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Research In Motion’s stockpiles of BlackBerry smartphones and PlayBook tablets have swollen by two-thirds in the past year because of slumping sales, raising the chances of the company’s third writedown since December.

Mobile application company Two Toasters is prospering thanks to favorable word-of-mouth.

To say that Facebook's debut as a public company was bungled is something like saying Facebook is a website you might have heard of.

State regulators approve a 4.8-megawatt fuel cell facility planned at the iPhone maker’s data center in Catawba County. The fuel cells, along with a planned 40-megawatt solar farm, will be nation’s biggest privately-owned electricity generators in those energy categories.

Forbes has released its picks for America's Top 20 geekiest cities, and the Triangle cracked the top five.

Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman has quantified the painful price that must be paid for the missteps of her predecessors as she tries to turn around the Silicon Valley pioneer. The bungling will wipe out 27,000 jobs so HP can save enough money to lift its earnings and invest in the development of more profitable products and service.

A preliminary estimate by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says a proposed wind farm near the Pocosin Lakes Wildlife Refuge could kill up to 20 bald eagles a year. The wildlife service cautions that the preliminary data collected is inconclusive.

Massachusetts' top securities regulator has subpoenaed Morgan Stanley related to allegations that it gave some clients negative information about Facebook before last week's initial public offering.

The opening day of this week’s National Cable & Telecommunications Association convention was marked by a flurry of new deals and a warning by the head of the industry trade group that government oversight of the Internet must be kept to a minimum.

After Facebook stock narrowly stayed above the initial public offering price during its first day of trading, the price fell hard and fast Monday, knocking more than 10 percent off the company’s record-breaking initial valuation.

Mobile application company Two Toasters is prospering thanks to favorable word-of-mouth.

– In a recent class, Austin Community College student Richard Moss showed off his group’s project: a demo of a submarine video game called “Treasures of Atlantis.”

Retail:  The retailer has teamed with shopkick to offer customers rewards for using their smartphones. Perks include gift cards and movie tickets.

Chinese PC maker Lenovo continued to advance towards its goal of becoming the world’s No. 1 PC maker with quarterly sales that defied a sluggish market and exceeded analysts’ expectations.

Android malware can wreak havoc on a user. The quick growing threat can exploit data and even take control of a device incurring hidden charges. There is a new effort to battle the menace on mobile security.

Regulators are examining whether Morgan Stanley, the investment bank that shepherded Facebook through its highly publicized stock offering last week, selectively informed clients of an analyst's negative report about the company before the stock started trading.

The chief financial officer of Durham LED lighting company Cree has resigned. John Kurtzweil's resignation took effect Monday, the company said in an announcement, but he plans to continue as a Cree employee until June 15 to assist with the transition.

Business software maker SAP AG on Tuesday said it will buy Ariba Inc., which makes Web-based software that connects suppliers and buyers online, for about $4.51 billion.

President Obama's chief environmental adviser and U.S. Rep. David Price will tour a solar start-up company in Durham.