<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/15837640/device/rss/rss.html" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Tech Check</title><description><![CDATA[Tech Check]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/15837640</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:59 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Hidden in Facebook's S-1, a Massive Shift in 2011</title><description><![CDATA[Facebook underwent two massive shifts in 2011, the details of which are hidden in the company&#039;s S-1 filing.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/46240106</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_46240106</guid> </item>  <item><title>Troubled Times at Game Maker THQ </title><description><![CDATA[Five years ago THQ was one of the videogame industry&#039;s biggest publishers. Today, the company is struggling to stay afloat. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/46238867</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_46238867</guid> </item>  <item><title>RIM Has a New CEO, But Does It Have a New Game Plan?</title><description><![CDATA[Research in Motion has a new CEO and a new board chair — but it&#039;s unclear whether it has a new game plan.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/46094976</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_46094976</guid> </item>  <item><title>Apple's iBooks 2 Revolution - Not What You Think</title><description><![CDATA[Apple has not revolutionized the textbook. They have revolutionized the textbook distribution model. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/46061624</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_46061624</guid> </item>  <item><title>12 Twitter Tweaks We’d Like to See in 2012 </title><description><![CDATA[With a reported  200 million tweets posted every day, Twitter is unquestionably a great success - a global favorite - but we have some suggestions to make it even better for the users and followers.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/46041449</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_46041449</guid> </item>  <item><title>Is Apple Set to Revolutionize the Textbook Industry?</title><description><![CDATA[The textbook industry has been waiting for its big digital revolution but so far, its been slow going. Apple may be aiming to change that with an announcement that the company has planned for Thursday in New York City.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/46018689</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_46018689</guid> </item>  <item><title>Intel's Consequential Smartphone Announcement</title><description><![CDATA[Intel has signed up Motorola and Lenovo to use its chips in smartphones this year -- a surprise that is the most consequential announcement of the Consumer Electronics Show so far from a stock perspective. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/45957773</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_45957773</guid> </item>  <item><title>CES: More Streaming Deals But No Synergy </title><description><![CDATA[Even though the Consumer Electronics Show is supposed to be about electronics, in recent years it is also about the content that is served on those electronics. This year, I predict, will be the same. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/45931740</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_45931740</guid> </item>  <item><title>Six Ways TVs of The Future Will Become More Intelligent</title><description><![CDATA[Aside from 3D, HDTV, and color, changes in television set technology have been slow and subtle over the years, but with today’s changing tech landscape, TVs of the not-so-distant future could be intuitive, interactive devices that “watch us.”]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/45871969</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_45871969</guid> </item>  <item><title>Today in Tech: Reading Tea Leaves on IBM</title><description><![CDATA[IBM says it&#039;s buying Emptoris, Amazon gets a bullish call, and Verizon customers finally get the Galaxy Nexus.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/45684507</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_45684507</guid> </item>  <item><title>Strong Sales Expected in Cloud Computing</title><description><![CDATA[As we begin to look ahead toward 2012, one of the biggest opportunities in technology is the business of Cloud computing, according to CNBC guest blogger, Lauren DeLisa Coleman.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/45657364</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_45657364</guid> </item>  <item><title>Today in Tech: More Warning Signs for Tech in 2012</title><description><![CDATA[New signs of trouble for the PC market, a new boss for Microsoft&#039;s phone division, and new signs that the first half of 2012 may be tough for tech. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/45654972</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_45654972</guid> </item>  <item><title>Today in Tech: D-Day for HP and a Grand Opening for Apple</title><description><![CDATA[It&#039;s decision day for HP&#039;s webOS, opening day for Apple&#039;s Grand Central retail store, and a rough day for the electronics supply chain. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/45613163</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_45613163</guid> </item>  <item><title>Blog: Can Twitter Really Increase Awareness for a Business or Brand? </title><description><![CDATA[Can Twitter really increase awareness for a business or brand? Wendy&#039;s might think so. The hamburger company wins the Golden Tweet Award this year, which means one of its Twitter postings was the most retweeted Tweet of the year. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/45601305</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_45601305</guid> </item>  <item><title>Today in Tech: Uber Expands, Flipboard gets Smaller, and RIM gets (more) Tough News</title><description><![CDATA[Taxi cabs get a serious challenger, Flipboard gets an iPhone app, and developers get a bigger cut of the revenues from Microsoft&#039;s upcoming app store. Let&#039;s take a look at what&#039;s driving the sector today. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/45583793</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_45583793</guid> </item>  <item><title>Positive Signs for Apple Retail</title><description><![CDATA[Apple&#039;s self checkout revolution may have seemed a bit crazy, but it&#039;s apparently working out.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/45569241</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_45569241</guid> </item>  <item><title>The Case For an Amazon Smartphone </title><description><![CDATA[Now that Amazon has launched the Kindle Fire —which is virtually assured to be the bestselling Android tablet of the year — there&#039;s a new rumor afloat: That Amazon is building a phone. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/45343566</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_45343566</guid> </item>  <item><title>Google's Big Amazon Problem</title><description><![CDATA[Don&#039;t look now, but Amazon is stealing Android from Google. Exhibit A: Amazon&#039;s Kindle Fire. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/45291850</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_45291850</guid> </item>  <item><title>In the Blogosphere: A Thin Ethical Line</title><description><![CDATA[The revelation of a marketing firm that claimed to be paying writers at high-profile online outlets to insert links to its client websites has dredged up old concerns about the ethical nature of some bloggers. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/45105605</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_45105605</guid> </item>  <item><title>New 'Grand Theft Auto' Jacks Take-Two Stock</title><description><![CDATA[Shares of Take-Two Interactive Software surged Tuesday as the company confirmed the long-rumored next installment in its hit &quot;Grand Theft Auto&quot; series is on the way. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/45034530</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_45034530</guid> </item>  <item><title>EA Takes to the 'Battlefield' Against Activision </title><description><![CDATA[There has never been a lot of love lost between Activision and Electronic Arts. The two video game publishers fight over just about everything. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/45026094</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_45026094</guid> </item>  <item><title>Apple iCloud: Too Pricey for Media Addicts?</title><description><![CDATA[Apple’s iCloud launches today. And even as someone with a self-admitted Apple addiction, the iCloud isn’t yet something I’m willing to ingest.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/44875797</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_44875797</guid> </item>  <item><title>The 10 Biggest Videogame Movie Flops</title><description><![CDATA[There are some familiar franchises on this list of the biggest game-to-movie stinkers, proving that even if a studio options a game with an enormous fan base, it can&#039;t assume those players will show up at the box office.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/44874805</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_44874805</guid> </item>  <item><title>Hollywood Taps Videogames as Source of Inspiration </title><description><![CDATA[For the past dozen years or so, Hollywood has leaned on classic (and not so classic) TV shows as the source catalog for new films. As that trend comes to a close, studios are focusing more and more on the videogame industry. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/44875362</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_44875362</guid> </item>  <item><title>The Biggest Videogame Movie Hits</title><description><![CDATA[The history of financially successful videogame-to-movie conversions is a pretty short one. Here are eight examples of gaming franchises that have managed to succeed on the big screen.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/44875393</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_44875393</guid> </item>  <item><title>Live Blog: Apple's 'Let's Talk iPhone' Event</title><description><![CDATA[This is a live blog from CNBC Tech Correspondent Jon Fortt, reporting from Apple&#039;s &quot;Let&#039;s Talk iPhone&quot; event at the company&#039;s corporate headquarters in Cupertino, California.  ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/44773041</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_44773041</guid> </item>  <item><title>The Kindle Fire: Will It Burn Apple or Google?</title><description><![CDATA[Now that we&#039;ve seen the Kindle Fire, the big question: Is it an iPad killer? ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/44701919</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_44701919</guid> </item>  <item><title>Mastering Social Media &amp; Music</title><description><![CDATA[D.A. Wallach was one of the first few thousand people to use Facebook, and he&#039;s been a social media pioneer for artists ever since. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/44609734</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_44609734</guid> </item>  <item><title>Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Talks Business and Tech</title><description><![CDATA[Facebook is becoming quite Formidable. So is its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. I sat down with Zuckerberg for a one on one interview after his keynote address at the f8 conference, and before his general Q&amp;amp;A with the press. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/44639015</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_44639015</guid> </item>  <item><title>The Top Selling Video Games of 2011 — So Far </title><description><![CDATA[Perhaps more than any other entertainment field, video games are seasonal. While an occasional blockbuster is released in the first or second quarter, the Sept.-Dec. timeframe is when publishers really make their bank. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/44594756</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_44594756</guid> </item> </channel>   </rss>