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Nokia CEO Stephen Elop displays the Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show opening in Las Vegas

Nokia's 4Q Plunges 73%, Windows Phone Sales Disappoint

Nokia, the world's largest cellphone maker by volume, reported a 73 percent fall in fourth quarter earnings as sales of its new Windows Phones failed to slow the rapid dominance of Apple's iPhone or to compensate for diving sales of its own old smartphones.
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop displays the Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show opening in Las Vegas

Nokia Seen Struggling in Early Days for Windows Phone

Nokia, the world's largest cellphone maker by volume, is expected to remain barely in the black in the fourth quarter, with its new Windows Phone models yet to compensate for diving sales of its legacy smartphones.
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The Yahoo! Connected TV booth is shown during the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 7, 2011.

New Yahoo CEO Says Company Needs to 'Do Better'

Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Scott Thompson said reviving the company's flagging display advertising business was his highest priority, even as he crafts a broader plan to bring the struggling Internet company back to fighting form.
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New Yahoo CEO says company needs to do better

Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Scott Thompson said reviving the company's flagging display advertising business was his highest priority, even as he crafts a broader plan to bring the struggling Internet company back to fighting form.
Thorsten Heins poses for a portrait at the Research in Motion (RIM) company headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, January 22, 2012.

RIM's New Leader Raises Doubts among Investors

The new leader at Research In Motion on Monday dismissed talk of drastic change at the BlackBerry maker, a declaration seized on by impatient investors who say Thorsten Heins has only 12 to 18 months to turn RIM around.
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Best T-Mobile Deal: Nokia Lumia 710 vs HTC Radar 4G

T-Mobile has a couple of deals right now on new Microsoft powered smartphones, and the Nokia Lumia 710 and HTC Radar 4G are both $50 if you meet the requirements. First, the prices are dependent on buying a new two-year contract, but that is usually the case for on-contract devices. The new Nokia Lumia 710 is $50 after a mail-in rebate, so if you go buy one, you'll have to throw down $100 and wait for the rebate.
Thorsten Heins poses for a portrait at the Research in Motion (RIM) company headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, January 22, 2012.

RIM and BlackBerry on the Edge under New CEO

Takeover talk swirled around Research In Motion on Monday as investors and analysts pondered whether new Chief Executive Thorsten Heins had been appointed to lead a turnaround of the struggling smartphone maker or prepare it for sale.
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Nokia Lumia 900: Can it Help Windows Phone Beat iPhone in 2015?

The prospect that MS Windows Phone will beat Apple's iPhone in year 2015 has emerged. According to industry research firm IHS iSuppli, Windows Phone will increase its market share of smartphone operating system up to 16.7 % in 2015. Though Windows Phone has only 1.9% market share in year 2011, it will increase its market share gradually to 9% in 2012, 15.3% in 2013, 16.1% in 2014 and 16.7% in 2015.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange January 20, 2012.

Dow Jones, S&P 500 Post Best Week since Christmas

U.S. stocks posted their best week since Christmas, even with a mixed finish on Friday after comparatively strong earnings reports from tech bellwethers IBM and Intel Corp. contrasted with a relatively weak report from Google Inc.
Minecraft on Xbox 360: Constant Updates, Microsoft Kinect Capabilities

Minecraft on Xbox 360: Constant Updates, Microsoft Kinect Capabilities

The popular indie video game Minecraft will soon be ported to the Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA), and the developer of the game’s port is pushing for Minecraft to be the first game to receive constant updates on the XBLA platform. In addition, the XBLA version of Minecraft will be useable with the Microsoft Kinect.
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Wall St dips on GE, Google results

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq dipped on Friday after a pair of bellwether corporate earnings fell short of lofty expectations, though a trio of strong results from Dow components kept the blue-chip average in positive territory.
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Wall Street slips on GE and Google

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq dipped on Friday after a pair of bellwether companies' earnings fell short of lofty expectations, though a trio of strong results from Dow components kept the blue-chip average in positive territory.

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