The once-popular phrase “Does Macy’s tell Gimbels?” has faded from use as fewer people remember Gimbels, Macy’s retail rival on New York’s Herald Square for much of the last century. Gimbels disappeared in the 1970s, joining other famous names such as …
Archive for February, 2007
Flash! Prices collapse for memory devices!
by Jeff Dorsch, February 27, 2007, 7:00 amPrice declines for semiconductor parts are never a big surprise. In an industry where product features and technology change so rapidly, many devices have a short shelf-life at a certain price point. The laws of supply and demand take hold, and prices naturally follow.
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DRM down for the count?
by Lee Simmons, February 26, 2007, 7:00 amLadies and gentlemen, the gloves are off. In the blue corner, former Yahoo Music chief David Goldberg. And in the red corner, the perennial 800-pound gorilla, digital rights management (DRM).
Last week Goldberg and general manager Robert Roback resigned from …
Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but carbon footprints
by Patrice Sarath, February 23, 2007, 7:00 amWe’ve always known that Richard Branson is all about hot air. The brash, devil-may-care Virgin whiz kid has piloted his hot air balloons for record-busting distances. He’s also built a Virgin megaconglomerate whose …
Secret strategies and startup slickness
by Daysha Taylor, February 22, 2007, 7:00 amEarlier this month, Viacom ordered YouTube to remove more than 100,000 unauthorized video clips posted on the popular video sharing site. Couple this with the December announcement that Viacom backed away from a proposed joint venture …
Can TXU stand the heat?
by Anne Law, February 21, 2007, 7:00 amTXU’s proposal to build 11 new coal-fired power plants in Texas by 2011 is causing quite a stir. Texas’ reputation as a top-polluting state is in the spotlight, and opposition ranges from …
The Golden Child?
by Larry Bills, February 20, 2007, 7:00 amEddie Murphy is about to get a lesson in Hollywood politics. Specifically, he will be schooled in either the peril or the potential that often follows an actor’s first Academy Award nomination.
Winning an Oscar is no doubt the highest honor in movieland, …
Sex never fails to sell, but sometimes it’s all about the money (honey)
by Vanita Trippe, February 16, 2007, 7:00 amIt’s never much of a stretch to squeeze a few headlines out of beautiful women and scandal. Add money to the mix and you have the ultimate winning combination.
While much of the media-watching world has been mesmerized by the ongoing saga …
Chrysler announces restructuring – Detroit pulls off loser hat-trick
by James Bryant, February 15, 2007, 7:00 amFollowing its counterparts Ford and GM, and after weeks of speculation, the other shoe dropped at DaimlerChrysler this week. The company finally released details about its plans for a …
Life, Liberty, and the home of the Braves
by Joe Bramhall, February 14, 2007, 7:00 amIf it’s true that baseball is as American as hot dogs, apple pie, and other things that might be mentioned in a Chevrolet ad, then Liberty Media Holdings is …
