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As the economy picks back up, more and more people are working from home. The number of home-based U.S. businesses will grow by more than 10% over the next four years, and the number of telecommuters will rise by 12%. But that’s not all based on the recovery: Many are victims of the recession.

Continue reading Demographics and the Economy Send More People Home for Work

Demographics and the Economy Send More People Home for Work originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:00:00.

Filed Under: Retirement, Economy, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Apple, AT&T

Research In Motion’s plans to make its BlackBerry Messenger service available as an app on Androids and iPhones will get its signature software in front of a wider audience. But will RIM’s initiative win new customers, or cannibalize its already failing smartphone market share?

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RIM’s BlackBerry Messenger App Dilemma originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:00:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Investing, Research In Motion, Stock Picks

Apple has sued Amazon over the term “App Store.”
Apple says it holds the trademark and claims that an Amazon Appstore will confuse customers who will wonder if it is part of Apple.

Continue reading Yet Another Tech IP Suit: Apple Sues Amazon Over App Store Name

Yet Another Tech IP Suit: Apple Sues Amazon Over App Store Name originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:00:00.

Filed Under: Microsoft, Nokia, Research In Motion, Apple, Amazon.com

Worldwide mobile-computer owners will buy about $1.5 billion worth of augmented-reality applications in 2015, up from less than $2 million last year, U.K.-based Juniper Research said in a recent report.

Continue reading Augmented Reality’s Industry Prospects May Get Very Real, Very Fast

Augmented Reality’s Industry Prospects May Get Very Real, Very Fast originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:30:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Media, Google , Research In Motion, Apple, Retail

Google’s smartphone platform, Android, has overtaken that of Research in Motion’s BlackBerry as the most popular in the U.S., according to a ComScore report released Monday. It also may be gaining on Apple.

Continue reading Google’s Android Platform Overtakes BlackBerry in U.S. Popularity

Google’s Android Platform Overtakes BlackBerry in U.S. Popularity originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:30:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Media, Google , Research In Motion, Apple, Samsung