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No one could argue that Samsung isn't a leading force in the smartphone and tablet industry. Consumers are flocking to these devices. But the word "consumers" is the key in that last sentence. In spite of Samsung's successfulness in selling tablets and smartphones to consumers, it still has a lot of work to do to draw business leaders to purchase its phones.

It should have come as little surprise to find the federal government's Healthcare.gov website was riddled with problems. Let's be honest, the us government has track record that is utterly dreadful regarding high-tech projects.

A dismal history

The Los Angeles Times recently published an interesting story about the long history of government tech failures.

InformationWeek columnist Kevin Coleman has some not so good news for us: The United States is slowly falling from its perch as the globe’s technology and science leader. Instead, Coleman writes, the country is gradually - but steadily - becoming a technology laggard.

Whenever a new technology debuts -- whether it's a new solution to connect with family and friends or a way to make cars get better mileage -- we get psyched up. We wonder how this tech can change our lives and the world. Inevitably, though, the same thing happens: This new technology has its niche, but it doesn't alter the world significantly.

Does investing in a Chromebook make financial sense? To this point, consumers haven't flocked to the system. And ZDNet writer Larry Seltzer states that there's a valid reason for this: Buying a Chromebook just doesn't make financial sense.

Struggling

Sales on Chromebooks have been extremely sluggish thus far.

Crowdfunding is incredibly hot. We like the concept of getting a bunch of people together, having them all make small donations and fund beneficial projects. But can this funding model work for something really big? Something like the private space race? It's a question asked in a recent PCMag story.

Think this holiday season is the first time that big-name video-game makers have fought for the dollars and hearts of consumers? Not a chance. Yes, Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4 are set to fight it out this holiday season. But, as a recent story by PCMag.

Would your employees realize if that person they’ve been talking with through LinkedIn isn’t really an executive at a big-name bank? Are they going to be able to tell that the “employee” is actually a cybercriminal hiding behind a fake social network profile so that they can gain enough information to sneak into your business’ computer network? If not, then you need to take action to educate your employees about the dangers of phishing attacks.

Is the Microsoft Surface 2 a tablet worth buying? Not based on a recent review by PCWorld writer Jon Phillips. The reviewer claims that Microsoft's second attempt to create an entry-level Surface tablet is too cautious to give the struggling tablet significance.

Who’s next up to serve as chief executive officer of Microsoft? Needless to say, no one really knows. But PCWorld writer Mark Hachman took a crack at figuring out which tech bigwigs are the most likely to become the next CEO of the tech giant. Here are a few of his thoughts.