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Stocks have drifted higher today despite worse than expected manufacturing numbers which were released this morning. Many observers are pointing to the Fed's Permanent Open Market Operation (POMO). Large cap technology stocks are higher nearly across the board. Here is a mid-day roundup of the tech...

Shares of Radware (NASDAQ: RDWR) are subject to profit taking this morning, trading down more than 6% after the company was subject to takeover rumors yesterday. There were unconfirmed rumors that that technology company could be acquired by either Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) or IBM (NYSE: IBM)....

Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) will begin to pay a dividend, which is expected to have a yield of 1% to 2%. The payout will start near the end of the company's fiscal year. A few large tech companies like IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) have payouts already. There has even been speculation that...

In new ads recently posted on YouTube which may make it to TV, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has savaged the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad based both on price and the trouble users have seeing its screen in bright sunlight. The difference in the usefulness of the two devices appears to be small, but it...

Many smartphone owners download apps but do not use them, like the car buyer who asks for adjustable sets but never uses the settings. The Pew Internet Project says that 35% of Americans who have access to apps add them to their phones, but only 24% use them. People who own Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL...

Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) is on the verge of declaring its quarterly financial results that may turn out to be very critical for its future operations. On September 16, after the closing bell, the company will announce its second quarter results of fiscal 2011. Despite generating healthy net...

Joel Rassman, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Toll Brothers Inc (NYSE: TOL), passed away early Tuesday. Rassman had been the CFO of the company since 1984. He had served as a member of the board since 1996. Executive Chairman Robert Toll said, "As we announced in December of 2008, he faced serious...

Round Rock Texas-based PC maker Dell Inc. (DELL) recently announced that BNSF Railway (BNSF) will be using its computing, field and managed services. Financial details of this five-year contract were not disclosed.   BNSF Railway, a wholly owned subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., is...

If any industry has stood out in recent months when it comes to M&A activity, it's been technology. But more specifically, the narrative has been one of large tech firms purchasing specialized small to mid-cap companies at fairly attractive premiums. The list is long, ranging from Intel’s (...

Wells Fargo Securities is downgrading shares of ArcSight (NASDAQ: ARST) to Market Perform after the company agreed to be acquired by Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) for $43.50 per share. In the research note, Wells Fargo writes, "HP announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire...

Brean Murray has a $50 price target on shares of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and a Buy rating, after the company agreed to purchase ArcSight (NASDAQ: ARST) for $43.50 per share in cash yesterday. In the research note, Brean Murray writes, "We believe HP was attracted to ArcSight, given 1)...

A consortium of large businesses in a variety of industry sectors today announced a new way for small businesses to compete with greater ease to sell goods and services to global companies, potentially leading to the creation of new jobs and economic growth. AT&T (NYSE: T), Bank of America (...

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) sudden change of heart on application developer restrictions last week was a rare humbling moment for tech's top agenda setter. The move was most accurately seen as a reversal of Steve Jobs' 'Thoughts on Flash' letter written in April. It was a bold,...

When Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) released its newest generation iPhone, the iPhone 4, it was received just as well as all the previous models. People waited in lines for hours, and those who were shut out on the first day had weeks of waiting to get their hands on the new precious iPhone....