Steve Jobs Did Not Liberate Us. Tim Berners-Lee Did, By Freeing Ones and Zeros To Eat the World


30 years ago today, Steve Jobs unveiled the Macintosh. More accurately, The Great Magician took it out of a bag and let it talk to us. The Macintosh, as I learned from first-hand experience in 1984,...

Huge Internet Attack in China Leads to Investigation


Many people were taken on a detour recently when they opened up their usually restricted sites in the People’s Republic of China. The rerouting led them to an anti-censorship site known as DIT...

How Big is the Nokia Brand Damage Caused by Microsoft?


Analysts were widely expecting Nokia to sell 10 M smartphones in 4Q 2013. The company ended selling 8.2 M units, down from 8.8 M in the previous quarter. It’s a massive miss considering the strong...

Biotech And Banks Power Stocks Higher


Scott Redler is long AAPL, FB, SNE, JDSU, CIEN, CMG, ONVO, BAC, C, TSLA, CRM, ZNGA. Short SPY, BBRY. U.S. markets continue to build a floor above 1823 on the S&P 500, while numerous stocks...
    






Stocks Go Green, Cloud Plays Popping


*DISCLOSURES: Scott Redler is long BAC, C, TSO, NDLS, TSLA, GOGO, FB, VMW, RHT, BLDP, NUAN, ZNGA, DRYS. Short SPY. Yesterday U.S. stocks tried to get going and had a decent day, but as far as the...
    






What Cord Cutting? Comcast Adds TV Subscribers For First Time In 6 Years


Billionaire Comcast CEO Brian Roberts boasted Tuesday that his cable company had “modestly” added television subscribers for the first time since 2007. After 26 straight quarters of losses, Roberts...
    






Banks And Google Stay Strong As Stocks Look For Lift


It seems like everyone is up in arms about a 1% pullback after an almost 30% gain last year, but to me it looks like pretty normal action. Most world markets that ran higher the last 8-10 sessions of...
    






DOE Mentions Technology Behind The Home Nuclear Reactor In Funding Opportunity


The Department of Energy included low energy nuclear reactions—which NASA scientists have said could fuel home nuclear reactors—among other representative technologies in a $10 million funding...
    






How ‘Right This Minute’ Helps Merge Internet And Television


I’ve written a few times recently about the ways new content models are emerging online and influencing film, television, and studio marketing. We’re used to seeing television and film content ending...
    






Facebook Flying As Santa Claus Visits Wall Street


It looks like Santa Claus is coming to town. On this shortened Christmas Eve session, Europe is now on Day #5 of its rally, but a tiny bit off session highs. The Nikkei hits another six-year high but...