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• Cell phones welcome in some classrooms
Widespread adoption by universities would be a welcome boost to sales for Qualcomm, such carriers as AT&T and Verizon Wireless, and hardware makers, such as Hewlett-Packard and Apple.
• It was a hot summer for video games
Crashing castles … and sales records Independent game developers have been the shining stars of recent months, offering up games that have been inventive, intelligent and utterly fun to play.
• Many retailers report sluggish August sales
NEW YORK - Many of the nation’s retailers struggled with a sluggish back-to-school season, though Wal-Mart posted higher August sales Thursday as shoppers focused on buying essentials amid persistent worries about high gas and food prices. As ...
• HP's 'End Run' Around Windows
HP is the world's largest supplier of PCs, with about 19% market share, and analysts estimate overall sales will grow 10.3% this year, to $115 billion.
• Ford, GM report big drop in sales in August
DETROIT - Nearly every major automaker saw its U.S. sales drop in August, but many are seeing signs that the worst slump in recent history may have bottomed out. Most upbeat were executives from General Motors Corp., which posted a 20.3 percent sales ...