CE Newswire - 08.30.13

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 Why Steve Ballmer Is Not a Failure   Many investors in Microsoft have loathed CEO Steve Ballmer, and the reason why seems to revolve around the stock price, which has fallen significantly since Ballmer took over the role of CEO from Bill Gates at the beginning of 2000.  (Fool) Why This Is Important: Since Ballmer announced that he will leave Microsoft, there has been a steady stream of pundits claiming he was a either disaster or decent corporate leader. While history will eventually decide his fate it is proper to hear both sides of the story. #2  PC industry woes worsen as 'phenomenal transition' shrinks shipment numbers   The PC industry's problems continue to worsen, said research firm IDC yesterday as it again lowered shipment forecasts for the year. (Computerworld) Why This Is Important:  The entire computer industry manufacturing infrastructure is going to have to reorient itself if the desktop and laptop are fully relegated to the industry's back seat. #3 Dell reportedly prepping 8-inch Windows tablet, considering 10.6-inch model as well   Dell's potential savior might be a $100 USB stick that instantly turns any monitor into an Android-based computer, but the struggling PC maker has no intentions of putting all its eggs in one basket. Windows 8.1 is getting ready for liftoff and Dell's vice chairman Jeff Clarke recently stated that the company has high hopes for the new version of Microsoft's operating system. (BGR) Why This Is Important: As mentioned in the story above PC vendors will quickly have to find a way to focus their efforts on tablets. 4. Microsoft Said to Be in Talks to Invest in Foursquare (Google) 5. Apple iWatch Due in 2014: Report (Itechpost) 6. Patent Trolls Biting Into Apple (PC Mag) 7. Nokia's Elop Rumored To Replace Ballmer (Mobiletoday) 8. Best Buy Says It's Owed $770 Million Over LCD Price Fixing (Law360) 9. Can Verizon Afford To Buy Vodafone's Wireless Stake? (Bloomberg) 10. Men more likely than women to use protection -- on their smartphones (LA Times) "This is a phenomenal transition," said IDC's Jay Chou of the decline of the PC in the face of a shifting landscape, where mobile -- smartphones and tablets -- have absconded with not only dollars but also with peoples' time, time once spent in front of a PC. Blog Post of The Day Samsung starts mass production of DDR4 memories By John Ribeiro Samsung Electronics has started mass producing DDR4 memories that it expects will go into enterprise servers in next-generation data centers. More » Upcoming Events Mega Group National Convention Sept. 6 Louisville, Ky. www.megagroupsusa.com CEDIA Expo Sept. 25-28 Denver Colorado Convention Center http://expo.cedia.net/register Was this copy of CE Newswire forwarded to you? Start your own subscription by clicking here. TWICE Editorial Team Stephen Smith, Editor In Chief Phone: (917) 281-4754  | Email Greg Tarr, Executive Editor Phone: (917) 281-4760  | Email John Laposky, Managing Editor Phone: (917) 281-4736  | Email Doug Olenick, Web Editor Phone: (917) 281-6719  | Email Joseph Palenchar, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4746  | Email Alan Wolf, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4769  | Email Lisa Johnston, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4733  | Email

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