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CES Hangover: What You Might Have Missed

Lauren Goode in News on January 17 at 7:59 am PT

We came, we saw, we conquered … but we couldn’t possibly write about every one of the more than 20,000 products showcased in Las Vegas last week. Here’s a quick catch-up.

Beyond Tablets: The Next Five Computing Form Factors

Sarah Rotman Epps, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research in Voices on December 19, 2011 at 11:34 am PT

With the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 a few short weeks away, it’s a good time to look ahead at what’s next for consumer technology.

Heading Off Privacy Problems — Before They Arise

Julia Angwin, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 26, 2011 at 1:14 pm PT

With “privacy-impact assessments,” companies understand how regulators and consumers will react to new products and services.

Microsoft and HP Show Off the Fruits of Their Partnership

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 18, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

One year later, it’s time to see what the world’s biggest software company and the world’s biggest IT company could do with $250 million and a year to collaborate on cloud products.

News Byte

Best Buy Reports Soft December, but Online Sales Are Up

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 7, 2011 at 2:41 pm PT

Best Buy reported today that U.S. same-store sales declined 5 percent in December compared to a strong 9.3 percent sales growth in the same period last year. The company’s performance matched the experiences of other retailers, which also reported declines at year end. In the case of the big-box electronics retailer, it said the drop was driven by softness in entertainment software and TV, but was partially offset by growth in Best Buy Mobile and appliances. Online sales were also strong, resulting in a 13 percent increase in December year-over-year.

Best Buy Joins Free Shipping Fray

Matt Jarzemsky, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 17, 2010 at 8:33 am PT

Best Buy Co. said it plans to offer free online shipping on certain items through Dec. 21, following a similar move by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. earlier this month. The electronics retailer said Wednesday its offer is valid on “hundreds of thousands” of items, including all CDs, Blu-Ray and DVD movies and gaming software and accessories.

Latest Dell Acquisition: Not Palm

John Paczkowski in News on February 11, 2010 at 11:01 am PT

Dell is certainly getting its money’s worth from David Johnson, the mergers and acquisitions specialist it hired away from IBM in 2009. Last fall, the PC maker announced plans to buy information technology services outfit Perot Systems for about $3.9 billion. Now, just a few months later, it’s snapping up another company. No, not Palm; Dell is acquiring Kace Networks.

Consumer Rebound? Not Yet. (At Least, Not In Texas.)

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on October 20, 2009 at 4:19 pm PT

There was a telling bit of news on the continued travails of the U.S. consumer today from a small Texas retail chain called Conn’s. (In general, I would say calling a retailer “Conn’s” is not something I would recommend. But I digress.)

Altera's Tim Morse Tapped as Yahoo CFO

John Paczkowski in News on June 11, 2009 at 1:24 pm PT

Looks like Yahoo has found its new CFO. This afternoon, the company said Tim Morse will take charge of its finances. Morse, who has served as CFO for chip maker Altera since 2007 and spent 15 years at GE before that, will start work on June 17 and assume CFO responsibilities on July 1. Welcome news, since Yahoo has been looking to fill the position since Blake Jorgensen said he would step down from the company last February.

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