The Wall Street Journal

Samsung Galaxy S4 laps HTC One in sales

2013-05-23 12:44:00

On its way to becoming the fastest-selling Android smartphone, the Galaxy S4 has been sold twice as many times as the HTC One in their first few weeks on the market. Samsung announced this week that it has sold 10 million Galaxy S4 phones. Currently...

Judge rules gifts cards from belly-up Borders bookstores worthless

2013-05-23 07:45:00

Those clinging hopefully to the old Borders books gift cards stashed in their drawers or wallets are out of luck, a Manhattan federal judge ruled Wednesday. According to Reuters, there are about $210.5 million worth of such cards that had not been used by...

Microsoft unveils Xbox One! Layoffs at ESPN. Box-office pressure.

2013-05-22 07:31:00

After the coffee. Before waiting for Xbox One to change my world. The Skinny: I may be in the minority, but I'm not looking for more interaction with my TV. I spend my days interacting and it is mostly a frustrating experience. I don't want to be...

'Star Trek Into Darkness' finishes first. Yahoo buys Tumblr.

2013-05-20 07:05:00

After the coffee. Before going through two weeks' worth of mail. The Skinny: Well, I didn't win the Powerball lottery, which means I'll be heading back to the office today after a long trip to New York. Ask me around Thursday if it's good to be home....

No e-book for Stephen King's new novel, 'Joyland'

2013-05-20 08:25:00

In a move to bump up physical book sales, Stephen King will not release an e-book version of his new novel, "Joyland," the Wall Street Journal reports. It’s something of a radical move for the man who stood onstage with Amazon’s Jeff Bezos...

Pac-12's Larry Scott is highest-paid commissioner

2013-05-20 22:49:00

Larry Scott of the Pac-12 Conference appears to be the highest-paid sitting college commissioner ever, the Wall Street Journal reported. Scott earned more than $3 million in 2011-12, according to tax documents released by the conference Sunday. Scott,...

White House officials knew of IRS audit findings weeks in advance

2013-05-20 15:37:00

WASHINGTON — Top officials in the White House learned in April that an investigation of the IRS would probably end up showing that the agency targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny, the White House spokesman conceded Monday, contrary to...

Yahoo's board is said to OK buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash

2013-05-19 10:19:00

SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo's board of directors has approved a $1.1-billion cash acquisition of blogging site Tumblr. A deal could be announced as soon as Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. It's the biggest -- and riskiest -- deal yet for...

'Star Trek' to hit warp speed. ESPN takes U.S. Open. CW upfront.

2013-05-17 06:22:00

After the coffee. Before the flight back to Los Angeles. The Skinny: Finally heading home after a week and a half in New York. Hope my cats remember me and didn't tear our place up. Friday's headlines include the weekend box-office preview, some...

Britain's Cameron, meeting with Obama, under fire at home on EU

2013-05-13 10:31:00

LONDON – As he met in Washington with President Obama on Monday, British Prime Minister David Cameron found himself on the defensive at home against members of his own party who want their country to withdraw from the 27-nation European Union as...

Smart TV: The industry push to keep getting smarter

2013-05-17 08:00:00

For decades we've been watching TV. Now a new generation of televisions is beginning to watch us. Technological advances are giving the old clunky "boob tube" an I.Q. injection. Some of the new breed of smart TVs comes equipped with facial recognition...

CBS bets that less is more. Warner Bros. TV shakes up its ranks.

2013-05-16 06:57:00

After the coffee. Before my last day of upfront presentations. Phew! The Skinny: I love New York but it seems to have gotten even more crowded since I left years ago. I can't deal! Thursday's headlines include CBS's new fall schedule and a restructuring...

Why: The TV industry's best hope of shutting down TV startup Aereo Inc. anytime soon could rest, bizarrely enough, on a legal case involving something called Aereokiller LLC.

2013-04-10 00:00:00

Wall Street Journal

2013-04-09 11:56:00

An iPhone 5. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the next iPhone will be "similar in size and shape" as the iPhone 5.

2013-04-02 11:14:57