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Microsoft's Kinect is starting to mount a credible challenge to the Nintendo Wii.

Despite Verizon's announced intention to acquire Terremark for $1.4 billion, are down virtually across across the board amid violent uprisings in Middle East.

In the Android camp at CES 2011, it was Motorola Xoom which stole the show; however there were a few tablets in the Windows camp too, which sported super-heavy specifications that are capable of taking the might of Xoom and one such contender is ASUS Eee Slate EP121.

The companies which are expected to see active trade on Friday are: Microsoft, Amazon, Ford Motor, Chevron, Honeywell International, Dominion Resources and American Electric Power.

US stocks modestly rose in early trade on Thursday, following weaker-than-expected reports on initial jobless claims, durable goods orders and mixed corporate earnings.

Futures on major U.S. stock indices point to a modestly higher opening on Thursday ahead of economic data including durable goods orders and pending home sales as well as slew of earnings reports.

The companies which are expected to see active trade on Thursday are: Microsoft, Motorola, Procter & Gamble, Amazon, AT&T, Altria Group, Caterpillar, Colgate-Palmolive and Eli Lilly.

Plantronics celebrated its 50th anniversary by adding spunk to unified calling by launching its Voyager Pro UC Bluetooth headset just days after Jawbone released its first motion-controlled Bluetooth headset ERA

Boeing Co. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. drive Dow to highest point since June 2008.

The unveiling is expected at this year's Mobile World Congress, scheduled for February 14-17 in Barcelona, Spain.

Dow hits 12,000 as U.S. stocks post moderate gains in mid-morning trading

Worldwide mobile application store revenue is projected to triple to more than $15.1 billion this year and reach $58 billion in three years, according to Gartner Inc.

Advertisers on the web are wary of the do Not track technology introduced to some web browsers.

The iPad is not good for business; at least according to Microsoft.

A top antitrust partner at Howrey is leaving the law firm, adding to the growing number of top lawyers who have quit the firm in recent months.

Graphics chip maker Nvidia launched a new chip in its GeForce GTX family - GeForce GTX 560 Ti.

Google takes a shot at Apple Air Print feature, launches its own Cloud Print beta for mobile documents and Gmail for mobile.

Bill Gates, one of the world's richest men and one of its best known philanthropists, said on Monday he hopes his passion for giving will soon start to take hold among the super-rich of China and India.

Mozilla, Microsoft are two major browser providers with 'Do Not Track' features. Independent developers and small companies also have possible anti-data mining solutions.

List of Microsoft Windows Phone 7 introduced in 2010 and coming out in 2011, a special look

I was shocked when Google ousted Eric Schmidt from his CEO position. However, the reason that I didn't understand this move is the same reason that typical CEOs like Eric Schmidt can't thrive at consumer tech companies.