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The New York Times has jumped on the bandwagon of major publications claiming that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is developing a seven-inch iPad. According to the New York Times, "[Apple] is developing a new tablet with a 7.85-inch screen that is likely to sell for significantly less than the latest $499...

Millions of products have been "Liked" on Facebook (NASDAQ: FB). However, critics and advertises continue to argue over the validity of these "Likes" and their ability to persuade consumers to make a purchase. General Motors (NYSE: GM) was so upset with Facebook that it announced that it would no...

With more than 900 million users and the potential for more, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) towers over the competition as the leader in social media. But have these users resulted in a significant number of "Likes" for products that are promoted on the site? According to AllThingsD, Facebook users have "...

On Monday, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer told AllThingsD that the company's PC partners were prepared for the unveiling of the first Microsoft-branded tablet. "Our PC partners knew in advance we were announcing something today in this space," he said. But when asked how these...

Skepticism surrounding an announcement from Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is at an all-time high as many have been led to believe the tech-giant company will be introducing a tablet with Xbox live streaming Monday. The software distributor has been rumored to be teaming up with Barnes & Noble (NYSE...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is looking to spend more than $1 billion to acquire another company. This time it's Yammer, a four-year-old enterprise that created a social network for the corporate world. According to Bloomberg, Yammer could help Microsoft "add social-networking tools to the suite of...

"Much of the recent discussion on Facebook effectiveness has gotten the story wrong," comScore claims. The digital marketing intelligence agency is scheduled to release a report next week entitled The Power of Like 2: How Social Marketing Works. This week, comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) is hyping that...

The patent conflict between the world's leading social network and the former leader of search could soon come to an end. That's according to AllThingsD, whose sources say that the two companies have been "hammering out the outlines of a deal over the last several days to end their contentious...

As mobile usage increases, Google and Facebook are quickly losing out on their primary source of revenue. But if Mary Meeker's estimates are accurate, that could change very soon. Meeker, a former Wall Street analyst and a current partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, gave a detailed...

Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) CEO Scott Thompson will step down and be replaced on an interim basis by the company's head of global media, Ross Levinsohn, according to AllThingsD citing sources. Thompson is leaving in the midst of a scandal involving a fake computer science degree on his bio. This is a...

Yesterday, shares of Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) were hit after AllThingsD reported that Howard Schultz of Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) would be leaving the company's board voluntary. Efrusy, who also sits on the board, will not seek re-election. Groupon responded, naming Daniel Henry and Robert Bass to...

As we told you back in December of last year, it was bound to happen. Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) has just bought Taleo (NASDAQ: TLEO) for $1.9 billion, or $46 per share. The transactions is the latest on a wave of smaller cloud-based, software-as-a-service (SAAS) players consolidating into larger but...

The leading daily deals site has found a deal of its own: a new company. Mertado, a social shopping startup that aimed to present consumers with a selection of unique or lifestyle-oriented products, has been acquired by Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN). On February 28, 2012, Mertado.com will shut down. “...

The nation's largest online retailer is offering consumers the chance to compare prices and walk away $5 richer. Now before you scoff and say, “I don't need five bucks,” just remember that most consumers will go out of their way to save $0.50 on a 12-pack of Coke (NYSE: KO) or $2 on a package of...

Over the weekend, we learned that Alibaba CEO Jack Ma had expressed his interest in buying Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO), as Yahoo owns 39% of the Chinese Internet company. Today, we got a report that Silver Lake, Alibaba Group, and Russia's Digital Sky Technologies are in serious talks about a potential...