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MSFT Up With Markets Stocks are up in early trading as home prices rose for the first time in eight months, boosted by an annual flurry of spring buyers. Shares of MSFT were shaky at the open but are now trading in the positive. Source: Yahoo! News

News Analysis: Nokia is struggling to stay relevant in the mobile market, but it’s clear it’s not succeeding. Nokia is in deep trouble and it might not overcome its problems even with Microsoft as a technology partner Read Full Story: Link Removed

MSFT Up Strong Vs. The Market The market is rallying on released economic metrics. The number of people signing up for jobless benefits fell last week, while housing starts and building permits rose last month. Shares of MSFT are up stronger that its peers. Source: Yahoo! News

In the wake of Microsoft‘s first “Windows 8” preview, reports have surfaced that the PC software giant plans to launch its own Microsoft-branded tablet to compete with Apple‘s iPad line, and the growing variety of Android-based tablets. According to DigiTimes, the device will be a collaborative...

Microsoft may be hoping to more directly challenge Apple with a self-branded Windows 8 tablet, part suppliers asserted in a rumor on Tuesday. The company would collaborate directly with TI, possibly using its 1.8GHz OMAP4470 chip, and brand it much the way the company has the Xbox 360 or Zune...

Could there be a Microsoft-branded Windows 8 tablet coming to market next year? Sure. But should there be? I'd argue no. Link Removed

At the moment, the tablet market consists of Apple’s iPad 2 and everyone else. Apple runs iOS and everyone else runs Android, alongside the odd occurrence of Windows. There is no stronger brand out there in the tablet market than Apple and iOS, though. Microsoft has realized this and is now...

Can Microsoft's next-generation, touch-oriented Windows 8 OS give Microsoft a leg-up in the tablet computer market now dominated by Apple's iPad? The quick answer seems to be a resounding no. Source: Yahoo! News

Can Microsoft's next-generation, touch-oriented Windows 8 OS give Microsoft a leg-up in the tablet computer market now dominated by Apple's iPad? The quick answer seems to be a resounding no. Source: Yahoo! News

Can Microsoft's next-generation, touch-oriented Windows 8 OS give Microsoft a leg-up in the tablet computer market now dominated by Apple's iPad? Source: Yahoo! News

Computerworld - Can Microsoft's next-generation, touch-oriented Windows 8 OS give Microsoft a leg-up in the tablet computer market now dominated by Apple's iPad? Link Removed

Over 100,000 Android users may have been affected by malicious apps, as 26 more malware programs have been identified on Google’s Android Market. Link Removed - Invalid URL made the discovery over the weekend, and believes that the rogue software was likely created by the same persons who...

Analysts say Microsoft may still hold edge in the enterprise market due to lower integration costs. Source: Yahoo! News

More bad news for Microsoft in tablets --- Toshiba has apparently pulled the plug on its plans for a Windows 7-based tablet. Link Removed

Tablet PCs that adopt Windows 8 and ARM-based processor are expected to appear by the end of 2011, but due to the platform lack of system performance, the platform will be mainly used for targeting the tablet PC market, according to sources from notebook players. Source: Yahoo! News

Inquirer: "Windows 8 is nothing to worry about." Link Removed

The number of smartphones on the market today continues to grow at a very impressive rate. It seems like each time you check the news, there are a few more smartphones coming to the market. With all the smartphones that are available to users, makers and carriers need to do something to set...

Link Removed LONDON (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures pointed slightly higher Wednesday following three straight days of gains, as gold and silver futures continued to rebound from the previous week’s heavy losses. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJM11 +0.15% rose 19 points to...

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Details on Nokia ‘s alleged phone and tablet strategy for 2012 and 2013 have emerged, suggesting that the company is indeed looking to Windows 8 for its slates and that Maemo 6 will be rolled out for one final hurrah before being effectively dropped. Arch insider Eldar Murtazin has spilt the...