Sam Mattera

Leaked specs suggest a forthcoming Samsung superphone. If the Galaxy S5 is packing that much firepower, Google -- not Apple -- should be concerned.

AT&T is following T-Mobile's lead, offering subscribers a subsidy-free alternative plan. Should Apple be concerned?

Fast-food workers are striking for higher pay, but few will be happy with the effects of a higher minimum wage.

Intel and Electronic Arts are surging alongside the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Pandora is a notable laggard.

Sony is banking on mobile devices powered by Google's Android to reinvigorate its electronics business, but with Apple taking over the Japanese handset market, Sony could be in trouble.

Microsoft's Windows Phone remains in distant third place behind Apple's iOS. However, in time, Nokia's new phones could help put Microsoft ahead of Apple.

Shares of tech giants Microsoft and Electronic Arts are plunging on Thursday, as SolarCity shares rally sharply.

Research firm IDC thinks the market for traditional PCs -- those powered by Microsoft's Windows and mostly running on Intel's chips -- is reaching a bottom. But tablets running Google's Android are nowhere near their disruptive potential.

Pandora surges as OmniVision falls on Wednesday, while Microsoft is beating the broader market.

Shares of Voxeljet and Groupon are outperforming the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Tuesday, while Dow component Intel slumps slightly.

Dow Jones Industrial Average component Microsoft looks to reinvigorate itself in 2014, as it competes with key rivals Apple and Google.

Gogo rallied strongly on Monday, as Trulia tumbled and Dow Jones Industrial Average component Microsoft was up just slightly.

In the U.S., Apple's iOS platform generated more sales on Black Friday than did Google's Android -- troubling for Amazon.

Google's subsidiary Motorola is having a sale on its flagship phone, one that should be especially enticing for T-Mobile subscribers, and could put pressure on Apple's iPhone.

Microsoft is planning to get rid of one of its operating systems. In the process, it could adopt a strategy similar to Apple and Google.

Microsoft's new ad mocks Google's Chromebooks. With Hewlett-Packard and other PC OEMs throwing their support behind Google, Microsoft is right to be scared.

Microsoft's Xbox One could've stopped Apple's TV dead in its tracks, but Samsung could be far more threatening.

For years, Microsoft and Intel dominated the world of computing. Soon, Google and Intel could do the same.

Despite new consoles from Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo could be the surprising winner this holiday season.

Next year will be a major transition year for Dow Jones component Procter & Gamble, as it seeks to outgrow its rival Unilever.