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HP CEO pleads patience as earnings fall 44 pct

(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Meg Whitman pleaded for patience Thursday as she described operational challenges and other internal problems that contributed to a decline in earnings at one of the world's ...

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created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Digital photos could put kids at risk

A study published in the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics this month suggests that parents and carers could be putting children at risk if they upload digital photos that are automatically "geota ...

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created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

EU probes Samsung, Germany blocks its tablets

Samsung took a hit in its battle against arch-rival Apple on Tuesday, when the European Union announced it will investigate whether it is illegally trying to hinder competitors and Germany blocked sales of ...

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created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (5) | comments 6

Apple shares soar, edges ExxonMobil in market cap

Apple shares soared on Wednesday following blockbuster quarterly earnings and the California gadget-maker leapfrogged over ExxonMobil to become the largest US company in terms of market value.

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created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 2

IBM 4Q earnings beat estimates, revenue falls shy (Update)

IBM Corp.'s fourth-quarter earnings handily beat Wall Street's expectations on Thursday, helped by higher revenue and profit margins in the technology icon's lucrative software and services segments.

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created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microsoft eclipses Yahoo in US search for 1st time

Microsoft Corp. has finally reached a long-sought and expensive goal - its Bing search engine now ranks second behind Google in the Internet's most lucrative market.

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created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

RIM shares soar on takeover rumors

Research In Motion's shares took off Wednesday amid unconfirmed reports that tech heavyweights Microsoft, Nokia and Amazon had looked to take over the BlackBerry smartphone maker.

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created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tagged buys hi5 in Facebook challenge

Tagged on Wednesday bought fellow online community hi5 in a move aimed at creating a Facebook rival.

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created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study: Most people still don't trust online info

Over the past decade, Americans have witnessed the rise of social networks and mobile technology that's put the Internet at an arm's reach, day and night - yet a new study has found that people are even more distrustful of ...

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created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Tout shoots for dynamic Web experience

You might not have heard of Tout, but some big people have. People like Shaquille O'Neal, the former NBA star, and Li Ka-Shing, one of Asia's richest men.

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created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

EU approves Samsung-Seagate hard disc business sale

European anti-trust regulators approved Wednesday the sale of Samsung Electronics' hard-disc-drive business to US firm Seagate Technology for $1.375 billion (995 million euros) in cash and stock.

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created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New iPhone app Blendr offers dating in real time

Joel Simkhai, the creator of Grindr, a wildly popular mobile dating application for gay men, has spent a lot of time recently thinking about women.

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created Sep 18, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

China's Tudou makes Wall Street debut, shares dive

Shares of China's internet company Tudou fell sharply as the online video company made its debut on Wall Street.

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created Aug 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tablet war heats up as Asia challenges iconic iPad

A tablet war is heating up in Asia as companies from China, South Korea and Taiwan challenge the dominance of Apple's iPad on features and price, analysts said.

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created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Fusion-io shares jump in market debut

(AP) -- Shares of Fusion-io, a maker of fast, chip-based "hard drives" for servers, are climbing in their market debut after the initial public offering priced above expectations.

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created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0