Tablet Wars News Today

Before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal. welcome back to "new day." its money time. the tablet wars, my friend are heating up. apple, microsoft, nokia, all unveiling new devices with air pad leading the charge. apple says its lighter, faster, thenner than ever before. >> well get to tablet-palooza in a moment. >> i love that. >> we want to talk about the ipad air. tell us about the features. >> what i love that apple does, they can make even the most mundane thing sound amaz...

Chick-fil-a executives after they spoke out about gay americans. no more twinkies for now. hostess filed for bankruptcy over union fight. no pretty picture at kodak either. its failed to adapt to the digital photographfy. the worst u.s. drought in five decades scorching much of the u.s. raising proxs on corn to beef. in tech news, tablet wars continue. apple ipad mini and the microsoft surface tablet battling it out for the holiday shopping dollars. facebook looked like it would get a life on wa...

Summer. temperatures will only be in the 70s for areas from chicago all the way down to indianapolis. you can see the shield of light rain heading for indianapolis. around chicago, id say maybe another two to three hours of light rain for your morning commute. st. louis, all the nrms have moved to your east. it looks like were going to start pretty dry in much of the eastern seaboard and the southeast. no problems as you head out. leave your umbrella at home. nice weather pattern for areas of ne...

huge development from the world of medicine. the government signing off on a bill designed to fight obesity. it tricks your brain when it comes to eating. i want to talk to elizabeth cohen about this. im sure some people are thinking magic pill, perfect. >> theres some good things the about it, but i want to be careful. its an appetite suppressant. it tricks your brain into thinking its full, but its not. lets tyake a look. they studied 7,000 people and they weighed about 220 pounds. d...

The ball after thousands of subscribers dropped their memberships after a price increa increase. record black friday spending the first that started not on friday, but thanksgiving in the tech world. apple suffering a huge loss with the death of its co-founder, steve jobs. and the company still seeing strong sales of iphones and ipads. and amazon, eating up the tablet wars, with its kindle fire and barnes & noble with its nook. in big bankruptcy news, borders bookstore went belly up. american ai...

jerry sandusky was seen raping a boy in a locker room shower. thats all he was required to do under pennsylvania law. tell the people in charge and let them decide whether to contact police. well, governor tom corbitt told nbc that just wasnt good enough. he says, "by law someone in paternos position should have to call the cops himself." >> should the law be changed? absolutely. i know that members of both party, republican and democrat, have already introduced measures to make that c...

For hours. how does something like this happen? we have some answers. and let the tablet wars begin. its called the xoom and some experts say its going to take a bite out of apples ipad. well look at both coming up. good morning, welcome to msnbc saturday. a lot to get to but we begin with new word from president obama this morning as the threat of a government shutdown may be fading. at least for now. democrats appear to be embracing a gop plan to immediately cut $4 billion in spending. thats a...

Those who studied latin won. the plural of prius, is not priuses. the plural is prii. rest soundly. dont say i dont give you things to talk about the water cooler, okay. the ipad is facing stiff competition. motorola is trying to cut in with a new android device known as the xoom. experts say it is not going to beat apples baby because of one little word. price. here to tell us about tablet wars -- >> if i had a dollar for every

Are in the mail. well tell you which big names get one and the big names who dont. the tablet wars. apple has the ipad, microsoft has the xoom. which one gives you the most bang for the buck. here is presidential trivia for you. who was the tallest u.s. president and who was the shortest? well give you the answers in three minutes. when your eyes are smiling... youre smiling. and when theyre laughing... youre laughing. be kind to your eyes... with transitions lenses. transitions adapt to chang...

Pollster david winston, and amy kramer of the tea party express. my colleague tamron hall has a look whats next on "news nation." >> hey there, andrea. well have more on senator jim webbs big announcement that heal not run for re-election. will the opening give the republicans a clear path to take over the u.s. senate? well have more about the presidents meeting with house leadership. plus a great update on congresswoman gabrielle giffordss condition. she is speaking and she even made a specia...