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The Consumer Electronics Show is about to begin. Are you ready? Numerous announcements are expected to be made, but it's the future world technology (such as flexible displays or glasses-free 3D televisions) that consumers are really excited about. Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) are...

Another year is about to be over, but Samsung's (OTC: SSNLF) product lineup is just getting started. In 2013 the company released a cornucopia of smartphones, smart TVs, curved displays and even a smart watch. All of these products were designed to one-up the devices from its chief competitor...

It may be the end of the year, but that didn't stop Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) from ruling headlines with rumors, iOS success stories and a major China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) announcement. In addition to Apple, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) made headlines after announcing record sales during the holiday shopping...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) are close…yet so far away. While many investors expected the world's largest carrier to ink an official deal with one of the world's largest smartphone manufacturers, it hasn't happened yet. On the bright side, a Benzinga poll showed that iPad...

2013 is nearly done and gone. And what a great year for stocks -- possibly the best for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index since 2003. The big-cap index was up 24.5 percent after Thursday's close. The gain is were matched by just about all major indexes. The Dow Jones industrials were up 20.1...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is beginning to look at lot like Apple. The online retail giant has been gradually picking up steam as a manufacturer of low-cost electronics, starting with e-readers. After releasing a number of Kindles, the company launched its first tablet -- the Kindle Fire. Several...

Some techies might expect the major news stories to disappear in the days leading up to Christmas. That might happen, but it hasn't happened yet. This week proved to very fruitful, with rumors (and leaks!) surrounding the China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) iPhone deal. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) got the...

In what could be the year's slowest week in technology news, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) made waves after it announced that it sold more than one million Xbox One units. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) scored a few headlines after it was revealed that the company's CEO fought against any plans to open its...

Sony (NYSE: SNE) attempted to rule the headlines this weak, thanks entirely to its brand-new console: PlayStation 4. The Japanese tech giant revealed that it had sold one million PlayStation 4 units in just one day in North America -- a new record for the game industry. Sony also earned some...

Never content to enjoy the current-generation iPhone, the rumor mill has quickly shifted its attention to Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 6 -- and iPhone 7 (or iPhone 6S). Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) made headlines after its co-founder and CEO, Elon Musk, said that the company would not issue a Model S...

Is it possible for one product to control the week's biggest headlines? If any, some might expect it to be the iPhone. But this week Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) proved that another one of its products -- the iPad -- can dominate the media unlike any other. There were so many iPad-related stories that...

The final week of October (and first day of November) proved to be moderately eventful. From the launch of the iPad Air to rumors of solar-powered Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) products, there were a number of intriguing moments. Twitter's IPO received a lot of attention -- and a little criticism. Amazon...

There were a number of notable headlines from Apple, (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and other industry players this week, but there weren't any really big announcements. As a result, consumers and investors alike turned their attention to the days ahead, such as the October 22 iPad event,...

Hollywood studios have always had a penchant for financial storytelling. From the college intern to market crashes, the plots and twists will never run out...even if they are recycled. What can set films apart is the writing, the music and the acting. The stories may be redundant, but a great...

Payment technology has become as essential to our daily lives as carrying identification. This is due to the convenience of carrying credit cards as opposed to cash and coin. Other reasons include the global takeover of online shopping, which requires one to typically have a card to shop online....