Evan Niu, CFA

In less than five years, Google Chrome has muscled out Microsoft's IE to become the dominant Internet browser used in most parts of the world. That was quick.

Is this meaningful or just another movement?

HP has an awful track record in the smartphone market, but the company still has to try to get back in the game if it hopes to remain a relevant player in computing. An HP exec again confirms that the company is preparing to do just that.

The smartphone duopoly continues as Apple and Samsung play defense in their strongest markets. Kantar Worldpanel ComTech releases its latest estimates on the cutthroat smartphone market.

Investors are expecting Apple to get further into the gaming space, potentially with its upcoming Apple TV. Google may be looking to jump in with its own gaming console first.

Apple's switch to Taiwan Semiconductor has been a long time coming. Moving chip production away form Samsung will hurt the South Korean company's component business, adding insult to injury.

Is this meaningful, or just another movement?

Is this meaningful, or just another movement?

Is this meaningful, or just another movement?

Is this meaningful, or just another movement?

Microsoft's Don Mattrick is reportedly ditching the software giant to potentially take the top position at social gamer Zynga.

Apple's fallen a long way after peaking late last year. The Mac maker has lost nearly half of its value from the top. Samsung is now beginning a similar pullback. Does the South Korean conglomerate have more pain in store?

iTunes Radio may not appear to be a huge threat to Pandora on the surface, but behind the scenes Apple's generous royalty rates could easily undermine Pandora's ability to ever become profitable. Just look at what happened in the e-book market.

Japan's biggest carrier is in no rush to get its hands on the iPhone, even as smaller rivals have been using it to steal customers. NTT DoCoMo wants more control, which it can get with Android.

Pink Floyd and Pandora clash over artist pay and royalty rates. Is the legendary rock band being misled by the organizations representing it?

As if BlackBerry's earnings weren't bad enough, there's another reason the company's PlayBook tablet shipments were even less impressive.

Google has always generously shared revenue with its distribution partners like wireless carriers. The search giant may be looking to change and keep a bigger cut of content sales going forward.

Sometimes copying a competitor's offering can work wonders. Facebook just launched a video service on Instagram, and it immediately took a bite out of Twitter's growing Vine.

Nokia and BlackBerry have been on the ropes for years, and both are in the midst of possible turnarounds. However, one company has an important first-mover advantage that gives it a better chance at success.

Google Now is already considered a better virtual assistant than Apple's Siri. The search giant may also bring its service to the Mac through its popular Chrome browser before Siri.