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Critics and consumers will surely argue about which company had the better presentation at the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo. Some analysts have already chosen a winner, but Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter has a different take on the matter. "They both did as well as they...

U.S. stocks were mostly unchanged on a catalyst-light day characterized by low volume. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) has a three-month daily average volume of over 101 million only traded hands 47.8 million times on Tuesday. With little economic or market moving catalysts due in the...

Sony (NYSE: SNE) sold more new game consoles than any of its competitors in 2013. Can that winning streak continue for another year? The answer could be found within the company's press event at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. The annual trade show is used by Sony and other game...

The 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo starts this week -- what should investors expect? Unlike an Apple or Google event, E3 is a bit more grounded in reality. There aren't any crazy rumors claiming that Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) will introduce another new console. At best, consumers are simply...

U.S. stocks declined a day after the S&P 500 and Dow indices traded at record-high levels. Investors and traders were likely paying attention to the ten-year Treasury yield which hit 2.5258, the lowest level since late October. The bull market has paused, temporarily at least, until...

Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) unofficial price cut could allow the company to compete more effectively against Sony's PlayStation 4. On June 9, 2014, Microsoft will begin selling its latest game console, Xbox One, without Kinect. Originally developed to compete with the motion-based controllers...

Most of the S&P 500 have already posted their first-quarter results. This week, big retailers begin to share their earnings reports. Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), the big daddy of retailers, steps onto the earnings stage Thursday. Macy's (NYSE: M) and J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) are also scheduled to...

Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) announced this week that the company will design new hardware specifically for emerging markets. Company President Satoru Iwata told Bloomberg that Nintendo wants to "make new things, with new thinking rather than a cheaper version of what we currently have." "The...

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS), which is making every effort to exploit its recently acquired Marvel and Star Wars franchises, is scheduled to report its fiscal second-quarter results Tuesday, May 6, after the markets close. Analyst sentiment is optimistic about the growth prospects of animation...

Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Xbox One has sold five million units worldwide, but that hasn't been enough to keep up with its chief competitor. Will this force Microsoft to adjust its strategy in promoting Xbox One at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo? Robert W. Baird analyst Colin Sebastian...

You may have heard of Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) so-called ‘Silver’ program. Reportedly, Silver is intended to improve customer support for Android devices. And according to the technology business news website The Information (subscription required), there’s more. A lot more. Google’s master...

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) tablet franchise is not performing as poorly as some had feared, but iPad sales are definitely declining. "They were low," Andy Hargreaves, Senior Research Analyst of Digital Media at Pacific Crest Securities, told Benzinga. "Our estimates were low compared to most people's...

Shipments of wearable computing, especially of the functional and stylish variety, will exceed 19 million units in 2014, according to research from International Data Corporation released Apr. 10. In addition, IDC reported that by 2018 the worldwide market would grow to nearly 112 million units...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has delivered its first game console in the form of a set-top box called Fire TV. Available to order at Amazon.com, Fire TV can stream movies, music and TV shows, just like other set-top boxes. This one comes with a couple of bonuses (such as voice search) that set it apart...

Imagine experiencing a Final Four basketball game, enjoying every spellbinding second, almost as if you were actually there. Only you’re not. Instead, a Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) streaming service provides the experience and pipes it into your Oculus virtual reality headset. Following Facebook’s...