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What to expect from tech in 2013

Interview with

Dec 27, 2012

Marketplace's technology reporter Queena Kim tells us what we can look forward to in the tech sector in 2013, from ongoing tablet wars to more privacy regulations.

Posted In: 2013, technology, privacy, mobile

Are mobile ads finally bringing in the bucks?

Interview by

Jeff Horwich

Dec 18, 2012

The future of ad revenues at Facebook is looking somewhat brighter than most had expected.

Posted In: mobile, advertising

Staples shifts strategy to selling more products online

Sarah Gardner

Sep 26, 2012

The office-supply chain will close dozens of stores in the U.S. and Europe and increase its selling online and through mobile apps.

Posted In: staples, Amazon, online retail, mobile

Getting away from the office is getting harder to do

Jacqueline Guzman

Aug 29, 2012

A new survey finds Americans more tethered to work by their mobile devices than they ever were to landlines.

Posted In: technology, tethering, work-life balance, mobile, Work, office

Where Facebook is faltering, and how it can be fixed

Interview with

Heidi N. Moore

Jul 26, 2012

In its first ever earnings report, Facebook reported a 32 percent boost in revenues, just shy of $1.2 billion. But it's still a wholly unprofitable company. What is it doing wrong?

Posted In: Facebook, mobile

Microsoft vs. Google: A tale of two earnings reports

Scott Tong

Jul 20, 2012

After the close on Wall Street yesterday, Microsoft announced its first quarterly loss ever. And Google announced a $2.8 billion profit for the quarter. Two very different situations -- but they might just share a theme.

Posted In: Microsoft, Google, mobile, Mergers and Acquisitions

Twitter solves mobile ad riddle

Jeremy Hobson and David Brancaccio

Jun 7, 2012

This week, in a nudge at Facebook's mobile ad struggles, Twitter said its mobile ads are booming, already outpacing web ads and on track to keep growing.

Posted In: Facebook, Twitter, mobile