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Tech Stocks: Tech stocks close week with mixed results Technology stocks deliver a mixed performance in Friday trading as the sector tried to curtail its weeklong decline, while memory chipmaker SanDisk Corp. bucks the losing trend after a report that it could be an acquisition target.

John Dvorak's Second Opinion: Why a Google browser? Google’s new Chrome browser is not welcome by the developers or the computer-using public at large, writes John Dvorak.

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Europe Markets: Stocks drop in Europe as economic worries grow; Nokia slides European shares slide, with Nokia warning on mobile-device market share and banks surrendering more ground, as investors continue to fret about a slowing global economy.

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Special Report: Investors have many options in 'Digital Home' area For investors looking to make a play in the growth of the so-called "digital home," the biggest challenge will be figuring out where to start.

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Stocks to Watch: Stocks in focus for Friday Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday's session are National Semiconductor, Boeing and Lehman Brothers.

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Tech Stocks: Ciena leads day of broad tech losses Technology stocks lose ground for a third straight session, as a sales warning from networking-equipment maker Ciena Corp. leads to broad losses across the sector.

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Take-Two swings to profit on 'Grand Theft Auto IV' Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. swings to a third-quarter profit, as the video-game publisher's sales more than double from a year ago due in part to the strong performance of its "Grand Theft Auto IV" title.

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After Hours: Take-Two set to highlight evening trading session Take-Two Interactive Software may be among the most heavily traded shares during the evening trading session as the designer of the Grand Theft Auto video game reports quarterly results.

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Sony recalls 438,000 Vaio notebooks for possible burn hazard Sony Corp. is recalling 438,000 of its VAIO notebook computers worldwide due to concerns about the devices overheating and presenting a potential burn hazard to consumers.

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Therese Poletti's Tech Tales: Google may be playing defense, not offense, with Chrome The name “Chrome” for Google Inc.’s just-released Internet browser is an interesting -- if odd -- choice. But you can bet that “Burning Chrome” may become a mantra at Microsoft Corp., as it gets ready to release its next version of Internet Explorer, ushering in a new phase of the Internet browser wars.

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