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The bidding war for 3Par, which specializes in utility storage, now values the company at three times what it was worth before the offers started coming. What is it about 3Par that's so promising? It's all about the "cloud."

The conventional wisdom gaining strength these days is that Google is past its hot-growth prime. But unnoticed by many investors are at least three businesses that could give the search giant's stock the kick it's looking for.

As a user of the BlackBerry Storm, color me unsurprised that a recent survey by Crowd Science found that people like me would love to give up our smart phone for a iPhone or a Google Android. More than half, 52%, of BlackBerry users surveyed would probably recommend the iPhone, and 28% would...

Following Apple's lead can be a great way to make money. That explains why Google wants to launch its own version of the App Store, where it will sell third-party apps to enhance its Web-based business software. But Google's online store may lack the two things that made Apple's a success: developers and customers.

This is a round-up of the most popular finance links from Tip'd, the social news site for finance, in the past week. This week's stories include tips on reducing overhead by using Google Apps for business, another take on the old adage "spend less than you make'" (which we honestly cannot hear...