Cheating DeathWatch: Myspace

After years of bloodletting, Myspace is still around, and it just might be ready to turn the corner behind its new focus and star power.

Section: Social Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: December 24, 2012 Interaction count: 0

Cheating DeathWatch: ARM Holdings Holds Out

If a device doesn't have a keyboard, there's probably an ARM-designed chip inside.

Section: Enterprise Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: December 11, 2012 Interaction count: 0

DeathWatch: Microsoft Isn't Dead Yet

Somehow Microsoft managed to become relevant again even as the market and the media have pivoted away from the desktop computer arena that…

Section: Enterprise Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: December 4, 2012 Interaction count: 0

ReadWrite DeathWatch: AMD

Does the No. 2 chipmaker have enough fight left to reinvent itself?

Section: Enterprise Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: November 27, 2012 Interaction count: 0

ReadWrite DeathWatch: Sharp

After 100 years of innovation, Sharp is now the worst-performing company in the world.

Section: Enterprise Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: November 16, 2012 Interaction count: 0

ReadWrite DeathWatch: Real Estate MLS

Back in the dey, real estate's Multiple Listing Services was innovative technology designed to help buyers find homes. Today, though, it…

Section: Enterprise Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: November 9, 2012 Interaction count: 0

ReadWrite DeathWatch: Feature Phones

If it's not a smartphone, it's dumb.

Section: Mobile Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: October 30, 2012 Interaction count: 0

ReadWrite DeathWatch: One Laptop Per Child

One Laptop Per Child puts computers in the hands of the world's most vulnerable children to help educate them out of poverty. It's a noble…

Section: Web Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: October 23, 2012 Interaction count: 0

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: Flash

When the Web was still text links and tables, Adobe Flash brought us rollovers, interactive games and kitten videos. But a hard stand by…

Section: Hack Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: October 16, 2012 Interaction count: 0

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: In-House Datacenters

A business' data is still its most important asset, but that doesn't mean it every company needs to spend millions of dollars building and…

Section: Enterprise Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: October 8, 2012 Interaction count: 0

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: Point-and-Shoot Cameras

Point-and-shoot cameras have been a hit with consumers for more than a century, and they keep getting better. But it doesn't matter, they're…

Section: Mobile Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: October 1, 2012 Interaction count: 0

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: Video Game Consoles

Modern game consoles are much more powerful than yesterday’s Pong-pads, but their setup and business model remain virtually identical to…

Section: Play Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: September 24, 2012 Interaction count: 0

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: Blu-ray

Everyone knows optical storage discs are on their way out in the long run, but ironically, the the biggest, newest format of them all…

Section: Play Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: September 17, 2012 Interaction count: 0

ReadWriteWeb Technology DeathWatch: QR Codes

The ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch has tagged 13 companies against the ropes. But this week we’re trying something new, taking a close look at…

Section: Enterprise Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: September 10, 2012 Interaction count: 0

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch Update: The Unlucky 13

If there’s one thing the DeathWatch knows, it’s that all things must come to an end. So we’re pausing to review the fortunes of our…

Section: Web Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: September 4, 2012 Interaction count: 0

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: Zynga

Zynga’s Mafia Wars, Farmville and Bubble Safari are enormously popular pastimes that helped define social/casual gaming. But faced with…

Section: Play Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: August 27, 2012 Interaction count: 0

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: Motorola Mobility

When Motorola Mobility was plummeting to its doom in 2011, Google rode to the rescue. Now, with massive layoffs and a proposed sale of…

Section: Mobile Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: August 20, 2012 Interaction count: 0

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: Best Buy

While Apple Store employees are all getting raises, Best Buy workers are getting pink slips. Is it all over for the last of the big box…

Section: Play Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: August 13, 2012 Interaction count: 0

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: Electronic Arts

The game publisher that brought the world Madden NFL, The Sims and Battlefield has shed nearly 60% of its value in the last year, and its…

Section: Play Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: August 6, 2012 Interaction count: 0

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: Netflix

Unlimited streaming made Netflix the Blockbuster-buster, but the company’s value has dropped 75% in the past year after its price…

Section: Play Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: July 30, 2012 Interaction count: 0

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: T-Mobile USA

The dresses in the commercials may be magenta, but the ink on the balance sheets is red. T-Mobile USA continues to slip behind its rivals…

Section: Mobile Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: July 23, 2012 Interaction count: 0

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: Groupon

When you finally turn a profit and investors simultaneously dump your stock to an all-time low, you have a problem. Groupon is the king of…

Section: Web Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: July 16, 2012 Interaction count: 0

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: Sony

Sony has posted losses for four consecutive years, and the company has lost its leadership position in just about every market it used to…

Section: Enterprise Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: July 6, 2012 Interaction count: 0

ReadWriteWeb DeathWatch: Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble remains a big player in a growing industry, and until Google changed everything this week, it made fantastic hardware for…

Section: Web Author: Cormac Foster Publish date: June 29, 2012 Interaction count: 0