Under the Surface: Microsoft Q3 Earnings Could Hinge on PC Decline Impact

Also a worry: Sales of its Window 8, Window Phone and Surface tablets.
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Is Sony Gaining Momentum in Smartphones?

While Japan’s ailing consumer-electronics sector struggles to regain momentum, it turns out that Sony Corp. actually climbed to the No. 3 position in the global smartphone market in the third quarter. Sony, which was the No. 6 player in the same quarter a year earlier, came only behind Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple Inc., according to the latest data from research firm IDC.

Kaboom! Activision Likely to Blow Away Third-Quarter Expectations.

The Call of Duty videogame publisher is expected to have another quarter of explosive growth.
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Amazon’s Q3 Results Fall Short of Analyst Expectations

Shares are trading lower after the online retailer said its net loss totaled $274 million, or 60 cents a share, on sales of $13.81 billion.
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Amazon Keeps Analysts Guessing on Quarterly Results

The question: Did Amazon reinvest its profits, or let its revenue trickle down to the bottom line?
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Zynga Isn’t Blaming Anybody for Its Problems (Not Even Facebook)

Maybe Mark Pincus can be a little generous because the company did slightly better today than anticipated.
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