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Four Ways Apple Could Spend $80 Billion
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 5:17pm | 1540Read More...With nearly $80 billion in cash, the Mac maker has plenty of spending money. But how should it be used? Around the offices at Benzinga, some have said (perhaps jokingly) that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) should attempt to cure cancer to keep Steve Jobs alive. Obviously that's not going to happen. I don't...
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Microsoft Opening 75 New Stores; Should Apple Be Worried?
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 6:02pm | 289Read More...Watch out, Steve Jobs: the Windows maker is coming back with a vengeance. If the hype surrounding Windows 8 isn't enough to satisfy your Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) dreams, perhaps this little tidbit from TechCrunch and Neowin will whet your appetite. Microsoft is planning to open 75 stores in the...
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Facebook Announcement Underwhelms, Bores Users to Tears, Complaints and Utter Misery
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 4:12pm | 723Read More...In the '80s, Nytol was known as the medication that could “help you get your Z's.” This afternoon, Mark Zuckerberg continued Nytol's work, single-handedly putting viewers to sleep while earning dozens of user comments filled with nothing more than Z's. While today was supposed to introduce...
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Is Microsoft Infiltrating Apple's World?
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 1:31pm | 712Read More...Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) most popular products could soon be powered and/or enhanced by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) software and technology. This unlikely development stems from a dispute between Apple and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) in which the Finnish mobile phone maker accused its leading competitor of...
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CES 2011 Winners And Losers
Monday, January 10, 2011 - 2:00pm | 326Read More...Tech guru and Matrix LLC equity portfolio manager Phil Laverson attended the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, looking for the latest innovations from the tech industry. During a recent interview, he told Benzinga that he was both impressed and disappointed with the show. “Compared to prior years...
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Skype Video Conferencing Going Mobile In 2011?
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 4:23pm | 162Read More...In John C. Abell's First Annual Backward Compatible Tech Forecast, the Wired.com author takes a moment to speculate about the coming year. His most intriguing speculation: that Skype will offer mobile video conferencing on everywhere data networks. Could this fantasy actually come true? Abell notes...
