. 28, 2014)

Apple no longer seen as a growth company; stock tumbles. (Jan. 28, 2014)

Apple iPhone sales disappoint, supply issues blamed. (Jan. 27, 2014)

Basketball great and tech investor Shaquille O’Neal looks to bring a different kind of ring to mobile app maker TIP Solutions. (Jan. 27, 2014)

Big Brother means big business for video surveillance firms. (Jan. 27, 2014)

Photos: Motorola Moto X smartphone. (Motorola photo); Panasonic security camera (Panasonic photo).

Week in review: Netflix, Microsoft beat Wall Street forecasts

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

Conan O’Brien should admit defeat in LinkedIn conquest try. (Jan. 24, 2014)

Apple Q1 earnings seen boosted by new iPhones and iPads. (Jan. 24, 2014)

Microsoft Q2 report includes some smoke and mirrors. (Jan. 24, 2014)

Sorry about those “unapologetically plastic” iPhones. (Jan. 24, 2014)

Microsoft shocks Wall Street with earnings surprise. (Jan. 23, 2014)

Netflix talks price hikes, international expansion plans. (Jan. 23, 2014)

Netflix surges on blowout Q4 earnings, bullish guidance. (Jan. 22, 2014)

Microsoft fiscal Q2 seen hurt by weak PC sales. (Jan. 22, 2014)

Apple lifted by Carl Icahn investment and Samsung court ruling. (Jan. 21, 2014)

Tech insiders bemoan state of TV industry as Intel exits. (Jan. 21, 2014)

Android tops iOS in phone ads, but Apple leads where it counts. (Jan. 21, 2014)

Netflix faces Winter Olympics viewership drop and net neutrality concerns. (Jan. 21, 2014)

Photos: Netflix screenshot; Conan O’Brien pleads for LinkedIn followers. 

Week in review: Intel Q4 earnings miss; GameStop and Best Buy sales disappoint

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

EA scores, Nintendo misses in December video game report. (Jan. 17, 2014)

Intel plans to cut 5% of its global workforce. (Jan. 17, 2014)

With no more carriers to conquer, Apple’s Tim Cook wept. (Jan. 17, 2014)

Intel faces Wall Street pessimism after Q4 earnings. (Jan. 17, 2014)

Intel misses on earnings, sees no 2014 sales growth. (Jan. 16, 2014)

Apple and Samsung have won the smartphone market, losers retreat (Jan. 16, 2014)

Best Buy falls on weaker-than-expected holiday sales. (Jan. 16, 2014)

FTC docks Apple for acting like Soupy Sales. (Jan. 15, 2014)

Intel rises ahead of Q4 report; Analysts mixed. (Jan. 15, 2014)

Apple could be overcompensating with China Mobile PR push. (Jan. 15, 2014)

Google’s Nest purchase should be “wake-up call” for Apple. (Jan. 14, 2014)

Intel seen gaining huge pricing advantage over TSMC. (Jan. 14, 2014)

GameStop customers hit pause on software purchases. (Jan. 14, 2014)

Apple iPhone to gain from lack of Android innovation. (Jan. 14, 2014)

French vent their dislike of U.S. tech firms on Uber. (Jan. 13, 2014)

Windows XP end could bring more bad news for PCs. (Jan. 13, 2014)

Photos: Intel CEO Brian Krzanich speaks at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas (CEA photo); Windows XP desktop screenshot. 

Week in review: CES 2014 news roundup

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

5 key takeaways from CES 2014: Curved TVs and more. (Jan. 10, 2014)

WWE brings the hammer down on traditional pay TV. (Jan. 9, 2014)

Flying camera copters ready for their close-up. (Jan. 9, 2014)

IRobot upgrades floor-washing robot Scooba. (Jan. 8, 2014)

3D printers; wearable devices get center stage at CES. (Jan. 8, 2014)

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer brings glitz, product news to CES. (Jan. 7, 2014)

CES: Sony enters streaming war, 4K TVs abound, Intel eyes wearables. (Jan. 7, 2014)

Photo: International CES 2014 show floor, South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. (CEA photo.) 

Week in review: 2014 predictions for Apple, tech industry

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

Big IPOs, Internet of things, cloud computing to shade 2014. (Jan. 3, 2014)

Apple iWatch reportedly already in production. (Jan. 3, 2014)

Ultra HD, curved-screen TVs, wearables big at CES. (Jan. 2, 2014)

Four major products Apple might unveil in 2014. (Jan. 2, 2014)

The 10 wildest tech predictions for 2014. (Dec. 31, 2013)

Photo: Apple Store in Reston, Va.