Ian Sherr

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Activision Warns on World of Warcraft

Ian Sherr, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 8 at 4:44 pm PT

Despite a strong first quarter, Activision Blizzard Inc. said its cash cow World of Warcraft fantasy game is losing subscribers, and new videogame consoles may not lead to the sales growth some investors expect.

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Nintendo Readying an Array of Games for 3DS Device

Ian Sherr, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 17 at 2:04 pm PT

Nintendo Co. may not be releasing a new videogame console this year, but it is preparing a bevy of games for its 3DS hand-held gaming device.

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From Dell Insider to Suitor

Ian Sherr and Shira Ovide, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 26 at 5:30 am PT

Blackstone Group LP’s letter laying out a potential bid for Dell Inc. was co-signed by someone very familiar to the computer maker: David Johnson.

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Next Sony PlayStation to Stream Games

Ian Sherr and Daisuke Wakabayashi, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 16 at 7:25 am PT

Sony is planning to offer technology to stream games to its next videogame console, people familiar with the company’s plans say, alongside other enhancements to bolster its position in the market.

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Sony to Unveil PS3 Successor

Ian Sherr and Daisuke Wakabayashi, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 1 at 7:54 am PT

Sony’s updated console’s arrival comes as the console videogame industry has entered a tailspin.

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Has Apple Lost Its Cool to Samsung?

Ian Sherr and Evan Ramstad, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 26 at 2:00 pm PT

Samsung Electronics Co. is succeeding where other technology companies have tried and failed: Closing the coolness gap with Apple Inc.

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Toyota, Audi Prep Self-Driving Cars

Ian Sherr and Mike Ramsey, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 3 at 4:29 pm PT

Toyota Motor Corp. and Audi AG are throwing their hats into the ring of potential suppliers of self-driving vehicles.

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Start-Ups Adjust to Web’s Down Cycle

Pui-Wing Tam, Greg Bensinger and Ian Sherr, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 24, 2012 at 9:30 am PT

Prominent venture capitalist John Doerr coined the phrase “SoLoMo” in 2010 to describe how three technology trends — social, local and mobile — were fueling a new Internet boom.

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Steve Jobs’ Yacht Impounded in Amsterdam

Maarten Van Tartwijk and Ian Sherr, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 23, 2012 at 11:32 am PT

The Philippe Starck-designed boat is called the Venus.

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Hewlett Packard: Products Weren’t Knowingly Sold to Syria

Ian Sherr, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Enterprise on November 25, 2012 at 5:30 am PT

Hewlett-Packard Co. says its technology wasn’t knowingly sold to Syria. The Palo Alto, Calif., technology giant made that assertion to the Securities and Exchange Commission in response to a letter dated Sept. 6 and disclosed in a recent regulatory filing.