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In an era when the sting of recession has not yet worn off, many consumers are continuing to look for ways to save a few dollars. One of the effects on the retail industry is the increasing desire of shoppers to avoid unnecessary shipping fees. While many consumers want to be able to purchase an ite...

Google+ challenged its top competitor Facebook on Thursday by adding games to the newly launched social networking site. Google has begun a gradual roll-out of the games, stating they should be fully available to all users soon. Google+ users will have a selection of 16 games to choose from at first...

It's no secret that nearly everyone is on Facebook. So, it shouldn't be a surprise that corporate recruiters are starting to infiltrate the world's largest social network in search of potential new hires. It makes sense for corporate headhunters to set up shop on Facebook for numerous reasons, start...

Over the past two years, I've been chronicling the evolution of the channel in the cloud in my monthly commentaries in this space. Although many industry pundits have predicted the disintermediation of the channel in the cloud computing marketplace, I continue to see signs of success but under a new...

Cisco's efforts to revamp its business -- cutting jobs and shaving $1 billion from expenses -- seems to be paying off. After three disappointing quarters, the company wowed the street with its fourth-quarter performance, delivering $11.2 billion in sales, exceeding Wall Street's forecast of $10.98 ...

Did AT&T just get chink in its armor? Something curious and interesting may be happening at the phone giant. Its growth seems to be slowing, according to the latest quarterly results. I watched Verizon for something similar that would show a trend in the industry, but its growth still looks stro...

Did AT&T just get chink in its armor? Something curious and interesting may be happening at the phone giant. Its growth seems to be slowing, according to the latest quarterly results. I watched Verizon for something similar that would show a trend in the industry, but its growth still looks stro...

Nokia revealed a bold move Wednesday as it announced its North American operations will stop selling cellphones based on its Symbian operating system and introduce from now on only smartphones based on Microsoft Windows Phone 7. The head of Nokia's U.S. subsidiary, Chris Weber, broke the news in an ...

It just makes sense that consumers tend to trust the opinions and recommendations of friends before they trust those of advertisers, promoters and retailers. Social shopping sites, which combine features of social networking with online sales, seek to capitalize on the sharing and trust that exist b...

Apple's brand name is currently the most valuable name in the world. Google held that title for the last four years, and now Apple has finally surpassed it. The top 10 are all very familiar names: Apple, Google, IBM, McDonald's, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, AT&T, Marlboro, China Mobile and GE. So what'...

With one brief letter, the Federal Communications Commission has put a stop to any hopes that two pending AT&T deals -- its $1.9 billion purchase of spectrum licenses from Qualcomm and its proposed acquisition of T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom for about $39 billion -- will be easy to settle. In ...

With one brief letter, the Federal Communications Commission has put a stop to any hopes that two pending AT&T deals -- its $1.9 billion purchase of spectrum licenses from Qualcomm and its proposed acquisition of T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom for about $39 billion -- will be easy to settle. In ...

Twenty-one-year Microsoft veteran Charlie Kindel announced he is leaving to start his own company. He joined the Windows Phone division in 2010, prior to its launch, and has been serving as general manager. He led the team that built the Windows Phone application platform and worked as developer eva...

IBM Global Services is an organization the company's customers love to use and its competitors love to hate. That is, when they're not trying to copy it. From a revenue standpoint, there's certainly a lot to love. IGS' two central organizations -- Global Technology Services and Global Business Servi...

Members of the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers voted to go on strike at Verizon Communications on Sunday. The 45,000 striking workers are employed in the wireline side of Verizon's operations and their absence will, theoretically at least, af...