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Unleashing Alibaba's Wealth External-link
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Alibaba's new $586 million, 18% stake in Sina's "Twitter of China" Weibo unit has investors searching for ways to play Alibaba as rumors swirl about an IPO. The value of an Alibaba IPO has been estimated to be worth as much as $100 billion, soaring from $45 billion. Analysts w...
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The Verdict Is In: Nobody Likes Google Glass (GOOG) External-link
The elite of the tech world have decided that Google Glass is the future. And perhaps they're right, but, Google Glass is clearly not the present. It's not even the near-future, if the early reviews that are rolling in turn out to be accurate. I haven't worn Glass. While I think it looks neat, I don't see a killer a...
App roundup: Turn it up! Music apps to rock out to External-link
Hi, my name is Kirsten, and I’m a writer at Microsoft. My work days are filled with writing, meetings, and getting coffee in the lunch room. But after hours, I swap out my mouse and keyboard for my bass, my guitar, and my other keyboard (or sometimes my keytar). I spend pretty much all of my free time playing music,...
Apple Has Become a Lemon; Can It Make Lemonade? External-link
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- It's hard to imagine that it wasn't that long ago that analysts were racing to one-up each other with higher and higher price targets for Apple . I remember vividly where I was when the first $1,000 price target appeared. I shouted an expletive and then asked my wife whether she thought i...
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CapLinked Adds Folder Downloads External-link
Los Angeles-based CapLinked, the developer of online software used to manage financial deals, said Monday that it has added a new feature which lets its members download entire folders from the site. The company--which is targeting the Virtual Data Room market--said the new feature lets members select important fold...
Why Apple Bloggers Don't Trust The Newest Apple Executive (AAPL) External-link
"When technology becomes religion things get nasty." That quotes comes from technology analyst Michael Gartenberg. It is his reaction to what is happening to Apple's newest hire, Kevin Lynch. No company attracts a religous following quite like Apple. At Apple, Lynch is going to be VP of Technology and work...
Kansas City Chiefs win age discrimination lawsuit External-link
A Jackson County jury has found in favor of the Kansas City Chiefs in an age discrmination lawsuit. The team successfully defended the suit from Steve Cox, a former maintenance manager who was terminated in 2010 after giving an employee an unapproved raise. Tony Romano and Eric Packel of Polsinelli Shughart PC rep...
Report outlines ’5 biggest problems facing Apple’ External-link
Pundits and bloggers love telling us what Apple (AAPL) “needs” to do. The world’s most successful consumer electronics company could do no wrong just five short months ago, and now there’s doom and gloom around every corner. While Apple’s stock has taken a huge hit o...
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Google Glass Isn't Very Good Yet, And It Gives People Headaches, Says VC Who Played With The... External-link
Before we all get too excited about Google Glass, here's a counter view. Hedge fund manager Eric Jackson has been in San Francisco meeting with tech companies and venture capitalists. On Twitter he writes that Google Glass isn't quite the miracle drug its made out to be: "VC told me this week — who'd ...
Silicon Valley VCs describe tech stock market as a ‘casino’ run by overly emotional traders External-link
If you’re scratching your head at how Apple (AAPL) shares can crash from $700 to just $450 over the span of just a few months despite posting enormous profits while Amazon’s (AMZN) shares can soar to new heights despite recording a yearly loss, you aren’t alone. The Street’s E...
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