Will Tim Cook Be the Next Steve Ballmer?


History tells us “Yes.” Wearables will be his Rubicon. Apple CEO Tim Cook is already one of the most successful managers in the history of business. Yet one must wonder whether Cook will ultimately...
    






SEMI: Forecasts are Positive at Annual ISS Conference


In a press release issued January 14, semiconductor industry association SEMI provided synopses of key presentations at its Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) being held in Half Moon Bay, California...
    






Anheuser-Busch will Air 5 Beer Super Bowl 2014 Ads


Anheuser-Busch InBev is the official Beer brand of the Super Bowl. This year there will be 3.5 minutes of beer commercials from Anheuser-Busch featuring beer brands like Budweiser and Bud Light. The...
    






Intel delays opening of Arizona Fab 42 thanks to soft PC sales


Intel has been working on a new chip making facility called Fab 42 in Chandler, Arizona. That facility was supposed to start making processors at the end of 2013. Intel has announced that it has...
    






Bringing Unstructured Data Into D&B Products


Business data stalwart Dun & Bradstreet has been delivering business intelligence to corporations for well over 100 years but until now that information was made up from highly structured data...
    






DayZ Hits 1 Million Sales


The one-time Arma II mod turned standalone game DayZ continues to steamroll the world of PC gaming. Developer Dean “Rocket” Hall just announced 1 million sales in 4 weeks – at $29.99 a copy, that...
    






Why Even North Korea Outpaces The U.S. In Credit Card Security


The ever-worsening news from Target’s breach of credit card and customer data highlights the need to implement a more secure U.S. system to process our card payments. In recent articles, I have...
    






Offline Mode For SimCity: Too Little, Too Late


SimCity offline is coming. A new blog post from EA wants to make sure we’re very, very excited about that fact because, if you remember, we really wanted that to happen about a year ago, when the...
    






Dealing With Difficult Social Media Followers


Businesses today can’t avoid creating a social media presence. Generally, sites like Twitter and Facebook provide organizations a great opportunity to interact with their loyal customers, as well as...