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Microsoft Showing Growth In Declining Tablet Market

Worldwide shipments of tablets, including 2-in-1 devices, are expected to decline 8% in 2015, market research firm IDC said Wednesday. That’s worse than IDC’s previous forecast for a decline of 3.8%. IDC now predicts that tablet shipments will have a five-year compound annual growth rate of just 0.7%. Tablet shipments are expected to reach 212 million units this year, with the vast majority being pure slate tablets such as Apple’s (AAPL) iPad. The

Avago Delivers Dime Beat To Wall Street’s Q3 Forecast

Apple (AAPL) chipmaker Avago Technologies (AVGO) late Wednesday posted record earnings, delivering a 10-cent beat to Wall Street’s Q3 EPS forecast. Avago stock was up 2% in after-hours trading, after reporting its results. Avago stock rose 7% in the regular session, to 116.20. On Monday, shares hit a nearly seven-month low of 100. The stock touched its record high of 150.50 on June 1. The company, based in Singapore and San Jose, Calif., reported

Does Facebook Have A Better Answer To Apple’s Siri?

Facebook (FB) on Wednesday unveiled a personal virtual assistant on its Messenger platform that can help users with everything from making reservations to buying gifts and doing other tasks. Called M, the service is currently available only to a few hundred select people in the San Francisco area. The new service puts Facebook in competition with Apple (AAPL) and its Siri virtual assistant. It will also compete with Google (GOOGL) Now and