Weekly Highlights: Microsoft's Big NFL Win, Fire Phone Expenses And More

It was a rather slow week for major tech stories, though that should change with major Apple AAPL and Samsung SSNLF events coming in September.

There were some interesting developments, however, including the NFL debut of Microsoft's MSFT Surface Pro 2.

Amazon's AMZN Fire Phone appears to be one very costly investment.

GameStop GME could be in trouble -- and new consoles may not be able to save the retailer.

And Pandora P inked a deal with a global rights agency that represents thousands of indie labels.

Disclosure: At the time of this writing, Louis Bedigian had no position in the equities mentioned in this slideshow.