David Zielenziger

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David Zielenziger is a veteran editor and journalist who has written for newspapers including the Baltimore Sun, Asian Wall Street Journal and EETimes, as well as for Bloomberg News, Reuters and Mergermarket. For years, he has followed all aspects of the global technology business community. He is a graduate of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, where he was Chairman of the Daily Princetonian.

Republican Takes Anthony Weiner’s Seat: 3 Reasons for Upset

Republican Bob Turner will be sworn in soon to succeed Anthony Weiner in Congress, representing New York’s Ninth Congressional District. He’ll be the first Republican to represent it since Seymour Halpern in the late 1950s.

Endangered Companies: Add Ciena, MIPS, OpenWave to Yahoo, RIM

Add Ciena to the list of undervalued companies that have attracted activist investors. MIPS Technologies, Openwave Systems, Yahoo, Research in Motion and maybe Motorola Solutions to the ranks of endangered companies.

People take pictures in the Intel booth at the Computex 2010 computer fair in Taipei

Intel Capital Gambles Small Cloud Stakes Add Up to Huge Future Gains

Intel Capital, the in-house arm of the world’s biggest chipmaker, has seeded seven small companies in hopes they will swell into profitable ventures. The move comes a month after Intel announced its $300 million Ultrabook initiative for tablets and ultralight products.

A person poses the new Blackberry Torch 9860 at a release party to promote the BlackBerry OS 7 devices in Toronto

RIM: Could Lower Earnings Attract More Troublemakers?

Shares of Research in Motion trade have fared a little better recently, in part because activist investor and BlackBerry user Victor Alboini has bought into the company and demanded change.

The Yahoo! Connected TV booth is shown during the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas

Strange Bedfellows: Would Facebook Buy Yahoo?

Could Facebook buy Yahoo, effectively killing two birds with one stone? That's a scenario suggested by Reuters financial blog Breakingviews, and it is not out of the question.

Amazon.com Inc.'s third generation Kindle (left) and Apple Inc.'s iPad

Kindle Wars: When Amazon Tab Comes, How Does Apple React?

One thing is clear: While shareholders of both Apple and Amazon may not be happy, consumers will be once Amazon starts shipping its much-anticipated Kindle tablet for about $300.

Amazon Mulling Netflix-Style Option Before Tablet Intro

Amazon shares jumped nearly 5 percent after reports the e-retailer could open a book-rental service costing around $79 annually.

Bartz Quits Yahoo Board with $14 Million, Calls Directors 'Doofuses'

Former Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz resigned as a director, taking a severance package as much as $14 million after disparaging the other directors as “doofuses.”

Intel Could Bid for InterDigital in Wireless Patent Quest

Intel may be eyeing a bid for InterDigital and its wireless patents

Global chip sales up 4.5 percent in May versus April: SIA

Tech Gloom: If Prospects are So Bad, Does that Signal the Sky is Falling?

No sector appears immune, including technology, which is supposed to be the source of future prosperity

5 Mistakes Carol Bartz Made as Yahoo CEO

Now that Yahoo is searching for a new CEO and activist investor Daniel Loeb’s Third Point is trying to stir the pot, here are some things that former CEO Carol Bartz could have done to keep her job:

Heartbroken..former Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz

Yahoo’s Bartz Ouster was Tactless, Especially for Female CEO, Experts Say

Yahoo’s summary firing of CEO Carol Bartz knocked out one of the most visible women CEOs but also showed a phenomenon called the “glass cliff,” a technology professional women’s association said.

Samsung Files Countersuits Against Apple in Australia and Germany

Apple Gets German Court Ban on Samsung Galaxy Tab Sales

Apple has gotten a German court to bar Samsung Electronics from sales of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 over design-infringement claims.

A Yahoo! billboard is seen in New York's Time's Square

Third Point Takes Yahoo Stake, Demands Chairman's Resignation

Hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb has acquired a 5.1 percent stake in Yahoo and demanded the resignation of Chairman Roy Bostock and a complete shakeup.

Google Buys Zagat to Augment Search, Beat OpenTable

Google said it has bought Zagat Surveys, the online restaurant rating and reviewer, to bolster its search service. The deal clearly will augment its move into smartphones, coming after its deal to acquire Motorola Mobility.

Another ‘Virginia Earthquake’ Could Cause $20 Billion in Damage

New York City alone could suffer damage as high as $20 billion if it suffered direct effects of an earthquake as large as the Aug. 23 earthquake, Eqecat determined.

Google Supports HTC in Apple Lawsuits to Bolster Android

Google, moving into the smartphone battles, has allied with Taiwan’s HTC in battling Apple over alleged patent infringement.

Women Tech CEOs: With Bartz Gone, Who’s Left and Why?

Carol Bartz's ouster as Yahoo CEO leaves the ranks of women in the tech sector much smaller. Why?

Judge in AT&T/T-Mobile Case Sets Sept. 21 Hearing Date

The judge assigned to the federal antitrust case that seeks to undo the $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile USA by AT&T wants all parties to appear on Sept. 21.

Yahoo: What Companies Might Eye a Well-Known Brand?

Yahoo shares opened up 7 percent Wednesday following the ouster of CEO Carol Bartz, perhaps on speculation the rudderless Internet search engine might be a target.

With Bartz Out, Who Could Be the Next 'Chief Yahoo'?

By firing Carol Bartz, perhaps the best-known woman in Silicon Valley, Yahoo now has a new thing to search for: a new CEO, or perhaps in Yahoo lingo, a new Chief Yahoo.

Sprint Sues AT&T on T-Mobile Claiming ‘Consumer Harm’

Sprint Nextel, the No.3 U.S. wireless carrier, filed a civil suit Tuesday to block the $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile USA by AT&T alleging it would “harm consumers” by stifling completion and innovation.

Mike Lazaridis, president and co-CEO of Research in Motion

RIMM: Could New Investor Demand Make it Motorola Redux?

Ontario-based Jaguar Financial has bought into RIMM and wants a shake-up. CEO Victor Alboini told IBTimes the current management is putting all its eggs in one basket and is not meeting the competition from Apple and others.

Deutsche Telekom Insists $3 Billion Breakup Fee Coming if AT&T Bid Fails

AT&T must pay a hefty break-up fee to Deutsche Telekom, the owner of T-Mobile USA, the German company said. Last week, the U.S. Justice Department filed to block the $39 billion deal.