Money Archive
Archives for July 2014


The Amazon Fire phone is a competent device with some new twists, but it’s only on one carrier, and lacks some features of competitors.


It might make sense, but it has not happened as yet.


Without the hardware unit’s drag, the software giant would have hit its numbers easily.


Americans think real estate and gold are their best long-term investment bets. Noooooope.


If Prime Pantry frustrates Prime members who are spoiled by free, two-day shipping, who wants it?


An earnings beat and a revenue miss. Meanwhile, video subscribers shrink, but broadband customers increase.


For Microsoft to innovate, maybe it has to bifurcate. Plus an Airbnb guest who just ... won’t ... leave.


For the first time ever, the “paused” Web TV service tells the world how many customers it had.


Earnings came in at $1.15 per share with revenue of $1.34 billion.


Another mobile buy by the Silicon Valley Internet giant, in an attempt to stay relevant.


Big guns from the search giant swoop in to help the popular online music service.


Remember when you used to “bookmark” things on the Web? This is like that. Exactly like that, really.




The Slingbox M1 has some welcome new features, but the bigger question is: Do you really need a Slingbox?