2012

Viral Audio: A Look Back at Tech in 2011, and Forward to 2012

Kara Swisher in Media on December 28, 2011 at 1:06 am PT

Should auld iPhone 5 be forgot and never brought to market …

Non-Fairytale Ending for 2011 Movie B.O. — Time to Blame the Internet Again (Or Just Bad Movies)?

Kara Swisher in Media on December 26, 2011 at 8:52 am PT

Should Hollywood blame turkeys like “New Year’s Eve,” or all those beeping, buzzing digital devices?

Year of the Talking Phone and a Cloud That Got Hot

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on December 21, 2011 at 6:04 pm PT

Important new products and services—including Ultrabooks, cloud computing and Android devices—raised questions and anticipation for the year ahead.

2012: Siri Is a Stunner, Amazon Is Amazin’ and Security Gets Spendy

Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 8, 2011 at 8:59 pm PT

Tech prognosticator Mark Anderson is back in New York with his annual predictions for the world of tech in 2012.

Viral Video: Forget 2012, Try 5/21/11

Kara Swisher in News on March 14, 2011 at 12:24 am PT

The Internet is host to a lot of things, including a persistent number of people using it to predict the end of the world. And so it is again, with a spate of videos popping up online of late, all focused around May 21, 2011 as the day of the “rapture” and the beginning of the end of the world on October 21, 2011.

Adobe: Flash on 53 Percent of All Smartphones Shipping in 2012

John Paczkowski in Mobile on June 10, 2010 at 9:30 am PT

Apple CEO Steve Jobs says Adobe’s Flash platform, like floppy disks and serial ports before it, is a technology that has outlived its usefulness. But according to Adobe, Flash has some legs yet.

Cisco Closes Tandberg Acquisition

John Paczkowski in News on April 20, 2010 at 4:05 am PT

At long last, Cisco has closed its acquisition of Tandberg, ending a battle for the videoconferencing equipment manufacturer that began last October. As of close of business Monday, Cisco owned all outstanding Tandberg shares. Price: $3.3 billion.

A “Conservative” Estimate: Apple Will Sell 14.4 Million iPads in 2011, 20.1 Million in 2012

John Paczkowski in News on April 2, 2010 at 9:52 am PT

Well, Apple has really sucked the air out of the news cycle this week, hasn’t it? There were the reviews. The Sand Hill Road paeans. The content deal breakdowns. And sales estimate after sales estimate after sales estimate–the latest and most aggressive of which landed in my inbox this morning.