Matthew Lynley
Zynga Just Made A Choice That Could Save (Or Destroy) Its Business
One of Zynga's brightest hopes, real-money gambling in the U.S., was purposefully extinguished. But focus might be just what Zynga needs right now.
Matthew Lynley
These Charts Help Explain Facebook's Advertising Dilemma
Most of Facebook's new users come from emerging markets and don't generate as much money for the social network. As a result, Facebook has to find ways to make more money off its current users.
Matthew Lynley
Surprise: Facebook Is The Tech Company That Reports The Blowout Quarter
The social network surprised on the massive upside, outshining Google and Apple. Its mobile business is maturing at an even quicker clip than some aggressive estimates.
Matthew Lynley
Dell Ups Offer To To Save Deal Despite Saying He Wouldn't
The battle for Dell rages on, with founder Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners upping their offer to take the company private. The vote is now scheduled for August 2.
Matthew Lynley
Apple Reports Perfectly Ordinary Quarter; Life Goes On
Earnings, revenue, and key product sales all came about in line with analyst estimates.
Matthew Lynley
Google Reader Died Because No One Would Run It
No one took ownership of Google Reader internally because it wasn't a top priority for Larry Page and his inner circle of lieutenants. And if you aren't working on something that the boss cares about, then what's the point?
Matthew Lynley
This Hedge Fund Manager Made $600 Million In 21 Months Off Yahoo
Hedge funder Dan Loeb and Third Point sold 40 million shares of its stake in Yahoo today. It brings to a close one of the most successful activist investor periods in tech.
Matthew Lynley
Microsoft Is Getting Crushed For The Most Obvious Reason
Its fourth quarter was impacted by the decline in the PC industry.
Matthew Lynley
The Battle For Dell Will Drag On A Little Longer
Dell said it would delay a vote that would allow founder Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners to take the company private. The new vote is scheduled for next week.
Matthew Lynley
Billionaire Hedge Funder Slams Dell Board, Says He's Ready For A Proxy Fight
Activist investor and hedge fund billionaire Carl Icahn launched his final campaign to keep Dell a public company during the CNBC Institutional Investor "Delivering Alpha" conference in New York. The contentious and close vote between Icahn and founder Michael Dell over ownership of the computer giant is scheduled for tomorrow.
Mariah Summers
This Chart Basically Explains Why Everyone Loves Yahoo
But, not necessarily Marissa Mayer.
Matthew Lynley
7 Key Metrics To Judge Marissa Mayer's First Year As Yahoo CEO
Yahoo just reported second-quarter earnings, bringing Marissa Mayer's first year as CEO of the company full circle. Here's how she performed based on seven key line items in the company's financial report for this year versus the same period last year when she took over.
Matthew Lynley
Microsoft's Reorganization Predicted In 2003 Manager Farewell Letter
Microsoft's current business problems, which prompted a major corporate reorganization last week, were foreshadowed in a farewell letter in 2003.
Matthew Lynley
Boeing Lost About $4 Billion After Heathrow Plane Fire
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner caught fire today, sending the stock into a tailspin. It happened after the company's faced months of problems with the new planes.
Matthew Lynley
The Battle For Dell Heats Up
Carl Icahn today made an offer to sweeten his bid to return value to the company's shareholders. With just a week to go, the deal shows no signs of having a clear outcome.
Matthew Lynley
Meet The New Guard At Microsoft
Microsoft finally announced a massive reorganization of the company. Here are the software giant's new power players.
Matthew Lynley
10 Tech Companies That Are Basically Hipster Indie Music Acts
There's plenty of ammo for the argument that tech professionals are basically total hipsters. But the reality is, the companies themselves are pretty much analogous to indie hipster music acts.
Matthew Lynley
Proxy Advisory Firm's Reputation At Stake In Dell Takeover Battle
Institutional Shareholder Services came out in support of Michael Dell's plan to take the computer company bearing his name private. A loss for the founder would also be a huge blow to the proxy advisory firm.
Matthew Lynley
Disney Investors Don't Care That "Lone Ranger" Flopped
Disney's reboot of the famed TV franchise flopped big at the box office, bringing in only $49 million over the five-day holiday weekend. But despite facing a nearly $200 million write-down, the company's shares traded up Monday.
Matthew Lynley
Soft Landing For Boxee Backers In Samsung Deal
Not every startup turns to gold, and not every exit ends up generating millions of dollars in profit for the founders. Case-in-point, Friday's sale of Boxee to Samsung.
Matthew Lynley
