Apple's customers -- yours truly, in particular -- are becoming increasingly comfortable with streaming and browser-based apps. Both models could render downloads and installed software obsolete, and in the process threaten iTunes and the Mac OS. Not acting isn't an option.  Watch this trend carefully as it may impact a large number of stocks in the software space.  Learn how it could affect you.

For Apple fans we still have to remember that the evil empire of Microsoft is still stong with force of selling operating system licenses.  Both companies will continue to kick it as investments, but this chart reminds us all of whose operating system still dominates the World!  See the Chart.  Read the news.

TransTech Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of low-cost, high-speed and light-based security solutions provider Visualant ($VSUL), has just released a new line of photo ID solutions for the identification and security market.

#1 lesson from the Amazon outage, it goes with the territory of technology, there will be outages.  #2 lesson, it will not materially affect the growth of cloud computing or your pocketbook. Learn why by clicking on Amazon. Curated by Kyle Brown.

It’s a big step forward for 4G, and it’s happening first in Asia.

Calling it a milestone development in 4G technology integration, China’s ZTE Corp. ($0763.HK) says it has successfully demonstrated the ability for WiMAX and TD-LTE to co-exist on the same network, making ZTE the first company in the telecommunications industry to successfully showcase this technology.

We've been watching TurkPower ($TRKP.OB) with great interest, as it's positioned nicely to make big strides in the clean energy space in Turkey -- the second-fastest-growing energy market worldwide.

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The markets are closed today, but the shortened trading week was a busy one here at NBT. Here are some of the can't-miss articles on the Web site this week...

Our buddy Matt McCall over at Penn Financial has given NBT Equities Research members an EXCLUSIVE report on the coming boom in agriculture and a new -- and, most importantly, smart! way to play it.

ChinaTel Group Inc. ($CHTL.PK) Update 4.21.11

Many of you have asked for an update on ChinaTel Group ($CHTL.PK), and while there's no big news to share, I want to assure you that we have NOT at all given up on it. 

CHTL continues its transformative move from single network to multiple-carrier developer and operator. And it is one of many compelling stories that the team here at NBT Research LLC is committed to bringing to you.