COMPANIES

Shares of e-commerce site Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) fell more than 10 percent Monday, giving back half their Friday gains.

Shares of Eastman Kodak Co. (PINK:EKDKQ) rose 30 percent after reports it had sold 1,100 imaging patents to a syndicate headed by Google and Apple.

Samsung Electronics (KRX:005930) was the clear winner shipping “connected” devices in the third quarter, with a 22 percent share, IDC said.

John T. Chambers has decided to base his legacy as CEO of Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) on the cloud, software, and services.

Shares of e-commerce site Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) soared 23 percent Friday on speculation the troubled shopping site might be acquired.

Cisco will shift its focus to software and cloud-oriented technologies, CEO John Chambers said -- a tack that should boost growth.

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), which bought the Motorola brand this year for $12.5 billion, may be near the sale of its cable TV unit.

Shares of GPS specialist Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN) rose 6 percent Thursday ahead of the company's inclusion in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), the No. 1 search engine, seems to be the winner in 2012 cybershopping gains, said Eric Best, Mercent CEO.

Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company may return some manufacturing to the States, hasn't lost its moxie and still has momentum.

Shares of bankrupt Eastman Kodak (PINK:EKDKQ) rose 5 percent Thursday after reports it had finally sold about 1,100 imaging patents.

In the past week, Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) have raised $9 billion in bonds. Neither needed the cash.

Shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) fell another 4 percent in Wednesday trading, bringing their loss since their record high to 21 percent.

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), the No. 1 social networking website, got a boost when its shares were added to the Nasdaq 100 Index.

Sharp Corp. (TYO:6753) said Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) agreed to invest as much as 9.9 billion yen (US $121 million), in it.

Shares of Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ:ORCL) eased Tuesday despite the company's plans to pay three-quarters worth of dividends this month.

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt has completed a new book on technology for publication in the second quarter of 2013.

Shares of Dell Inc. (Nasdaq: DELL), the No. 3 PC maker, soared nearly 9 percent Monday after an analyst suggested the company might go private.

The eye may be the key to designing security systems that are absolutely secure as well as painless to operate, claims AOptix Technologies..

Motorola Mobility has acquired face detection software firm Viewdle, in a deal worth $35-40 million, TechRadar has reported.

Inspired by her heritage and an ancient relic passed down from her Greek mother and Egyptian father, Fotini Copeland channeled her own inner goddess to create the FOTINI Fall 2012 collection shown on Tuesday at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. View the slideshow to see photos of the FOTINI Fall 2012 collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York.