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Tech companies were determined to cram as much as possible into this week. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), for example, made an unexpected (and ultra-quiet) announcement regarding its new Kindle Fire tablets. Instead of holding a press conference, Amazon sent out a press release in the middle of the night...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has an astonishing hoard of cash that could be used to purchase almost any company in the world. Aside from AuthenTec, however, Apple tends to stick with smaller firms. If the Mac maker intends to stay at the forefront of cutting-edge technology, it might want to consider...

Every year, analysts worry that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will disappoint investors with lackluster iPhone sales performance. Quarter after quarter, Apple has defied all but the loftiest expectations and reported positive sales growth. Based on the size of the crowd at the Apple Store at the Somerset...

It is amazing how one story can take over the Internet. Twitter, the world's second-largest social network, is going public. It won't happen overnight, but the mere mention of its IPO -- and confirmation that it has filed an S-1 with the SEC -- has excited the masses. While this wasn't the only...

It has been a long time since a Detroit Lions player has received any consistent attention. Thanks to a little bit of success, and a a lot of controversy, that has started to change. It all started off positive for tackle Ndamukong Suh, taking home the Defensive Rookie of the Year award in 2010...

Apps are the new black. They are everywhere. And the only difference between apps and the latest fashionable color scheme is that apps are not likely to go out of style anytime soon. There are nearly a million apps between the Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Play Store and the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) App...

It was a week filled with anticipation, surprises -- and most of all a massive acquisition. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) purchased Nokia's (NYSE: NOK), while rumors insisted that BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) wished it had been acquired as well. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) confirmed the existence of not one but...

For every startup that makes it big, there are several that flop. Sometimes it's due to an inferior product. Other times a startup fails due to poor marketing or an inability to grow as fast as competing firms. There are also cases when management simply did not know what to do. The founding team...

In times of rocky depression it is up to the few among many cell phone sectors in the technology industry to develop uphill schemes to survive the crave for hierarchy uniqueness. Five cell phone associated stocks are clearing their own paths, in their very own ways, for successful futures.

The last several years have seen the beginning of an exponential shift in the economic prowess of U.S. cities. If you were to ask the average layperson which cities he or she believes are on the rise in terms of not only financial growth, but also sustainability, you might get the standard...

New cars are fun, especially when they come from companies that have made a comeback from struggles with bankruptcy, quality and union issues. Domestic auto makers General Motors (NYSE: GM), Ford (NYSE: F) and Chrysler (OTC: FIATY) have made significant strides and have hot new model releases and...

Wednesday marked the last day Wall Street's hedge-fund managers could have filed their 13Fs for the latest quarter. "Whale watchers," a term coined by financial media sources for those who love to following these high-profile traders into positions, have been tuned into the SEC's EDGAR website...

Based on the deluge of blogger headlines, some consumers may be under the impression that Windows 8 has taken a few steps back in terms of OS innovation. On the contrary, Windows 8 simply does things differently. Underneath those differences (such as the relocation of the popular Start button...

Consumers have not always been kind to console and handheld manufacturers. While Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have earned a degree of loyalty for producing iPhones and iPads, gamers are less likely to stand by their favorite hardware maker. This became evident the moment that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT...

The last seven days have provided another round of enticing headlines for investors to examine. For the first time in a while, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) seemed to gain more headlines -- and more positive attention -- than its Cupertino, California-based competitor. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) didn't stay...