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AOL's Steve Case launches $450 mn investment fund

AOL co-founder Steve Case and two former top AOL executives announced Thursday they have raised $450 million to invest in start-ups located outside of Silicon Valley.

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Rivals likely to reach for Google's 'Wallet'

With the announcement of "Google Wallet" the Internet giant became the first player to dash into a future where people use smartphones as credit cards, but rivals are expected to cut its lead short.

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Newly single AOL posts 4Q profit, despite ad drop

(AP) -- AOL Inc., newly released from its fizzled marriage with Time Warner Inc., reported a modest profit for the fourth quarter on Wednesday, even as revenue from online advertising continued to fall.

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Wireless innovation faces roadblocks

Sometimes you can recognize a revolutionary upheaval only in hindsight. You look back years later and think, "Oh yes, that was the moment when everything began to change. And we hardly even noticed at the time."

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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New Google data show Microsoft's piracy problems (Update 2)

(AP) -- Google's Internet search engine receives more complaints about websites believed to be infringing on Microsoft's copyrights than it does about material produced by entertainment companies pushing ...

Technology / Internet

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 6

The other end of an eclipse

As the annular eclipse on May 20 sent skywatchers around the globe gazing upwards to see the Sun get darkened by the Moon’s silhouette, NASA’s Terra satellite caught the other side of the event: ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google completes Motorola deal, heralding new era

(AP) -- Google has completed its $12.5 billion purchase of device maker Motorola Mobility in a deal that poses new challenges for the Internet's most powerful company as it tries to shape the future of mobile ...

Technology / Business

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Digital media brings erotic books out of the closet

It seems like yesterday that women's erotica was something to be read in private under the sheets. But no more.

Technology / Other

created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Yahoo's new boss revamps recently created division

(AP) -- Yahoo's new boss is reorganizing a consumer-commerce division created by recently dispatched CEO Scott Thompson.

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created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

LIVE: Facebook goes public

(AP) -- It's Facebook's big day. The site, which was born in a dorm room eight years ago and has grown into a worldwide network of almost a billion people, is making the most talked-about stock market debut ...

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A debate: Should you jump in on Facebook debut?

(AP) -- Facebook begins selling stock to the public Friday in the most talked-about market debut in years. Two Associated Press business writers are debating whether the stock is a smart buy.

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created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Solar-panel-like retinal prosthesis could better restore sight to blind

(Phys.org) -- Using tiny solar-panel-like cells surgically placed underneath the retina, scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a system that may someday restore sight to people ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created May 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Canada's Globe and Mail to erect online paywall

Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper has announced plans for an online paywall to generate extra revenue and has also asked staff to take unpaid leave amid an ongoing slide in advertising income.

Technology / Internet

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Ubisoft assembling Avengers for game

(AP) -- Now that they've saved the world on film, "The Avengers" are teaming up for a motion-control video game.

Technology / Software

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