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Barclays Capital said data storage company EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) will look to continue to acquire companies that focus on analytics and Big Data technology.

The ongoing frenzy for consumer tablets in the market will continue to grow like wildfire with Apple continuing to dominate the sector, according to an analyst.

HP's chief information officer Randy Mott shown the door as CEO Leo Apotheker shakes things up.

PC maker Dell could acquire Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. in a bid to own assets in servers/storage/networking space.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: SciQuest, CIENA, Velti, Brocade Communications Systems, and ServiceSource International. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Exide Technologies, Vera Bradley Designs, China-Biotics, United Therapeutics, and Copart.

Italian police have arrested a suspected mafia boss who had been a fugitive for nine years, according to reports.

Criticisms have flared up this week if Google Android 2.3 operating system, Gingerbread, is already within the Android 3.0 Honeycomb.

Increased Charges of Wireless connections on tablet computers is urging consumers to use free Wi-Fi rather than invest on cellular network along with the high price of the network.

Microsoft, in a report, has announced students who buy a new PC for $699 or more will get a free Xbox 360 4GB console.

Barclays Capital has increased its profit forecast for PC maker Dell, given prospects for higher gross margins, partially offset by lower revenues.

Cupertino, California-based Apple may launch its new models of MacBook Air in June or July, Digitimes reported citing sources from supply chain.

Stocks rallied broadly today supported by a surge in commodity prices.

Despite the recall of 1,000 Research in Motion's (RIM) PlayBook tablets due to an OS glitch, the popularity of the PlayBook remains unaffected -it has been reported that the BlackBerry maker has recovered by selling 250,000 devices in month of April. The estimates were noted from RBC analyst Mick Abramsky collected information from 180 Best Buy locations with results showing 84% of 64BG RIM PlayBooks sold were in late April.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Arotech, SodaStream International, Dell, Gulf Resources, Golar LNG, GT Solar International, and Research In Motion. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Coldwater Creek, Staples, Celldex Therapeutics, Orchid Cellmark, and ARM Holdings.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: FSI International, EnerNOC, Dell, AVEO Pharmaceuticals, and Gulf Resources. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Coldwater Creek, Celldex Therapeutics, Boston Private Financial Holdings, Novavax, and Myriad Genetics.

Dell Inc. (DELL), the world's second-largest personal-computer maker, saw first quarter profit climbed 177 per cent to $945m. Non-GAAP earnings were 55 cents a share while revenue eased up 1 percent to $15 billion.

U.S. stocks declined in early trade on Tuesday as weaker-than-expected housing data and disappointing results from Hewlett-Packard weighed on the sentiment.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Gulf Resources, Sino Clean Energy, Photronics, A123 Systems, and Vodafone Group. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Clean Energy Fuels, Cree, Dell, Intel, and L & L Energy.

The Lakers have plenty of possible replacements for Phil Jackson

A spokesperson from PR firm Burson-Marsteller admitted to working for Facebook in a PR campaign against Google, questioning their tactics in privacy.

Facebook allegedly hires a PR firm to slander Google.