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?
Kara Swisher in AsiaD on November 15, 2011 at 11:45 am PT
The second-in-command at the Japanese consumer electronics giant talks tablets, smartphones and turbocharging Sony.
Kara Swisher in News on November 9, 2011 at 11:08 am PT
Aggressive private equity firm signs on the secret dotted line it said it would not.
Of course.
Kara Swisher in Media on October 27, 2011 at 5:08 am PT
Some things you cannot even
make up, such as this achingly awkward demo video for Microsoft’s Songsmith software.
Kara Swisher in Media on September 15, 2011 at 5:25 pm PT
Whhhheeeeeeeee! Up, up in the sky, its Google’s Flipboard killer, which also might strafe Facebook, too!
News Byte
Kara Swisher in News on July 19, 2011 at 10:31 pm PT
Sonos, the maker of wireless music systems, said tonight that it is adding a new player called
Play:3 to its lineup. The $299 unit is a smaller version of its existing high-fidelity offering, the Play:5, with three integrated speakers and three digital amplifiers.
Kara Swisher in Media on July 5, 2011 at 5:47 pm PT
In case you haven’t heard, the tech and media moguls have jetted their private planes to Sun Valley, Idaho, for the exclusive annual Allen & Company confab and are probably easing into the cocktail hour just about now.
Break out the Kistler Chardonnay and name tags!
Kara Swisher in News on April 22, 2011 at 10:58 am PT
One of the results of Yahoo’s weak earnings report earlier this week has been the renewal of chatter about possible changes in its leadership and even ownership.
And continued investor discomfort with its troubled stock price and the level of renewed grumbling by major institutional shareholders is causing some key players to go back to their PowerPoints to reevaluate various options.
Kara Swisher in News on April 19, 2011 at 6:00 am PT
Yesterday afternoon, BoomTown pumped Sonos CEO John MacFarlane full of fancy tea and queried him about today’s rollout of its new Android controller for the innovative wireless music players.
As has been previously reported, Santa Barbara, Calif. consumer electronics company will finally be launching an app for the Google mobile operating system, as well as releasing some multitasking and AirPlay updates to boost its software for Apple’s iPhone and iPad.
Ina Fried in Mobile on February 15, 2011 at 8:58 am PT
Speaking at Mobile World Congress, the Google executive says that contrary to critics, devices are actually improving human connections.
His talk is just getting started. Click here for live coverage from Mobilized’s Ina Fried.