Articles by Alex Pham

620 articles since 2000

IPhone and iPod owners are getting their game on

Business | By Alex Pham | November 3, 2008
Within days of buying his iPhone, John Furrier discovered that his 13-year-old son, Alec, was sneaking off with the device and downloading games. Read more
 

EA warns of lower earnings, job cuts

Business | By Alex Pham | October 31, 2008
Electronic Arts Inc., the publisher of such video game franchises as Madden NFL and the Sims, on Thursday lowered its profit forecast for the year and said it planned to cut its workforce about 6%. Read more
 

Nintendo at top of its game

Business | By Alex Pham | October 27, 2008
Nintendo Co.’s sales are speeding along faster than a getaway car, shrugging off economic woes as if they were bugs on the windshield. Read more
 

Guitar Hero World Tour video game to debut this weekend

Business | By Alex Pham | October 25, 2008
When it hits stores Sunday, the fourth installment in the wildly popular Guitar Hero video game could become a test of the game industry’s ability to weather the broader economic storm. Read more
 

Digital expo to crank up the glitz

Business | By Alex Pham | October 23, 2008
Welcome back, booth babes, er, models. Read more
 

Women left on sidelines of video game revolution

Business | By Alex Pham | October 21, 2008
Third of three parts >>> As a top executive at one of the world’s biggest video game publishers, Kathy Vrabeck often completes an entire workday without meeting with another woman. Read more
 

Mom, I want to major in video games

Business | By Alex Pham | October 20, 2008
Second of three parts The Thukrals wanted their son, Dhruv, to go into nanotechnology. Read more
 

Consumers now key to high-tech’s sales

Business | By Michelle Quinn and Alex Pham | October 20, 2008
The high-tech industry’s near-term health depends on how badly you need that iPod or flat-panel television. Read more
 

Microsoft strategist looks to future

Business | By Alex Pham | October 20, 2008
A global recession may be looming, but Craig Mundie sees a silver lining in corporate retrenchment. Read more
 

The work of play

Business | By Alex Pham | October 19, 2008
California is the birthplace of such global pop-culture sensations as the Beach Boys and Mickey Mouse. Read more
 
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