Dawn Chmielewski

Microsoft's Xbox One reflects game change in home entertainment

latimes.com — The battle for control of the living room just become more fierce. Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday unveiled the Xbox One, a next-generation video game console that aspires to be more than just a plaything. Not only will the Xbox One deliver an amped-up game experience, but it also will let users watch live TV, rent a movie and listen to music.

Microsoft unveils new Xbox One console

latimes.com — With Microsoft's new Xbox, the next time you yell at your TV it will actually be able to respond. The Xbox One, which the software giant unveiled Tuesday, is a next-generation console that aspires to be more than just a plaything.

Yahoo seeks turnaround with $1.1-billion deal to buy Tumblr

latimes.com — SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is attempting a bold - and risky - strategy to turn around the struggling Internet giant with the $1.1-billion acquisition of Tumblr, a trendy social blogging service popular with teens and young adults.

Smart TV: The industry push to keep getting smarter

latimes.com — For decades we've been watching TV. Now a new generation of televisions is beginning to watch us. Technological advances are giving the old clunky "boob tube" an I.Q. injection. Some of the new breed of smart TVs comes equipped with facial recognition technology of the kind used by the U.S.

Peter Kafka and Kara Swisher

allthingsd.com — Earlier this week, Yahoo CFO Ken Goldman spoke at JP Morgan's Global Technology conference and underscored the need for the aging Silicon Valley Internet giant to attract more users from the coveted 18-to-24-years-old age bracket. Along with more marketing, he explicitly said Yahoo needed to be "cool again."

Google's recipe for excitement

latimes.com — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Even though its ubiquitous Internet search engine practically mints money, Google Inc. was widely seen as a company whose best days were behind it. It was written off as the next Microsoft Corp. - a staid high-tech giant in the shadows of Apple Inc. and Facebook Inc.