Microsoft launched Microsoft by the Numbers that features a summary of the company from sales of licenses to consumed pizza slices.

Purchase of apps using Amazon coins saw a 50% weekly boost in revenues. The USD5 worth of Amazon coins was a gift well spent by Kindle Fire consumers. This in turn was an excellent money-generating move for both Amazon and app developers, according to tech evangelist Peter Heinrich.

As the dispute over terms of the retransmission contract between CBS and Time Warner Cable rages on, government representatives and federal regulators are considering to take action to end the dispute at the soonest possible time.

A unit of Glencore Xstrata revealed that it would scaling back on its workforce as well as its budget in the Tampakan copper-gold mine in South Cotabato, Philippines.

Elon Musk recently announced a radical transport system on solar energy that will reduce travel time from San Francisco to Los Angeles to 30 minutes.

J.C. Penney Co prepares to hire at least one new director to appease largest shareholder William Ackman's demands for a more functional board.

Judge Denise Cote ruled that Ally's Residential Capital LLC (ResCap) can still be sued by the Federal Housing Finance Agency despite declaring bankruptcy.

Yahoo entered into new partnership with Perion Network Ltd, which can benefit both parties by improving their individual services.

Blackstone expands apartments portfolio by acquiring 80 apartment complexes for General Electric, in anticipation of a booming apartment rental market.

The traditionally exclusive and sophisticated hedge fund investing market is now expected to be more open to the public through the partnership of Blackstone Group and Fidelity Investments, Reuters claimed.