RIM shares plunge on lowered earnings outlook
Research In Motion shares plunged Friday as the struggling BlackBerry maker said it will not meet its annual earnings target and it is taking a $485 million charge because of weak sales of the PlayBook tablet ...
Dec 04, 2011
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Nissan Leaf electric wins Japan car of the year
Japanese motor giant Nissan won Car of the Year Japan at the Tokyo Motor Show on Saturday for its Leaf electric model, its makers said, the first time an electric vehicle has picked up the award.
Dec 04, 2011
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US court rejects Apple request on Samsung sales
Samsung on Saturday welcomed a ruling by a US court rejecting Apple Inc's request for a preliminary injunction against sales of some of its Galaxy smartphones and tablet computers.
Dec 04, 2011
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Japan, Russia see chance to clone mammoth
Scientists from Japan and Russia believe it may be possible to clone a mammoth after finding well-preserved bone marrow in a thigh bone recovered from permafrost soil in Siberia, a report said Saturday.
Dec 04, 2011
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Human cells build protein cages to trap invading Shigella
In research on the never-ending war between pathogen and host, scientists at the Pasteur Institute in Paris have discovered a novel defensive weapon, a cytoskeletal protein called septin, that humans cells deploy to cage ...
Dec 04, 2011
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US: Bluefin tuna probably OK after BP oil spill
Ex-UN climate chief to AP: talks are rudderless
(AP) -- Yvo de Boer said he left his job as the U.N.'s top climate official in frustration 18 months ago, believing the process of negotiating a meaningful climate agreement was failing. His opinion hasn't changed.
Dec 04, 2011
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SAP to pay $3.4B for SuccessFactors
(AP) -- SAP said Saturday it is paying $3.4 billion to acquire SuccessFactors, a software company specializing in human resources tasks. It is the latest move in the escalating rivalry between SAP and Oracle Corp., and underscores ...
Dec 04, 2011
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Facebook 'likes' New York high-tech scene
New York City is already the US capital of advertising, fashion, finance and media. Now it wants to be its high-tech center too.
Dec 04, 2011
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Websites downed in Russia poll 'hack attack'
Websites which revealed violations in Russia's legislative polls were inaccessible Sunday after a hacking attack their operators said was aimed at preventing the exposure of mass election fraud.
Dec 04, 2011
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Verizon pays $3.6 bn to buy spectrum from cable firms
US cellphone giant Verizon Wireless said Friday it will pay $3.6 billion to buy wireless spectrum from three leading cable providers which are bowing out of plans to plunge into the cellphone business.
Dec 04, 2011
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Global carbon emissions reach record 10 billion tons -- threatening 2 degree target
Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have increased by 49 per cent in the last two decades, according to the latest figures by an international team, including researchers at the Tyndall Centre for Climate ...
Dec 04, 2011
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New reports identify impacts of climate change on world's highest mountains
Findings from the most comprehensive assessment to date on climate change, snow and glacier melt in Asia's mountainous Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region -- site of Mount Everest and many of the world's tallest peaks -- highlight ...
Dec 04, 2011
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