Former CNBC tech correspondent.
Former CNBC tech correspondent.
Following Wednesday’s release of a dozen Wall Street analyst reports on Facebook, “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer had one word how he felt about the social media stock: “Underwhelmed.”
Funny thing about principles: They tend to carry much more weight when they're stuck to and not merely a matter of convenience. Google backtracking in China might be a business decision, but this late in its game of Chinese Chicken, it might come at a steep cost.
When it comes to Apple and the iPhone launch, and even AT&T , it turns out you really can argue with success.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is in Silicon Valley this morning, meeting with the founders of Twitter before heading to Cisco Systems where he's scheduled to see CEO John Chambers, the company's president of emerging markets Peter Mountford, and others.
When it comes to privacy, I'm the first to stand up and shout that privacy ought to be protected at the highest costs. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg might disagree. The good folks over at Google, now facing a multi-state Attorneys General investigation over privacy concerns might disagree too.
This has been a difficult few quarters for Adobe. Not financially, but technically. At least if you believe the folks at Apple, particularly Steve Jobs who put a very public face on what he says are Adobe's severe technical shortcomings when it comes to Flash.
Nintendo kicked off its big E3 event with America CEO Reggie Fils-Aime singing the praises of the Wii and the DS. But the keynote comes amid multiple threats to the Nintendo juggernaut, from the likes of Microsoft and Apple. And how Nintendo responds, and how quickly, will determine whether its best days are behind it, or still ahead.
The company unveiled the motion and voice controlled game play system, and showed a revamped Xbox 360 console. The new technology won't be available until Nov. 4, but the new console is available as of today.
The giant Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, has been a great barometer for the electronic gaming industry. This year, look for a quiet, but palpable renaissance.
The FBI has launched an investigation into allegations of a security breach inside Apple's iPad tablet computers.
The average selling price and iPhone unit growth "should give investors some confidence that this is not just a product cycle story, that there is more of a sustainable shift to Apple as a service," says Loup Ventures' Gene Munster.
SurveyMonkey, a maker of survey software, debuted on the public market less than a month ago. Rival Qualtrics filed its IPO prospectus on Friday and showed that it's bigger and growing faster than SurveyMonkey.
Facebook is least popular among the youngest of users, hinting at tougher years ahead in capturing the key demographic.
Brendan Iribe, the former CEO of Oculus, announced on Monday his departure from Facebook, following the footsteps of his co-founders and those of Instagram and WhatsApp.
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