The Nasdaq Composite Index, which is composed of technology related stocks, dipped 0.31% falling to 2169.18 points. Despite strong gains from some technology companies, the index was weighed down by losses from Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL), Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL), EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) , Brocade Communications Systems, and IBM (NYSE: IBM) .

Dell Inc. fell 3.18% to $14.32 a share. Oracle Corp. shares also dropped as it fell to $22.14 to lose 2.04% from previous day’s market close. EMC Corp., the majority holder of WMWare Inc. (NYSE: VMW) , fell 1.17% to $16.94. IBM also dropped slightly, falling 0.21% to $127.93 a share. One of the largest losses came from Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD) with losses of 8.95%. Brocade communications dropped after rumors that they were looking for buyers. Top executives from Brocade did confirm that they were looking to grow through Partnerships.

The fall from these stocks were countered to a small degree by the strong showing from Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TI) which rose 0.56% to $25.28 a share. Texas Instruments is showing major signs of improvement after seeing demand begins to broaden out as their strategy to focus on analog/embedded devices paid off.

One of the largest gainers for the day was Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) with gains of 6.44% to reach $29.74 a share. Analog Devices Inc. made use of better than expected earning to surge through the market today. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) gained 0.13% to $583.09. Google Inc. recently acquired start up company, Teracent, to inject new life to their display ad business.

Google reportedly plans to launch a fee-based service in Japan next year that will allow users to read complete books on their computers at a price.

A crudely altered photograph of Michelle Obama, which often comes up as the first result on a Google image search of her name, will not be removed from the company's search process despite protests that the depiction is racist and repugnant. "It's offensive to many people, but that alone is...

A crudely altered photograph of Michelle Obama, which often comes up as the first result on a Google image search of her name, will not be removed from the company's search process despite protests that the depiction is racist and repugnant. "It's offensive to many people, but that alone is...

Smartphone users just got an early holiday treat from Google. Now, when searching for movies on their iPhones or Palm WebOS- or Android-powered devices, users can get not only theatres, showtimes, and films; they can also get trailers, ratings, and proximity-based information. This way, you can get...

Smartphone users just got an early holiday treat from Google. Now, when searching for movies on their iPhones or Palm WebOS- or Android-powered devices, users can get not only theatres, showtimes, and films; they can also get trailers, ratings, and proximity-based information. This way, you can get...

Please see this disclosure related to me and Google. There certainly is a lot of noisy swirl of late around the escalating fight between Google and some traditional media companies over content online. The loudest voice in this fight has clearly been News Corp. NWS kingpin Rupert Murdoch, who seemingly...

Please see this disclosure related to me and Google. There certainly is a lot of noisy swirl of late around the escalating fight between Google and some traditional media companies over content online. The loudest voice in this fight has clearly been News Corp. NWS kingpin Rupert Murdoch, who seemingly...

Search for Michelle Obama's name via Google's image search and you'll likely find an image that has been characterized as a racist caricature of the first lady of the US in the top results. The image is offensive to many and while some are demanding it be...

Search for Michelle Obama's name via Google's image search and you'll likely find an image that has been characterized as a racist caricature of the first lady of the US in the top results. The image is offensive to many and while some are demanding it be...

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Microsoft and Yahoo say that their proposed search and advertising partnership has been cleared by antitrust officials in Canada and Australia, positive developments for the companies as they await a related decision from U.S. regulators.

Gmail is continuing its offline strategy today with the announcement of the ability to include attachments in composed emails when offline. Google says this was one of the most requested features for Offline Gmail and starting today, you be able to attach files in offline mode the way...

Gmail is continuing its offline strategy today with the announcement of the ability to include attachments in composed emails when offline. Google says this was one of the most requested features for Offline Gmail and starting today, you be able to attach files in offline mode the way...

Andy Beal submits:

As I mentioned Monday, I love Bing’s shopping engine. In no small part because I can earn some serious cashback. As long as I make sure I’m getting the lowest price in the first place, the cashback makes it worth using Bing.

So, Google Product Search can wave all the new fancy features in front of me that it wants, if I ain’t getting a kickback, I ain’t using Google!

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In cosying up to Google's main competitor, Bing, Rupert Murdoch proves once again that he can't be dismissed so easily Rupert Murdoch may not know much about the internet. But he knows more about how to make money than anyone else in the media business. ...

In cosying up to Google's main competitor, Bing, Rupert Murdoch proves once again that he can't be dismissed so easily Rupert Murdoch may not know much about the internet. But he knows more about how to make money than anyone else in the media business. ...

By creating two different classes of shareholders in its corporate structure, Facebook will need great financial results to attract investors to second-class status.

The move could lend insiders at the closely held company including CEO Mark Zuckerberg greater control of the social-networking service following an IPO.

The billionaire founder of Galleon Group denies charges of insider trading and attacks the government’s use of wiretaps in its investigation of the hedge-fund firm.