David Magee

Google's stock opened strong Friday, up 13 percent by mid-morning after a strong earnings report Thursday after the bell beat analysts expectations.

Borders is nearing liquidation, ending America's second largest bookselling chain. Borders is accepting last-minute bids until 5 p.m. Sunday.

A new study says Google is changing our brain. But we're getting more information that ever before.

Former MLB pitcher Roger Clemens has been set free in a mistrial, for now. But the baseball great faces another life sentence -- no Hall of Fame induction.

Google's shares soared in after-hours trading after the company posted strong earnings and profits results for the second quarter after the market close Thursday.

Netflix is questioning the value of a deal Blockbuster is offering its customers unhappy with a 60 percent Netflix price increase.

The tablet war is on, as Amazon plans to release a tablet in October. Apple's iPad is the tablet leader by far, but Google's forthcoming Android operating system and Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 8 operating system will threaten to take marketshare, according to a new report.

The winners of the inaugural Google science fair were all girls, asking an important question: Are girls smarter than boys?

A report says Google's forthcoming Android and Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 8 operating systems will take marketshare away from Apple and its iPad in the tablet space. But Apple is gaining marketshare with smartphones and personal computers, which could help the company fend off Google's Android and Microsoft 8.

One analyst says to "get ready for the return of Apple's wow factor." But the stock is already on the move, up $45 per share in the past month, after a rough time in June.

Netflix has been bashed by many customers for raising its pricing 60 percent, but the $9.99 unlimited streaming video and DVD by mail offer was just a really good sale. The deal was good, while it lasted.

JPMorgan & Chase bank reported second quarter earnings Thursday. The bank's net income beat analysts' expectations.

Borders is nearing liquidation after its takeover bid has been rejected, but that's no surprise to those in traditional publishing circles. For them, Borders has been long gone.

Moody's has put the U.S. government's bond rating on watch for possible downgrade.

Bankrupt bookstore chain Borders has asked a bankruptcy judge to overrule the objection of landlords in regard to the sale of its assets to Direct Brands.

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg had the most followers on Google+ but now he's changed his privacy settings, so nobody knows for sure how many he has.

Microsoft abandoned the retail store strategy in 2001, but after Apple's success with retail stores, Microsoft plans to aggressively expand, adding 75 retail stores in the U.S. in two to three years.

Rodney King has acquired a long rap sheet after he was beaten by four LAPD officers in 1991. He was arrested on a DUI charge Tuesday in California. King has publicly stated he battles alcoholism.

Former University of Oklahoma football player Austin Box died of a drug overdose, medical authorities have ruled. They said Box died from an accidental mix of powerful drugs.

Amazon is dropping the price of its Kindle 3G through a partnership with AT&T. But buyers of the digital device will get built-in AT&T ads on their Kindle 3G.

Netflix is taking heat over its 60 percent price increase for unlimited video streaming and DVD by mail option. But for shareholders, that's good news. Here are other reasons bulls might want to take a look at Netflix's stock.

Some complain that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has changed. She has, and after $1 billion in earnings and celebrity status, Rowling never will be the same.

Netflix increased the price of its unlimited streaming video and DVD-by-mail services this week. Many customers are outraged. But shareholders should be smiling.

Emma Watson is all the rage on the Internet, but some people don't think the Harry Potter co-star is sexy.

Obesity is an epidemic in the United States and in other countries of the world. Experts have released exercise and activity tips for children under the age of 5 to combat the problem.

The new Facebook for Every Phone app is now available on Facebook. The app will run Facebook on more than 2,500 Java-enabled mobile phones.

New guidance has been released regarding fitness and activity levels for children under the age of 5. Restraints like car seats and strollers should be used sparingly, experts say.

Streaming video services company Netflix will increase its pricing by 60 percent.

Former NFL star and current NFL commentator Michael Irvin says in Out magazine he will support any NFL player who comes out as homosexual 100 percent.