Amazon developing larger Kindle Fire tablet as Apple plans 7.85-inch iPad, says NYT

Rumors of a larger Kindle Fire and a smaller iPad have surfaced in recent months, and a report today from The New York Times adds momentum to each. The Times says that Amazon is working on a new version of the Kindle Fire with a larger display, according to "a developer briefed on Amazon's plans."

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Advertisers Need to Pay Attention to Connected TV [INFOGRAPHIC]

Consumers have shifted their video consumption habits drastically in recent years - from cable to connected TV. That's not news. But advertisers have been slow to catch up, often undervaluing web video commercials in a world where network prime time and Super Bowl ads still command big money.

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Why Analytics Matter to Small Businesses

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Small businesses are past the fact that they need to use social media. Customers are using social tools to communicate, shop, research and discover - most of which are rapidly becoming a mobile experience.

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Symantec antivirus software update crashes some PCs

A recent update to Symantec's antivirus software rendered some Windows-based PCs inoperable, the security software maker disclosed Friday. An update earlier this week to Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 antivirus software for businesses caused some Windows XP-based computers to crash repeatedly with a "blue screen of death," the company revealed on its Web site.

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Richard Branson confirms Virgin Galactic's first space tourism flight will launch next year with him on board

Richard Branson has long said that he'd be on board Virgin Galactic's first commercial space tourism flight, and he's now confirmed that will take place sometime next year with his two adult children along for the ride (a bit of a delay from the company's original 2011 target).

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