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Technology
Microsoft Joins 3D Printing Revolution
Courtesy of 3D Systems Inc.The hard thing to do with a 3D printer is to describe the model you want created in a way that the printing device can understand. Microsoft Corp.…
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Investing
Short Interest Moves for Actively Traded Stock Market Shares
ThinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of June 14 in the following large cap stock market shares: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Bank of America…
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Consumer Electronics
Mergers and Acquisitions: Walmart Buyout of Barnes & Noble
ThinkstockBarnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS), like rival book company Borders before it, will not survive as a standalone company. That leaves its board and investors with the challenge of where it…
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Technology
New Data Forecasts Tablet Shipments to Rise 68% in 2013
courtesy of AppleTotal device shipments in 2013 are projected to total 2.35 billion units in 2013, up nearly 6% over total 2012 shipments. Sales of tablets will drive the increase, according to…
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Investing
Stock Movers Continue Pessimistic Trend
thinkstockShortly after markets opened this morning, the DJIA was down more than 1%, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were off even more. Index futures were even lower, so maybe the…
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Technology
What Company Might Buy Nokia? The Smartphone Industry’s Biggest Question
courtesy of Nokia Corp.According to several news reports, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) made it into advanced discussions to buy troubled handset company Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK). Talks with other handset, personal computer…
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Telecom & Wireless
Huawei Keeping an Open Mind on Acquisition of Nokia
courtesy of Nokia Corp. In comments just before Chinese telecom firm Huawei introduces its new high-end smartphone, the Ascend P6, the company would consider an acquisition of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) to…
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Investing
Deutsche Bank Rebalances Tech 8 Basket With Top New Stocks to Buy
ThinkstockLike many firms on Wall Street, technology is a major theme for the balance of the year. Deutsche Bank A.G. (NYSE: DB) launched its “tech enduring eight” basket of stocks to buy earlier…
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Investing
Tech and Online Companies Disclose NSA and Government Security Requests
Now that the news behind PRISM has scared millions of consumers about privacy issues, companies are releasing figures covering how many requests local, state and federal governmental agencies have made. The periods are…
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Technology
Apple Receives Nearly 5,000 Requests for Data from Law Enforcement
courtesy of Apple Inc.Why did one of the world’s largest tech companies take so long? In another in several announcements from large tech companies about government demands for private information about customers…
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Retail
Microsoft Mini-Stores in Best Buy to Push Windows 8
courtesy of MicrosoftBest Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) have decided to set a deal for the world’s largest software company to have a store within a store,…
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Media
Google’s Takes Nearly a Third of Global Digital Ad Revenues
courtesy of Google Inc.The total amount spent on digital advertising in 2012 was just more than $104 billion. That total is expected to grow to $116.8 billion in 2013, and Google Inc.…
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Retail
Windows Stores Inside Best Buy, Chasing Apple and Samsung
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Sometimes copying a successful proven strategy is far more rewarding than the risks of trying something new that has never been seen before. Remember how Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:…
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Investing
Among Actively Traded Stock Market Shares, Short Interest Wanes
thinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of May 31 in the following large cap stock market shares: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Bank of America…
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Media
Battle Between Xbox One and PS4 Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
MicrosoftThe fight over whether the new Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) Xbox One video game console or the Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) PS4 is the better product came less than minutes after each…