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Despite some indication that Samsung's (OTC: SSNLF) stated mission at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is eventually to “take over your home,” the fact is the Korean electronics giant also wants to take over your car – or at least the entertainment and navigation portion, according to...

Quarterly reports from Alcoa (NYSE: AA) have long been considered the kickoff to a new earnings season, though its role may become less relevant now that it has been dropped from the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Along with Alcoa, Micron Technologies (NYSE: MU), Monsanto (NYSE: MON), SUPERVALU (...

The main question going in to Tuesday's trading session was whethere the Fed will decide to scale back its $85 billion monthly bond buying program. A budget deal in Congress and solid economic data make the case that tapering will begin sooner rather than later. Major indices were virtually...

Instagram, the social media, photo-sharing network purchased last year by Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) for $1 billion, has unveiled a new app – that allows Instagram's 150 million users to send pictures, videos and written messages to a select group of people. With the new Instagram Direct feature,...

Sony (NYSE: SNE) attempted to rule the headlines this weak, thanks entirely to its brand-new console: PlayStation 4. The Japanese tech giant revealed that it had sold one million PlayStation 4 units in just one day in North America -- a new record for the game industry. Sony also earned some...

Sony (NYSE: SNE) and most manufacturers typically produce game consoles at a loss until, but PlayStation 4 may already be profitable. According to AllThingsD, which got an early look at the PlayStation 4 teardown from IHS (NYSE: IHS), Sony spends $381 on every unit. The console retails for $399,...

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) fifth-generation iPad is cheaper to manufacture than the third-generation iPad -- but retails for the same starting price of $499. According to AllThingsD, which has received the first look at IHS' (NYSE: IHS) teardown of the iPad Air, Apple is spending $274 to produce the...

In what might be considered part of a continuing response to critics who accuse Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) of farming out most of its production overseas, the company announced Monday it was building a new plant in Mesa, Arizona, according to Reuters. The new plant will employ 700, with another 1,300...

Consumers may not have to wait another seven years for Xbox Two and PlayStation 5 to arrive. If Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) releases its Wii U successor before then, Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may be forced to follow suit. "I think it really depends on the environment strategy, and...

What if you could speak into your smartphone, describing your symptoms when you felt ill, and receive an accurate medical diagnosis that could help you decide whether what you had was as serious as a heart attack or more likely just heartburn? What if you could take a picture of a used car you...

IHS Chief Economist Dr. Nariman Behravesh and Federated Investors' Chief Equity Strategist Phil Orlando went over the possible market reactions to Larry Summers removing his name for chair of the Federal Reserve, just before the Federal Open Market Committee meeting this week, on CNBC's Squawk Box...

Despite the fact that the number of screens showing 3-D films increased to nearly 15,000 in 2012, moviegoers are showing less interest in the three-dimensional format. According to The New York Times, this summer’s 3-D offerings like Turbo, produced by DreamWorks (NASDAQ: DWA) and distributed...

Now that Suntech Power (NYSE: STP) is bankrupt, Wall Street is rethinking their perceptions on the solar industry—particularly companies like First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) and SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR). First the backstory. If you had a solar panel for every expert that got airtime in the financial...

The new earnings season gets underway this week, with Alcoa (NYSE: AA) on deck Tuesday and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) scheduled to report fourth-quarter results on Friday. By and large, analysts expect to see year-over-year growth in per-share earnings for the quarter from both of these S&P 500...

Nintendo's (OTC: NTDOY) latest console, Wii U, is expected to outperform its predecessor when it is released on November 18. IHS (NYSE: IHS) researchers estimate that global sales of the new console will reach 3.5 million units by the end of December 2012. The original Wii sold 3.1 million units...