Tech companies are no stranger to controversy, and this year is no exception. Here are 10 examples of companies that have been shaking things up in the first half of 2014.

Best Buy CEO Hubery Joly said in an interview Wednesday with Re/code that the tablet market is "crashing." CRN reviewed the latest market numbers from NPD, Gartner and IDC, and spoke with longtime partners of some of the leading tablet vendors in the space, including Apple and Lenovo, to see if they agree.

NxGn, a startup formed by a core group of ex-sTec and ex-Western Digital execs, is entering the competitive SSD market with plans to develop its own SoC (system-on-chip)-based controllers.

Idealab knows tech startups and has years of experience clocking both successes and failures, with one of the latest in its fold set to get in early on the 3-D printing trend with a product that boasts a consumer-friendly price tag and 2015 launch.

Webroot hopes its new Channel Edge Reseller Program will attract resellers to its SaaS-based endpoint security capabilities and management console for service providers.

Check out part two of CRN's 2014 Network Connectivity Services Partner Program Guide, a look at the industry's leading providers of telecom, cloud and connectivity offerings.

Many of the young companies on this year's CRN Emerging Vendors list are clustered in the big data and business intelligence arena, pushing the technology envelope in business analytics and data management. Here is Part One of our list.

The deal adds OrcsWeb's client base and internal staff to Sherweb's fold and is expected to help jumpstart a new IaaS offering.

The distributor delivered third-quarter guidance ranges in line with analyst expectations following better-than-expected earnings results for the recently ended quarter. The company's shift over the past few years to software and services has it positioned well for the future, executives say.

The distributor delivered third-quarter guidance ranges in line with analyst expectations following better-than-expected earnings results for the recently ended quarter. The company's shift over the past few to software and services has it positioned well for the future, executives say.

Avanade North American President Aziz Virani breaks down the massive opportunity and challenges he sees in the market, and how he thinks innovation can be the key to the changing balance of power in IT.

CRN's Emerging Vendors list for 2014, our annual look at hot tech startups, includes a number of vendors that are making a significant impact in the area of business applications.

Ciber CEO Michael Boustridge says building the solution provider back up will take time, despite an improving IT market.

Check out part one of CRN's 2014 Network Connectivity Services Partner Program Guide, a look at the industry's leading providers of telecom, cloud and connectivity offerings.

IBM's Emerging Roles Leader Cortnie Abercrombie details how to get the attention of the CEO and leverage your position with the C-suite. Abercrombie works to empower CDOs and other emerging roles.

For the first time, AWS doesn't lead its next four competitors combined.

Investing has become an industry all its own, and nowhere can the potential for big returns on investment be as great as in the technology space. But who you partner with for capital is a big decision. Here's a listing of the VCs, incubators, accelerators and other entities or programs swimming in the channel.

For the second time this month, Samsung has released a statement postponing the launch of its first Tizen-operated smartphone, the Samsung Z, delaying its plan to push away from Google Android.

An attack campaign connected to a network of malicious pornographic websites has hit more than 2,000 Google Android users in the U.S., and Kaspersky warns that campaigns are increasingly adding mobile components.

At a recent mobile summit at the Microsoft New England Research and Design Center, mobile experts were asked about their favorite apps and talked up geo-mapping and convenience.