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As the battle for mobile internet heats up, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) might be leaving Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) in the dust.  This means that for Microsoft to seriously get into the game, they are going to need something… or someone. 

Print advertising is more than twice as effective as television advertising for large retailers, according to new data seen by The Times.  The anonymous participants of the study, which was carried out by Microsoft Advertising (NASDAQ:MSFT), included large clothing stores, big grocery retailers, fashion retailers and department stores.

Major equities are having a great day and its a time to rejoice for shareholders of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) and Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:OWW).

Can Rupert Murdoch's News Corp (NASDAQ:NWSA) really do without being indexed by Google (NASDAQ:GOOG)?  Imagine the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Fox News, and Hulu gone from the Google search index -- it could happen.

UBS is going to bat for some big healthy tech names, the three that caught the Masters attention are Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE), and Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ:ORCL). All three of these bad boys are trading less than $1 away from their 52-week highs, and Wall Street is saying they can go even higher.

Tech companies continue to rally, today shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), NetGear Inc. (NASDAQ:NTGR), and Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) hit new 52-week highs.

Another busy day on Wall Street and leading the volume on the NASDAQ Tuesday was Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO).

Nintendo Co. (OTC:NTDOY) shares finished down 5% for the week at $31.41 a share.  BusinessWeek asks the question: Can Nintendo Rebuild?
The company was unprepared for the sharp drop in Wii sales reported last week. But Nintendo is launching a slew of products for the holidays and exploring new uses of its consoles.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Instruments Incorporated (NYSE:TXN) and RadioShack Corporation (NYSE:RSH) all received some good financial news today…  Upgrades!  Some a little nicer than others, but we will delve into that a bit here.