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Be the first to comment Laptop reliability by manufacturer. Research by SquareTrade. Mac fans are often quick to claim superior performance from their Apple laptops, but a study from a warranty supplier in the US has ranked the reliability of their hardware fourth behind Asus, Toshiba and Sony. The reliability...

Competition among Asia’s makers of liquid-crystal-display panels is set to intensify ahead of an expected rise in demand and a looming supply shortage, analysts say.

New data from SquareTrade one of the bigger warranty providers says Asus and Toshiba have the least hardware malfunctions over 3 years, while one-in-four HP laptops are projected to experience problems. Oh, and crappy netbooks are worst of all. They say that sub-$400 netbooks are 20 percent more likely to...

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BloggingStocks: Analyst upgrades: JPMorgan upgraded Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX) and Goldcorp (NYSE: GG) to Overweight from Neutral following its gold valuation analysis. The firm set a $54 price target on Barrick shares and a $47 price target on Goldcorp shares. ... Read more

Google (GOOG) recently struck a deal with Sony Corp. (SNE), according to which the latter will ship the Chrome browser pre-installed on some of its PC models. The financial or other details of the transaction were not disclosed. A Google spokesperson said that the deal was in the nature of a first step and agreements with [...]

(GOOG) Google Browser Ships in Sony Computers

It’s been 30 years since the meltdown of a reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant also caused a meltdown in the U.S. commercial nuclear power business. Even though no one was seriously injured - and only a small amount of radiation leaked into the air above eastern Pennsylvania - the ...

President-elect Barack Obama has made no bones about wantinto jump-start the renewable energy markets – pledging $150 billion for the development of biofuels, solar and wind power, other alternative energy sources during his first term.

But what might the new administration…

Companies featured in this segment: Agilent Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:A), Toshiba Corporation (OTC:TOSBF), Siemens AG (NYSE:SI), Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB), OAO Gazprom (OTC:OGZPY), Siirtec Nigi SpA, Eni SpA (NYSE:E), and Saipem SpA (BIT:SPM).

Companies featured in this segment: Alcoa (NYSE:AA), AK Steel (NYSE:AKS), U.S. Steel (NYSE:X), Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX), ThyssenKrupp (FRA:TKA), Holcim (VTX:HOLN), Canadian Natural Resources Limited (NYSE:CNQ), Cytogenix (NASDAQ:CYGX), Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), 3M (NYSE:MMM), Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE), Cameco Corporation (NYSE:CCJ), KBR Incorporated (NYSE:KBR), Global Investment House (KUW:GLOBAL), Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (AFM:JOPH), Arab Potash Company (AFM:APOT), Southern Company (NYSE:SO), McDermott International Incorporated (NYSE:MDR), and Toshiba Corporation (OTC:TOSBF).

Companies featured in this segment: Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE), Toshiba Corporation (OTC:TOSBF), Flour Corporation (NYSE:FLR), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), GMR Infrastructure Limited (BSE:532754), PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), New Gold Incorporated (AMEX:NGD), Thompson Creek Metals Company Incorporated (NYSE:TC), Teck Cominco Limited (NYSE:TCK), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE)

Companies featured in this segment: Calpine Corporation (NYSE:CPN), Pacific Ethanol Incorporated (NASDAQ:PEIX), Pursuit Dynamics plc (LON:PDX), BP (NYSE:BP), Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR), Foster Wheeler (NASDAQ:FWLT), Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN), Toshiba Corporation (OTC:TOSBF), O. P. Jindal Group, Alstom (EPA:ALO), Bharat Forge Limited (BOM:500493)

Companies featured in this segment: Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE:RDS-A), Dominion Resources Incorporated (NYSE:D), Fluor Enterprises (NYSE:FLR), SNC-Lavalin (TSE:SNC), General Electric (NYSE:GE), Siemens (NYSE:SI), Foster Wheeler (NASDAQ:FWLT), Mitsubishi (TYO:8058), Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE:PBR), Astra Holding USA Incorporated, Larsen & Toubro (BOM:500510), General Electric (NYSE:GE), Toshiba (OTC:TOSBF), Shell (NYSE:RDS-A)