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Leadership Change, Mixed Messages at Canon
With veteran Canon CEO and chairman Fujio Mitarai, taking on an additional leadership role as president, the company seems stable, but its outlook is cautious.
Will Intel Make the Transition to Mobile?
As consumers begin favoring smartphones over PCs, chipmaker Intel finds itself struggling to break into the mobile market.
How Much Is Riding on Nintendo’s Wii U?
Nintendo will try to generate interest in its Wii U console, due for release late this year, amid increasing consumer interest in mobile gaming.
Nintendo Is Getting Its Lunch Eaten
Customer migration to mobile and online gaming options has put Nintendo, and its handheld and Wii consoles, on the defensive.
Streaming Super Bowl a Good Bet for Comcast, NBC
More than 100 million people already watch the Super Bowl each year, so NBC's webcast is merely gravy. But it also could be a blueprint for future web ventures.
Tuesday Apple Rumors: Mobile Payments Coming to iPhone 5?
There have been rumblings for years about Apple getting into the mobile payments game. Sounds like it's getting very close.
Sony’s 5 Biggest Gadget Blunders
Critics have already declared the Sony Vita a failure. Will it join the ranks of many other gadget failures from Sony? Here's a list of the most notable flubs.
Will Netflix Face Fallout From Delayed DVD Releases?
Starting in February, Netflix customers will have to wait twice as long to rent Warner Bros. movies by DVD. Who will hurt worse is up in the air.
3 Tech Winners, 1 Loser in China in 2015
Three tech companies are positioned to grow along with China's enormous consumer market. A fourth, once dominant there, is struggling to regain its footing.
RIM’s BlackBerry App Problem
RIM's service platform serves all BlackBerrys, but operating-system differences among the many BB models pose significant challenges to app developers.
RIM’s Wobbly Future
Slow rollouts, security mishaps, and fierce competition in the business-user market keep chipping away at RIM's market share. But don’t count it out yet.
Monday Apple Rumors: A New System to Thwart Reservation Scalpers in Hong Kong
Apple rolls out a new online system designed to thwart reservation scalpers in Hong Kong, where iPhone customers have battled scalpers at retail outlets.
3 Possible Futures for Motorola Mobility
Motorola Mobility’s new owner, Google, has been cagey about what it will do with the device maker, but it has some interesting options.
Amazon’s Expanding Ventures in Cloud Computing
With the introduction of DynamoB and AWS, Amazon aims to attract more business customers to its cloud services.
Google Study: Mobile Phone Use Tops the PC
Evidence that the post-PC era is upon us: an analysis of five global markets by Google an Ipsos shows PC use trailing that of smartphones and feature phones.
Physibles May Be the Next File-Sharing Craze
Physibles are digital plans that work with 3D printers to make plastic objects -- no factory needed. Manufacturers of plastic objects, take heed.
Rumor: Next Xbox May Not Work With Used Games
Sources claim MSFT’s Xbox 360 replacement might be incompatible with all but new video games. Retailers, who profit from used-game sales, are watching closely.
Friday Apple Rumors: CEO Refutes Reports of Labor Abuse by Manufacturing Partners
Amid reports of labor abuses among Apple's manufacturing partners in China, CEO Tim Cook refutes the accusations in an email to employees.
The Growing Impact of Apple’s iMessage on Wireless Carriers
Apple's free texting service, iMessage, is chipping away at demand for texting services offered by wireless carriers, who will find find ways to compensate.
