Apple's Slide-To-Unlock Patent Has Some Big Loopholes

Apple gets a second patent on slide-to-unlock for smartphones and tablets and millions panic. But a close look suggests it won't matter.

• Nov 1, 2011

If Today Ends in a Y, HP Must Have Flip-Flopped on PCs Again

HP reversed direction again and decided to keep the PC division in house. But it's a move of fear, not strategy.

• Oct 28, 2011

Big Amazon Earnings Shock: Press and Analysts Get It Wrong

The markets are punishing Amazon for not meeting analyst expectations. But the finger waggers should learn the difference between falling margins and increased investment.

• Oct 26, 2011

Will IBM's First Woman CEO Have Time to Match a Business Genius?

IBM CEO Sam Palmisano will retire at the end of this year. His successor, Virginia Rometty, will have a difficult time equaling his performance -- particularly as her tenure will be unusually short.

• Oct 27, 2011

Untangling Groupon's Actual Performance

Even after the SEC had its say, Groupon's reported numbers are a tangled mess that confuse its actual performance. Here's a look with some of the bigger knots undone.

• Oct 25, 2011

Apple Fury Over Android Is 1988 and Windows All Over Again

Steve Jobs was ready to spend every penny Apple had to shut Google's Android down, and Apple is continuing the same course. Doesn't anyone there remember the result of suing Microsoft?

• Oct 21, 2011

Microsoft Earnings Meet Expectations, But Glory Days Are Gone

Microsoft earnings were fine. And yet, the stock went down, as the consensus seems to be: the company's best days are behind them.

• Oct 21, 2011

Why Groupon Is Rushing to IPO [Updates-2]

Groupon is expected to launch IPO roadshow next week, despite the fact it will likely bring less cash than initially hoped for. And there are two very good reasons for the haste.

• Oct 21, 2011

Yahoo Earnings: We Did Better Than Expected (But We Still Suck)

Yahoo's earnings are terrible again. No matter how well the industry is doing, the company's management finds a way to fail.

• Oct 18, 2011

Apple Earnings: iPhone Units Take Big Dip, Sales Saved by iPads

Apple iPhone unit sales take a big dip, even as the company hits record quarterly revenue and 11 million iPads sold.

• Oct 19, 2011

Desperate Samsung Tries to Block iPhone in Asia, but Android's Still in Trouble [Update]

Apple puts Samsung on the ropes for legal body blows. But will Google's entire Android marketing machine be the one to take the heaviest punches?

• Oct 17, 2011

Hulu Goes Off the Market And 4 Other Corporate Flip-Flops

Hulu is just the latest in a series of companies pulled abrupt about faces on strategic initiatives. Here's why.

• Oct 14, 2011

Google Is a "Complete Failure" in the Future of High Tech

A Google software engineer accidentally published his critique of his employer and in the process, shined a light on the company's major shortcoming.

• Oct 13, 2011

Tim Cook's Big Apple Challenge: Don't Be a Tool

Tim Cook doesn't have to be a visionary genius to run Apple. But he does have to be a people person in a way he's never previously had to.

• Oct 12, 2011

Maybe Apple's iPhone 5 No-Show Was a Master Stroke

When Apple released the iPhone 4S but not the iPhone 5, may people were disappointed. But what if it was a bit of competitive timing genius?

• Oct 11, 2011

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