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Apple is expected to launch new MacBook Air and Mac Minis along with OS X Lion next week.

Uncertainty shrouds the retail release of the new Macbook Air and the OS X Lion, but one Apple employee shed some light on what to expect.

The economy may not see a strong pick-up in growth in the second half of 2011 as the number of Americans filing for first-time jobless benefits remained high last week and retail sales barely rose in June.

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 much-speculated July 14 launch of Mac OS X Lion turned out to be a non-event.Though Lion didn't roar as of yet, its snoring may not last so long anyway - the next rumors in line suggest Lion's launch as early as tomorrow, or all the way pushed back to July 26th.

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.

The number of Americans claiming initial unemployment benefits dropped last week, but remained elevated and retail sales barely rose, suggesting the economy would struggle to regain speed in the second half.

Buzz is building around Apple's new MacBook Air release, which some have slotted to be released even this week. But Sony may give Apple a run for its money.

According to one report, consumers will have to wait one more day for the Mac OS X Lion

U.S. retail sales edged up 0.1 percent in June, after dipping 0.1 percent in May, as a rebound in receipts from auto dealers offset the biggest drop in gasoline sales in a year, the Commerce Dept said.

Sony Corp. announced on Wednesday plans to release two new digital e-readers in hopes of taking a share of a lucrative, yet highly competitive market.

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

Apple Inc. is gearing up its production of iPhone 5 for a possible September launch, but new rumors have surfaced expecting a mid-August launch.

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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.

Netflix has raised its prices and essentially forced consumers to either choose DVD or streaming.

Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress Before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. July 13, 2011

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) said Tuesday it agreed to buy PopCap Games for as much as $1.3 billion in cash and stock to boost its digital gaming business.

Apart from Apple Inc.'s iPhone 5, the most expected Android smartphones are Samsung Galaxy S2, Motorola Droid Bionic and HTC Thunderbolt 4G. So which is the best Android smartphone that will emerge the winner in the United States?

AT&T released its first two major forays into the 4G LTE market at a showcase on Tuesday. Although AT&T's 4G LTE network isn't up and functional yet, that hasn't stopped them from trying to gain some momentum by releasing two new LTE products.

Better yet, high-tech firms are adding far more workers than they are letting go.