Tech News: Research In Motion Ltd (BBRY)’s Q10, Apple Inc. (AAPL) Buyback, And A New Device From Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NOK)

…holographic meetings for remote workers. The company says it is also looking to extend the technology to Skype, allowing consumers to enjoy “high-definition communication” in its voice and video calling software. “A realistic physical ‘body-double’ or proxy in a remote meeting.”

Google Fiber and Google Glass Could Also Come To Nothing (Forbes)
Why is Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) installing fiber optic cable in three American cities? Why is into a dubious wearable project called Glass? The answer is: there is no reason in the world why a search/advertising company would invest in these types of projects. For that matter, the same can be said of driverless cars. Google’s innovation strategy and the easy way it draws analysts into the excitement of change might be blinding us to something more fundamental about the company’s struggle with the future.

Can Microsoft and RIM Compete? (About)
Both BlackBerry and Windows Mobile have received a small shot in the arm recently, after years struggling to compete with anything iOS and Android have done. For Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), this is mainly due to the favorable reaction to handsets such as the Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) Lumia 920 which use the Windows Phone 8 OS. For BlackBerry owner Research In Motion Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), a company which has seen its market share drop from around 8% to as little as 3% in a year, the launch of BlackBerry 10 and the Z10 phone also seems to have roused some interest from users. But is this all too little, too late?

Apple Inc. (AAPL): The Crucial Data You Didn’t Account For (Insider Monkey)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) investors should pay attention to a decrease in support from the world’s most elite money managers recently. In preparation for this year, a total of 134 of the hedge funds we track were bullish in this stock, a change of -15% from the third quarter. With hedgies’ sentiment swirling, there exists an “upper tier” of notable hedge fund managers who were increasing their holdings significantly. Of the funds we track, Citadel Investment Group, managed by Ken Griffin, holds the largest position in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). Citadel Investment Group has a $5.4717 billion call position in the stock, comprising 8.4% of its 13F portfolio.