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Cisco kills once wildly popular Flip camera

The wildly popular Flip handheld video camera will no longer be available as its parent company Cisco is shutting down its Flip video camera unit in order to focus back on its networking roots.

Internet running short of addresses

The internet is running short of web addresses, prompting major players like Facebook and Google to switch to a new address system.

Arris Steals Top Cisco Talent

Let's say you're looking to fill a top executive position with direct customer-facing responsibilities. Do you snag one from the competition, thus weakening the other guy while strengthening yourself, or would you rather grab someone who has insider experience with your largest customer?

This Week's 5 Smartest Stock Moves

 If you're feeling good about the market, you're not alone. Take my hand as we go over some of this week's more uplifting headlines.

 

Google and Verizon: Two Lone Gunmen for Justice

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) wrote another little piece of history yesterday. It's not the first time the two technology giants from different sides of the tracks make a joint statement about the future of the Internet, and it won't be the last. And it's critically important that they continue to step into the breach, as the rest of the stakeholders in the digital future of America are waffling around and getting nothing done.

Our Top 5 Tech Stocks for 2011: LivePerson

 This article is part of Our Top 5 Tech Stocks for 2011 series.

No online retailer likes abandoned shopping carts. No wireless carrier wants to see a customer with an account query grow frustrated while hanging on an email response or punching away at a touch-tone menu to nab a real person at the other end of the line.

 

This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades

 At The Motley Fool, we poke plenty of fun at Wall Street analysts and their endless cycle of upgrades, downgrades, and "initiating coverage at neutral." So you might think we'd be the last people to give virtual ink to such "news." And we would be -- if that were all we were doing.

 

This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades

 At The Motley Fool, we poke plenty of fun at Wall Street analysts and their endless cycle of upgrades, downgrades, and "initiating coverage at neutral." So you might think we'd be the last people to give virtual ink to such "news." And we would be -- if that were all we were doing.

 

Why the Google TV Opportunity May Be Overrated

 I'm a believer in growth stocks. As an analyst for our Motley Fool Rule Breakers service, I think you should be a believer too. But even I have to admit some growth stories are bogus, hence this regular series.

 

These Underdogs Are No Dogs

 Short-sellers and hedge funds may be shadowy, but sometimes they are the smartest guys in the room. They've done their homework, and they're willing to bet their capital against the crowd -- an investing strategy that can be as lucrative as it is contrarian.

 

Why Did My Stock Just Die?

 Your stock just took a nosedive -- but don't panic. First, let's see whether it had good reason to fall. Sometimes, panic-fueled drops can make excellent buying opportunities. Here's the latest crop of cratered stocks that could provide a possibility for profit: