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Microsoft's Kinect Is Under Pressure to Connect

in News on November 3, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Microsoft Corp. is betting a new product called Kinect will deliver a bigger audience for its Xbox 360 videogame console by letting people play games without a traditional controller. But Kinect, when it goes on sale Thursday, will also be the most visible test in years of whether Microsoft can churn out breakout consumer products from its huge investment in research and development.

Invasion of the Market Share Snatchers: BlackBerry Losing Share to Android?

in Mobile on May 12, 2010 at 8:29 am PT

Research in Motion’s BlackBerry is the leading smartphone brand in the United States thanks to its vast core demographic of enterprise power users. But as the smartphone evolves into the standard for the broader consumer market, RIM may see its lead eroded by rivals with sexier devices–like those running Google’s Android OS.

Amazon: What Recession?

in News on January 29, 2009 at 3:50 pm PT

"Head in the Sand"? That's a Euphemism, Right?

in News on September 29, 2008 at 8:41 am PT

Looks like somebody’s got a case of the Mondays–Research in Motion. Shares in the company slipped more than 6 percent to a new 52-week low today. This after charting a new 52-week low last Friday driven by the 27 percent drop they took after RIM issued a lower-than-expected forecast for the current period. That decline was the company’s steepest in eight years and belied CEO Jim Balsillie’s claims that emerging competition from new handset makers isn’t undermining RIM’s competitive position.

“Head in the Sand”? That’s a Euphemism, Right?

in News on September 29, 2008 at 8:41 am PT

Looks like somebody’s got a case of the Mondays–Research in Motion. Shares in the company slipped more than 6 percent to a new 52-week low today. This after charting a new 52-week low last Friday driven by the 27 percent drop they took after RIM issued a lower-than-expected forecast for the current period. That decline was the company’s steepest in eight years and belied CEO Jim Balsillie’s claims that emerging competition from new handset makers isn’t undermining RIM’s competitive position.