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The first Google-branded tablet is reportedly on its way, and it's coming from a very familiar manufacturer. DigiTimes, everyone's favorite source for inflated Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) rumors, is reporting that the Android maker has teamed up with Asus to produce a seven-inch "tablet PC" that will...

The search engine giant might finally have something to celebrate. While Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has repeatedly failed to crack two key markets -- music downloads and social networking -- the company might be on to something huge with its cloud-based storage initiative. According to Trip Chowdhry,...

Now that the dust has settled and bloggers have stopped obsessing over the spontaneous purchase of Instagram, one question still remains: was it worth the $1 billion price tag? Based on the recent user growth -- Instagram supposedly adds five million users a week -- it might seem that Facebook has...

One top-ranking Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) exec did just that, parting ways with 95% of his shares. Scott Forstall, the senior VP of Apple's iOS software division, has sold more than 64,000 shares of Apple stock, earning nearly $39 million in the process. Considering the many rumors that Apple will go...

Microsoft shocked the world this week when it announced that it will pour $300 million into the Nook e-reader technology from Barnes & Noble. The deal, which is being called a win for both corporations, quickly gained approval from analysts within the tech industry. "I think for Microsoft to...

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Which social network will reign supreme? For the time being, it might appear that the two are vastly different websites. But while the LinkedIn (NASDAQ: LNKD) we know and love today serves the professional world, Google+ (NASDAQ: GOOG) may soon attempt to serve everyone. "I would say that if you...

This weekend in Barron's online: The Dow Jones Industrial Average is overdue for a makeover, and the prospects for eBay, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Oracle. Cover Story "Shake Up the Dow!" by Andrew Bary. Barron's cover story this week suggests that the Dow Jones Industrial Average risks...

iPod sales were big this week. So big, in fact, that rumors for the next-generation iPod are beginning to make waves. Will it be a refresh/upgrade to the current iPod Touch? A redesign of the Nano? Or an entirely new iPod? No one knows. But James D. Ragan, a senior equity analyst at Crowell,...

The Mac maker has plenty of cash to burn and billions more on the way. But is it time for Apple to make its biggest acquisition in company history? Yes, says hedge fund manager Eric Jackson. The Ironfire Capital founder and managing member recently wrote about this matter on Forbes. While Jackson'...