Apple Testing Designs for Large-Screen High-Definition TVs (AAPL, GOOG)

According to a report published in the Wall Street Journal, sources familiar with the situation said that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was working with component manufacturers in Asia to test  out designs for its highly anticipated product — television set.

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Major Movers on December 10; ZGNX, CLDX, CBMX, MCD, HPQ, AAPL

Shares of Zogenix Inc. (NASDAQ: ZGNX), a pharmaceutical company which focuses on treatment related to central nervous disorder and pain, plummeted 46 percent on Monday after the Company revealed that Food and Drug Administration’s advisory committee voted against the application for approval of a pain treatment.

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Major Movers on December 5; FCX, PXP, MMR, AAPL, C, MFRM, P, CHTP

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) shares plummeted nearly 14 percent on Wednesday after the company announced that it will acquire Plains Exploration & Production (NYSE: PXP) and McMoRan Exploration (NYSE: MMR)  in two separate deals estimated at $9 billion both in cash and stocks, as the company looks to expand its traction in energy sector. The deal would create a company with gold, oil and natural gas assets across the world.

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Major Gainers and Losers on September 28; FB, MDRX, GMED, ACN, ADTN, AAPL, CT, GPN

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) leaped 6.59% on Friday after the social networking giant announced that it has added a new feature which would allow its users to send gifts to their friends. With gift giving season around the corner, FB’s latest feature could not have come at a better time. Facebook’s new feature has been built by software developer Karma, which was acquired by FB in May.

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Zynga Launches FarmVille 2 (ZNGA)

Social gaming company Zynga Inc.’s (NASDAQ: ZNGA) FarmVille became so popular after its launch on Facebook’s (NASDAQ: FB) platform that it threatened bigger and well established rivals in the gaming industry; nonetheless, it began to struggle after the advent of Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad as more and more users started to play games on smartphones.

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Apple Settles iPad Trademark Dispute (AAPL)

Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad Trademark dispute has been finally resolved. The tech giant has settled the dispute for $60 million. Proview Technology, an almost bankrupt Chinese Company and a unit of Hong Kong listed Proview International Holding Limited,  had disputed over an ownership of name which Apple uses it for globally acclaimed tablets.

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