Facebook, Microsoft, Apple and Amazon weigh in with earnings
Net earnings remain flat, however, even as the company makes gains in wireless subscribers
Nasdaq Computer index closes down for the week
The US government agency also gained information to place backdoors on networking equipment, according to leaked documents
Cloud and storage technology are expected to make gains this year
The quality of companies going to market is different than it was during the dot-com era, analysts say
PC market declines as growth rate of tablet shipments slows, but industry insiders remain optimistic
Privacy issues may cause a stumbling block for companies capitalizing on a growing stream of user data
The so-called Internet of everything is becoming a reality, disrupting the tech industry
IBM is pulling out all the stops to make Watson cognitive computing platform a success
