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Apple's Perennial Upgrades: Will They Satisfy Consumers Forever?
Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 12:25pm | 521Read More...When the iPhone was unveiled, it was immediately apparent that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was onto something special. The sleek design and gorgeous screen were marginal marvels compared to the device's biggest innovation: its remarkable, ultra-sensitive touch screen. For the first time ever, people...
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VirnetX (VHC) Wins $106 Million From Microsoft (MSFT) Case
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 8:37am | 131Read More...A Texas jury awarded VirnetX Holding Corp (AMEX: VHC) nearly $106 million from Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT) after it came to the conclusion that Microsoft had violated two of the small communications company's patents. The patents dealt with ways to make virtual private network connections...
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Chinese Minister Warns Google (GOOG)
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 12:45pm | 139Read More...China's minister of Industry and Information Technology, Li Yizhong, warned Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) that it would be seen as "unfriendly and irresponsible" if the internet search giant didn't obey China's internet search censorship laws. Chinese law dictates that internet search engines like...
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Collins Stewart Reiterates Microsoft (MSFT) $38 Price Target
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 10:26am | 156Read More...Collins Stewart analysts Sandeep Aggarwal and Stan Velikov reiterated their Buy rating and price target of $38 for shares of Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT) after getting a look at the software giant's new mobile phone operating system. The analysts attended the Mobile World Congress in...
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Microsoft (MSFT) Announces New Phone Operating System
Monday, February 15, 2010 - 11:06am | 71Read More...Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced on Monday that it was introducing a new operating system for mobile phones, called Windows Phone 7 Series. The operating system will bring Xbox LIVE games and Zune music and video to mobile phones. Microsoft said that its partners are already building...
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MySpace (NWS) (NWSA) CEO Resigns
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 11:19pm | 142Read More...News Corporation (Nasdaq: NWS) (Nasdaq: NWSA) announced on Wednesday that the Chief Executive Officer of its MySpace subsidiary, Owen Van Natta, resigned from the position he held for less than a year. Rival Facebook has been gaining market share and buzz at the expense of MySpace. Microsoft...
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Facebook Ends Microsoft (MSFT) Banner Ad Deal
Saturday, February 6, 2010 - 4:23pm | 227Read More...Privately held Facebook has ended its deal with Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT) that had Microsoft providing the banner ads that were displayed on Facebook. Although the deal was supposed to run until 2011, the two companies did not disclose whether or not Facebook would compensate Microsoft...
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Yahoo (YHOO) Streamlines Operations With HotJobs Sale
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 6:43pm | 286Read More...The sale of Yahoo! Inc.'s (Nasdaq: YHOO) HotJobs jobs listing website to Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: MWW), the owner of Monster.com, for $225 million is part of the company's ongoing strategy of streamlining its operations. Yahoo has gone through a great deal of turmoil over the last few years...
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Price Target Of $13.50 For TiVo Inc.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 4:27pm | 151Read More...Caris & Company recently covered TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO) in a report, reiterating its "2*/Above Average" rating of the company and setting a price target of $13.50. Caris noted that a recent lawsuit filed against TIVO had little merit and was a legal cover by Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq:...
