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1. Semiconductors to bound back next year

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Monday, 16 November 2009

   ... are that DRAM, NAND, and microprocessors are all pointing to a recovery in the semiconductor market. In other words, PCs are driving the comeback - sales of the machines have shown a dramatic recovery. ...

2. UK broadband speeds are way worse than advertised

   (Networking/Networking Features)

   Tuesday, 28 July 2009

   ...  Thanks to a code of practice introduced last year, customers do have some comeback. Providers are obliged to reveal the likely actual speed of the connection at the time of sale. "If they're not getting ...

3. Global smartphone sales surge as mobile phone shipments plummet

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Wednesday, 20 May 2009

   ... Gartner cautioned that LG's "biggest challenge" was to "become competitive in the smartphone segment." Finally, Motorola's comeback was tempered by Gartner questioning the company's ability to differentiate ...

4. Palm Pre to kill the iPhone?

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Friday, 03 April 2009

   ... a phone packing as much punch as the claims? Could it really give the iPhone a run for its money, affording Palm the chance to mount a comeback? Palm Pre, Palm Pre, oh what does the future see? Chicago ...

5. Digital album sales climb, vinyl makes a comeback in 2008

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

   Friday, 02 January 2009

   ... units), Little Bit Longer (Jonas Brothers, 119,000) and Viva La Vida (Coldplay, 112,000). Surprisingly, vinyl albums made a comeback in 2008 and an 89% increase in sales from 990,000 to 1.88 million. ...

6. Palm hoping to strike it rich with Nova

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Monday, 15 December 2008

   ... company is working on “some very exciting new devices to go with it.” Initially, Palm will have to work to make a comeback in the smartphone market, but the company is apparently hoping to hit a 2% share. ...

7. Monty Python hits the Internet

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Monday, 08 December 2008

   ... debut, it will have to compete with websites such as funnyordie.com, and collegehumor.com. Sketch comedy is making a comeback through the internet, so the site might just have hope. Fans shouldn’t expect ...

8. Iridium sold for $591 million, prepped for IPO

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Tuesday, 23 September 2008

   ... have increased their investment by 24x.     In March of this year, we ran a story about the comeback of Iridium, its changed business focus and how it has been gaining strength, following the ...

9. AMD’s server and workstation comeback

   (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

   Wednesday, 13 August 2008

     Analyst Opinion - This week I have been spending some time with AMD listening to an update of their workstation and server roadmap.  AMD’s message: We are healthy and we are executing once ...

10. iPod rumor mill: 64 GB iPod touch on the way?

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Thursday, 31 July 2008

    ... apparently planning a comeback with a new player slated for a September release. Apple Insider reported that Apple recently sent an advisory bulletin to a selected group of resellers, telling them to ...

11. Firefox market share exceeds 20%, Internet Explorer dips below 70%

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 30 July 2008

    ... launch and Firefox appears to be making a slight comeback in recent days, after falling as low as 12.37% on July 23. July 26 and July 27 have been the first two consecutive days on which Firefox was able ...

12. Palm Centro moving on up in global popularity

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Tuesday, 29 July 2008

    Palm, the once mobile devices darling which saw its fortunes plummet in recent years, seems to be making quite the nice comeback these days. The company reportedly just sold its two-millionth Centro smartphone. ...

13. Vinyl records are making a comeback

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Brief)

    Wednesday, 11 June 2008

    Portland (OR) – You just might see vinyl records being sold the next time you visit your favorite music store.  Several retailers are bringing back these ‘blasts from the pasts’ and for one chain, ...

14. VIA CPUs to stage comeback in low-cost PC market

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Monday, 21 April 2008

    With Hewlett-Packard (HP) said to have ordered 100,000 C7-M ULV processors for its initial mini-note low-cost PC launch, (which is expected to reach 500,000 units in total in 2008) while Gigabyte ...

15. Blu-ray prices continue to climb

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 02 April 2008

    ... life for that use only.  Obviously, though, there is no chance of any sort of HD DVD comeback. Later this month, Blu-ray movies will carry a new slate of advanced features, most notable being the ...

16. In-flight Internet to return for $10

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Friday, 28 March 2008

    ... Internet access, but it seems that in-flight Internet is making a comeback as we are approaching the end of the decade. Chicago (IL) – Travelling on an airplane within the U.S. means that you lose ...

17. Computer can recognize dog speech

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 05 February 2008

    The rhythm game pioneer and creator of the cel-shaded hip hop artist is making a comeback, this time on the Wii, according to the game's official announcement from Majesco. Budapest (Hungary) - The ...

18. Parappa the Rapper creator to make encore on Wii

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 31 January 2008

    The rhythm game pioneer and creator of the cel-shaded hip hop artist is making a comeback, this time on the Wii, according to the game's official announcement from Majesco. Edison (NJ) - The rhythm ...

19. Don't say goodbye to HD DVD, yet

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Thursday, 17 January 2008

    ... The technology world is filled with powerful comeback stories.  Look at Nintendo and its unabashed success with the Wii.  Just a few years ago some critics were counting Nintendo out of the console ...

20. Dragon's Lair to make a comeback on PSP

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 04 January 2008

    Largely unknown developer United Coders has announced it will begin work on a PSP remake of the arcade classic Dragon's Lair, set to come out late this year. New York (NY) - Largely unknown developer ...

21. PS3 clobbers Wii and Xbox 360 in Japan

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Friday, 16 November 2007

    The comeback kid keeps on keeping on - in Japan anyway - where research firm Media Create's sales data reveal the PS3 surging past the Wii and Xbox 360 for the week ending November 11. According to ...

22. AMD's Barcelona introduction: A celebration without fireworks

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Monday, 10 September 2007

    ... attendance at the Video Music Awards. Both have been high-flying, energetic stars not too long ago and both are under tremendous public pressure to make a successful comeback. Admitted, AMD is far from ...

23. AMD makes big comeback in U.S. retail

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 27 August 2007

    AMD has been on a rough ride lately, repeatedly testing investors' confidence in the company. But if we believe a new report of Current Analysis, the company has just wrapped up a rather sensational ...

24. Playstation 3 kills HD DVD

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

    Friday, 17 August 2007

    ... next for HD DVD? We believe, if the HD DVD group wants to keep any chance at a comeback is to pull back the hundreds of millions of dollars it currently pours into promotional campaigns and invest into ...

25. Hewlett-Packard delivers another solid quarter

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Thursday, 16 August 2007

    ... long forgotten software business is making a nice comeback: The unit reported revenues of $554 million, up 74% from last year, and a profit of $81 million (up 520% from $13 million last year).  ...

26. Far Cry 2 on its way to PC

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 20 July 2007

    Ubisoft's modern PC shooter is making a comeback, with details about the Far Cry sequel announced today. London (England) - Ubisoft's modern PC shooter is making a comeback, with details about ...

27. Thais work around YouTube ban

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 18 June 2007

    ... country and has been trying to organize a comeback through the almost daily anti-coup protests around Bangkok.  The ban on YouTube conveniently also blocks almost all protest videos from appearing ...

28. Analysis: AMD loses dominance in U.S. retail channel to Intel

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 10 April 2007

    ... In volume space for desktop retail, Duboise said that an AMD comeback will require a “significant” update to the firm’s roadmap to “challenge Intel and re-commit to the value space ...

29. Nights Into Dreams to make Wii comeback - rumor

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 20 March 2007

    Nights Into Dreams, one of the few notable titles from the Sega Saturn, will receive a long-awaited sequel on the Wii, according to media reports. San Fransico (CA) - Nights Into Dreams, one of the few ...

30. Wing Commander makes a comeback on Xbox Live Arcade

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 23 February 2007

    Old-time gamers who remember EGA graphics and tweaking expanded memory settings are sure to rejoice the comeback of Wing Commander. Culver City (CA) - Old-time gamers who remember EGA graphics and tweaking ...

31. Mobile ESPN comes back through Verizon

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 08 February 2007

    After a failed specialty cell phone service that was owned and operated by ESPN closed its doors last year, the mobile sports service is making a comeback, this time as part of Verizon's V Cast entertainment ...

32. TG Daily Audio: Richard Garriott (aka Lord British) doesn't fear World of Warcraft

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 16 May 2006

    ... the first successful MMORPG and quickly surpassed 120,000 users. Games like World of Warcraft and Everquest have long since eclipsed UO , but Garriott, also known as Lord British, is making a comeback. ...

33. Dell loses market share to HP, says IDC

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 20 April 2006

    ... Americas as one reason for its success last quarter. And also in the US, the big news is the comeback of #3 Gateway, which is back to shipping over a million and a quarter units quarterly nationwide, and ...

34. ATI gets up off the mat, takes swipe at rival

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Thursday, 30 March 2006

      ATI Technologies is once again talking tough about its main rival Nvidia, in what may be as good an indicator of its comeback as the strong results posted by the graphics chip designer on Thursday. ...

35. Tight supply of Intel-platform chipsets helps SiS post higher profit

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Tuesday, 21 February 2006

    ... million) in 2005, a strong comeback from the losses of nearly NT$2 billion it recorded in 2004, according to a February 17 company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange posted following a board of directors ...

36. Nintendo to offer Opera Web browser, WiFi with DS

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    Wednesday, 15 February 2006

      From Reuters Reuters is reporting this morning on the continuing comeback of Nintendo, as the company announced today (Asia time) that it will be endowing its resurgent Nintendo DS portable game ...

37. Analysts: Apple's first quarter not impressive enough

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 19 January 2006

    ... in the company's name. Macs are still selling strongly, and the comeback is apparently real. So what's all the bad attitude about? Analysts smell a rat, and reacted this morning. Cupertino (CA) - One ...

38. UPDATE: By acquiring Maxtor, Seagate gains a low-cost foothold in China

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 21 December 2005

    ... to make a comeback in a field it pioneered. But Rydning believes it could still be many years before all hard drives use perpendicular recording, and for some product lines, the changeover may not even ...

39. Activision ships Quake 4 for Xbox 360

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 18 November 2005

    ... gameplay modes like Capture The Flag and Deathmatch will make a comeback. In addition, a new Tournament mode will support up to 8 online players on Xbox Live. Like many movie DVDs, the game will also have ...

40. The HP comeback is under way, led by blade servers, notebooks, and especially ink

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 17 November 2005

    In HP's regular fourth-quarter conference call, CEO Mark Hurd showed more evidence of his capabilities in turning a company around, last proven with NCR. The company's emerging strengths are in supplies ...

41. Console video games post continued sales declines in October; lackluster titles a key factor

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 14 November 2005

    ... whole, which had been poised for a strong comeback over the previous year, until the hurricanes crisis triggered a sharp rise in oil prices, which in turn triggered an economic speed bump. The key to making ...

42. Matrox enables dual-display for integrated graphics chipsets

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 08 November 2005

      Matrox? Has TG Daily fallen into a time warp? No, the company that pioneered MGA graphics in the 1990s really is planning a comeback, this time with a product that enables dual displays with single-port ...

43. Nokia announces new Wi-Fi, Blackberry phones

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Wednesday, 12 October 2005

      Nokia hasn't had a major presence in the American corporate market for a while, but the company is planning a comeback. Today, Nokia announced three new Wi-Fi, VOIP, Blackberry phones - the E60, ...

44. HD DVD maybe not a "long-term" standard - Microsoft

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 29 September 2005

    ... began staging a Muhammad Ali-like comeback in its battle against Blu-ray, with Microsoft and Intel joining the HD DVD Promotions Group.   Redmond (WA) - On Monday, while some may have been writing ...

45. Q&A with Acer's chairman JT Wang

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 23 August 2005

    ... interview with DigiTimes, said his company's success has proved that sales through channels have made a comeback in the PC industry, putting up a strong challenge against the hugely successful direct sales ...

46. Sony takes bite out of Apple's iPod in Japan

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Brief)

    Thursday, 14 July 2005

      Don't call it a comeback yet, but Sony Corp. Don't call it a comeback yet, but Sony Corp. has a new lineup of digital music players that are slicing into the popularity of Apple Computer's iPod ...

47. New Netscape combines best of two competing browsers

    (Networking/Networking Brief)

    Sunday, 17 April 2005

      The once-mighty Netscape browser is attempting a comeback. The once-mighty Netscape browser is attempting a comeback. How, you ask? Simple. By combining the best elements of its two leading rivals. ...

48. Commodore makes comeback with Mpet II

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 15 March 2005

      Most of us who have been around technology for the better part of the last two decades will remember the name Commodore. Most of us who have been around technology for the better part of the last ...

49. MP3.com founder details launch of MP3Tunes.com

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Saturday, 05 February 2005

      Michael Robertson, the founder of what was once the No. Michael Robertson, the founder of what was once the No. 1 music site on the web, is hoping for a comeback with an online music store that's ...

50. Oracle's quarterly profit rises 11 pct.

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 12 March 2004

      Software giant Oracle Corp. Software giant Oracle Corp. is on the comeback trial, continuing to stalk acquisition prey as the company tries to lengthen its recent financial strides. Read the complete ...