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The latest comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) data gives us another reason to believe that one day laptops will be obsolete. It's not that we don't love our laptops. Sometimes they can be downright beautiful. But people really, really love the simplicity of those screen-swiping, finger-flicking devices known...

The company is growing. Should Apple or Amazon be worried? Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) announced this week that its Nook business soared 85%, reaching $220 million in the last quarter. While critics will quickly note that this number pales in comparison to the billions of dollars Apple (NASDAQ...

If you thought facial recognition was cool, wait till you see what photo recognition can do! SoyaCincau (via TechCrunch) has uncovered an interesting feature in the beta version of Ice Cream Sandwich, the long-awaited next-gen version of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android. In addition to being able to...

EchoStar (NYSE: SATS) is scheduled to report third-quarter 2011 results Monday, November 7. EchoStar, which was spun off from Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) in January of 2008, reported a profitable second quarter, its fourth in a row. The question is whether the company can reverse that quarter's...

You visit Facebook to Like, share and play, but where do you go to learn? In the olden days (you know, waaaay back in 2002), students had to actually get off their butts, pick up a physical book, walk to a physical classroom, and learn from a real-life teacher. That seems primitive now that...

Do Motorola (NYSE: MMI), Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Samsung have what it takes to take on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)? Probably not. But they're going to try anyway with another slate of touch screen smartphones. Take a look at these creative devices to see if they have any hope of one-upping the iPhone 4S.

The founder and President of North American Bancard talks growth, success, new hires and more. Marc Gardner is an innovator. He built a startup before startups were cool. He did so way back in 1992. And through his company, he's leading the charge with a mobile payment solution that ranks higher...

Surprisingly, “Project Gold Hamburger” is not the next version of Android. Have you eaten at Wendy's (NYSE: WEN) lately? I haven't. Between the questionable ingredients (why does the hamburger bun have more ingredients than the beef, cheese, bacon, and mayonnaise combined?), bland flavor, and lack...

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced they would work together to produce future Android phones with Intel chips. It is not clear whether Ice Cream Sandwich—the next generation of Android—will carry Intel chips. But Piper Jaffray believes that by 2013, “Intel will no longer be...

GameStop (NYSE: GME) is trying to be the pioneer of a new era in tablets. Can it succeed? We'll have to wait till the tablet is released to know for sure. But if nothing else, Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia believes the company is making a smart move. “I think it's a step in the right direction...

It's a twist on that old NBC sitcoms slogan: if you haven't used it, it's new to you! GameStop (NYSE: GME), the world's largest retailer of video games new and used, is getting ready to sell consumers a specially-branded tablet that will neither be new nor special. According to GamesIndustry.biz...

Was this Apple's plan all along? Today, the Mac and iPhone maker hates compact discs and DVDs. The company is so determined to get us off traditional software that it is practically forcing consumers to buy Mac OS X Lion online. Tomorrow, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is going to hate downloads. This is...

According to TechCrunch, music social network Turntable.fm is expected to go mobile next week with its own Apple iOS app. Turntable.fm allows its users to upload songs and play music from the site's database in virtual rooms where they act as DJs. Only five DJs can spin in a room, but other users...

According to a report by Reuters, the Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) offices in Seoul, South Korea were raided on Tuesday by the Korea Fair Trade Commission. The raid by the Korea Fair Trade Commission is said to stem from complaints made in April by Google's Korean internet search rivals NHN Corporation...

It has nothing to do with the iPhone, Android, or Zynga. For the past several years, GameStop (NYSE: GME) has been a star. With rising sales and revenue (even in the face of a withering economy), the company seemed to be impervious. It was, in many ways, the do-no-wrong retailer. Times have...