Software holdups might keep the chip-maker from releasing a full slate of Windows 8 tablets in time for the holidays.
Google may announce new versions of its Nexus 7 tablet this year. Throw Amazon into the mix and consumers will have some good choices this holiday.
The new, lower-cost tablets take on rivals from Apple, Amazon and Google.
'Fifty Shades of Grey': The floundering book retailer exceeds financial expectations in part because of a pleasant sales bump from a series of erotic page-turners.
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The No. 2 US PC maker's earnings stank. Expect the same from the No. 1 today.
Stocks on Wall Street are mixed in another tame session.
Stocks slide after disappointing economic news from Japan and rumors of a new legal challenge in Germany over the ESM.
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