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Nortel was penetrated by hackers for decade: report

Bankrupt Canadian telecom company Nortel was penetrated for at least a decade by hackers believed to have been operating from China, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 9

IPOs give tech companies instant wealth but lots of headaches

With Groupon Inc.'s high-flying IPO earlier this month and Zynga Inc. poised to go public, Silicon Valley is once again atwitter (if you will) about its favorite obsession: the initial public stock offering.

Technology / Business

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

iCloud: Jobs emerges from leave to unveil synching service

Apple CEO Steve Jobs briefly emerged from a medical leave Monday to unveil a free service that lets customers share calendar entries, songs and other files among their devices more easily.

Technology / Business

created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 8

'Econophysics' points way to fair salaries in free market

A Purdue University researcher has used "econophysics" to show that under ideal circumstances free markets promote fair salaries for workers and do not support CEO compensation practices common today.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jul 13, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (18) | comments 47 | with audio podcast

Sun, IBM buyout talks in limbo

Representatives of Sun Microsystems met earlier this week with advisers for IBM in an effort to restart buyout talks that stalled earlier this month, but no deal was reached.

Technology / Business

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New business theory shows compensation plans can make or break a firm

(PhysOrg.com) -- Greed has been blamed for most of Wall Street's woes and the banking sector's recent collapse, but two professors at Washington University in St. Louis say envy is really to blame. And, they warn, envy is ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (11) | comments 2

Hot Apple developers rally gets June 11 keynote

A sold-out Apple gathering devoted to tailoring programs for the company's coveted gadgets will kick off in San Francisco on June 11 with a keynote presentation by top executives.

Technology / Software

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Foxconn shows off changes at factory campus

The global controversy surrounding the treatment of assembly-line workers who manufacture iPhones and iPads - and just about every other consumer device - is triggering an unprecedented effort by Apple Inc. and its chief ...

Technology / Business

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Motorola Mobility CEO's pay more than triples

(AP) -- Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. CEO and Chairman Sanjay Jha's compensation more than tripled in 2011 to $47.2 million, including awards tied to the company's split from Motorola Solutions.

Technology / Business

created Apr 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Oracle focuses on Google emails in Android trial

Oracle intends to rely heavily on Google's own internal emails to prove Google's top executives knew they were stealing a popular piece of technology to build the Android software that now powers more than 300 million smartphones ...

Technology / Business

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

AU Optronics to appeal US price-fixing verdict

Taiwan's AU Optronics (AUO) will appeal a guilty verdict in the United States for price-fixing, its chairman was quoted as saying Thursday.

Technology / Business

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

AU Optronics guilty in display screen price-fixing case

Taiwan's largest maker of displays for computers, smartphones and other gadgets was convicted on Tuesday of taking part in a price-fixing conspiracy that brought in more than a half-billion dollars in "ill-gotten gains."

Technology / Business

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Taiwan company, execs guilty of fixing LCD prices

(AP) -- A Taiwan company and two of its top executives have been found guilty of working with competitors to inflate prices of liquid screen display screens used in computer monitors and televisions.

Technology / Business

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Facebook discloses details on bonuses

Facebook's top executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, are eligible for twice-a-year bonuses of up to 45 percent of their base salaries and other earnings, according to a Wednesday regulatory filing.

Technology / Business

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Top Facebook executives surpassed Zuckerberg in pay

Facebook's chief operating officer made more than $30.5 million last year, more than 20 times what founder Mark Zuckerberg earned as the CEO of the social networking giant, company IPO filings Wednesday showed.

Technology / Business

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2