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Investing

Making Search Results Pay

courtesy of Facebook Inc.Everyone knows that if a company or product shows up on the first page of results from a search engine query, the chances that the company or product will…

Paul Ausick
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Consumer Electronics

HTC’s New Smartphone Does Not Work

Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.“The Wait Is Over” HTC said as it introduced its new HTC One smartphone flagship. For what? A new handset that is very like the Samsung and Apple Inc.…

Douglas A. McIntyre
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Consumer Electronics

China Passes U.S. in Smart Device Use

ThinkstockWith a population more than four times that of the United States, it is only a matter of time before China becomes the world leader in any number of areas where the…

Paul Ausick
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Apps & Software

It’s Official — Hotmail Becomes Outlook.com

ThinkstockIn 1997, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) paid an estimated $400 to $500 million for one of the Internet’s first webmail programs, Hotmail. Today, the software giant is officially launching Outlook.com to replace…

Paul Ausick
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Apps & Software

Cloud Software Company Files for IPO

ThinkstockMarin Software, maker of cloud-based digital advertising management platform, has filed a Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launching the company’s quest for an initial public offering (IPO).…

Paul Ausick
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Special Report

Companies With the Best (and Worst) Reputations

courtesy of the Walt Disney Co.No company has a better reputation among American consumers than Amazon.com. The online retailer pushed Apple out of the the top slot this year, according to a…

Mike Sauter
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Consumer Electronics

HP Soars as PC World Implodes

courtesy of Hewlett-PackardWall St. must see something in Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) that has been missing for years. HP shares have risen 30% over the past three months, despite a string of…

Douglas A. McIntyre
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Banking, finance, and taxes

An Angie’s List for Debt Ratings?

ThinkstockThe difference between professional services reviews posted to Angie’s List Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGI) and book reviews posted at Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) or the number of video views counted at Google Inc.’s…

Paul Ausick
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Companies and Brands

Is Groupon Really a “Buy”?

courtesy of Groupon Inc.Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) is a troubled company under questionable leadership where IPO investors have been crushed. Long gone are the days of a $6 billion or $7 billion…

Jon C. Ogg
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Media

Intel Goes After Set-Top Box Market

Wikimedia CommonsOne of the worst-kept secrets in the technology world was finally confirmed today. Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) is building an Internet TV set-top box that it says will launch by the…

Paul Ausick
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Investing

Seven Companies Forced to Change Their Names

courtesy of BlackBerryWhen Research In Motion unveiled its long-delayed BlackBerry 10, it also announced it was changing its name to BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY). CEO Thorsten Heins argued that the new name reflects…

Mike Sauter