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Video Game Sales Are Down: Are Apps to Blame?
9:30AM 4/15/2011
Technology, Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Sony, Apple, Nintendo
A research firm that tracks video game sales reported that March hardware sales rose, but software sales plunged again. NPD claims that 23% of software sales in 2010 came from apps, but the industry isn't sure that its lagging sales figures can be entirely blamed on apps like Angry Birds.
Microsoft's Bing Dives Into Online Shopping
6:40AM 3/04/2011
Microsoft has gained on Google in search engine rankings -- if only by a little. But it is taking advantage of the momentum by launching a new Bing shopping product for phones and computers.
When DailyFinance reporter Jon Berr's wife posted a brief video on YouTube of their 3-year-old son dancing to Survivor's Eye of the Tiger, she never expected to become part of the complex fight over copyright and fair use on the Internet.
Nintendo Celebrates Wii Sales as Console Ages
6:30AM 8/11/2010
Nintendo has sold 30 million Wii consoles in the U.S. in less than four years. But is the pace finally slowing?
Face-Off on Stocks: Microsoft, GameStop, Best Buy
11:55AM 6/22/2010
Investing, Microsoft, Sony, Wal-Mart Stores, Stock Picks, Nintendo, Video
In this market, lots of brand name companies trading at attractive levels. But are stocks like Microsoft, GameStop and Best Buy good values, or are they cheap for a reason? Nikhil Hutheesing and Dan Burrows give their take. (With video)
Microsoft to Unveil Its Wii Competitor: Kinect
6:34AM 6/14/2010
Microsoft is expected to launch Kinect, its challenge to the Wii, this week at the E3 convention in Los Angleles.
HP Recalls More Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Fire Hazard
4:00PM 5/23/2010
Hewlett-Packard has begun a voluntary recall of 54,000 lithium-ion batteries used in notebook computers that "can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers," according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Nintendo Ups Ante in Game Wars with New Features
5:05AM 5/04/2010
Nintendo plans to widen its advantage over the competition by launching a new version of the Wii in a package that will include accessories that it used to charge separately for.
Pot Economics: Who Stands to Profit if Marijuana Is Legalized?
2:30PM 4/20/2010
Company News, Economy, Intel, Kraft Foods, Netflix, Pepsico, Sony, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Small Business
When the state of California announced that a marijuana legalization measure would be on the state's November ballot, the ensuing discussion covered a range of topics from medicine to morality. But few pundits brought up the biggest factor of them all: money. With a potential market of millions of pot smokers, decriminalization of marijuana could open the door to a vast, largely-untapped market for smoking paraphernalia, accessories and other lifestyle accoutrements.
Microsoft's Zune Misstep Marks the Gadget Road Not Taken
11:30AM 4/02/2010
The software giant's music device is a flop -- the start of several consumer electronics fumbles. Meanwhile, the iPod brought Apple a string of successes, demonstrating how different things could've been for Microsoft.
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