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Shares in BlackBerry maker Research In Motion fell below $10, the lowest point in nearly eight years, amid growing concerns about the outlook for the troubled smartphone maker. http://phys.org/news258052211.html Technology - Business 2012-06-04T18:10:18-07:00 (AP) — Facebook's stock fell 3 percent and closed Monday at a new low. http://phys.org/news258050182.html Technology - Business 2012-06-04T17:36:28-07:00 Poland's TVN commercial media group said Monday it had sold 76 percent of Onet, a major Polish Internet portal, to Germany's Axel Springer media for nearly 969 million zloty (220 million euros, $275 million). http://phys.org/news258042180.html Technology - Business 2012-06-04T15:23:06-07:00 US Internet giant Google said on Monday it has lodged a complaint with European Union competition authorities against Finland's Nokia and its US software peer Microsoft. http://phys.org/news258030016.html Technology - Business 2012-06-04T12:00:24-07:00 Facebook already unleashed millions of shares to wary investors. Now the technology giant's early investors are about to see if they can force-feed millions more. http://phys.org/news258027988.html Technology - Business 2012-06-04T11:26:36-07:00 Salesforce.com, a major customer relations management software firm, said Monday it was buying the social media marketing firm Buddy Media for $689 million in cash and stock. http://phys.org/news258026142.html Technology - Business 2012-06-04T11:20:01-07:00 Nintendo provided a glimpse Sunday into its second-generation Wii console as the Japanese videogame giant set out to generate excitement ahead of the E3 industry extravaganza. http://phys.org/news258002813.html Technology - Business 2012-06-04T04:50:02-07:00 (AP) — Groupon's stock tumbled Friday as insiders sold their shares after a post-IPO prohibition was lifted. http://phys.org/news257798193.html Technology - Business 2012-06-01T19:36:41-07:00 The US online movie business more than doubled in 2011 to rake in $992 million and will almost double again this year, a research report showed Friday. http://phys.org/news257798103.html Technology - Business 2012-06-01T19:35:23-07:00 Ever run out of battery life on your cellphone just when you need it most? GoCharge wants to be your go-to place to get your smartphone charged - for a fee. http://phys.org/news257767086.html Technology - Business 2012-06-01T12:30:01-07:00 Mobile ads are the Holy Grail of revenue for anyone with a social-media plan. http://phys.org/news257766739.html Technology - Business 2012-06-01T11:20:01-07:00 A federal judge on Thursday put a stake in the heart of Oracle's big-money lawsuit against Google by ruling that the application programming interfaces (APIs) at issue can't be copyrighted. http://phys.org/news257744161.html Technology - Business 2012-06-01T05:00:01-07:00 Activision Blizzard on Thursday announced a settlement in a legal war that began two years ago with developers behind the blockbuster "Call of Duty" videogame franchise. http://phys.org/news257743845.html Technology - Business 2012-06-01T04:30:52-07:00 (AP) — Google lashed out at Microsoft and Nokia in a regulatory complaint, accusing them of illegally feeding mobile patents to a technology troll scavenging for billions of dollars in licensing fees that threaten to drive up the prices of cellphones and other wireless devices. http://phys.org/news257706657.html Technology - Business 2012-05-31T18:11:13-07:00 Canadian technology services firm CGI Group Inc. has agreed to buy London-listed Anglo-Dutch rival Logica for £1.7 billion ($2.6 billion, 2.1 billion euros), the pair announced on Thursday. http://phys.org/news257671375.html Technology - Business 2012-05-31T08:23:05-07:00 (AP) — Chinese regulators have approved Apple's iPad 3, possibly moving the company closer to launching the latest version of its tablet in the fast-growing Chinese market. http://phys.org/news257659677.html Technology - Business 2012-05-31T05:08:37-07:00 Silicon Valley stars on Wednesday argued that the mobile-focused Internet startups will shine despite the dim stock market debut by leading social network Facebook. http://phys.org/news257656933.html Technology - Business 2012-05-31T04:50:01-07:00 Oracle boss Larry Ellison said that he is out to dethrone IBM in the realm of business network hardware, including high-end computer servers. http://phys.org/news257656843.html Technology - Business 2012-05-31T04:30:01-07:00 The chief executive of Morgan Stanley on Wednesday defended his company's lead role in the disastrous IPO of Facebook, which has lost investors billions of dollars. http://phys.org/news257657018.html Technology - Business 2012-05-31T04:25:46-07:00 (AP) — Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry, is in steep decline. The company, once the crown jewel of the Canadian technology industry, is now worth 1 percent of Apple's market capitalization. One way for RIM to stop the downward tailspin: It could sell itself to a competitor or financial firm. But who would step up to buy RIM —and why? http://phys.org/news257619242.html Technology - Business 2012-05-30T17:54:08-07:00 (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co. has promoted Bill Veghte to chief operating officer, the latest expansion of his responsibilities since the slumping technology company hired Meg Whitman as its CEO eight months ago. http://phys.org/news257616797.html Technology - Business 2012-05-30T17:13:29-07:00 (AP) — Facebook Inc. launched its first office in the Arab world Wednesday, aiming to drum up new advertising business from Dubai as investors fret over its struggling share price. http://phys.org/news257611898.html Technology - Business 2012-05-30T15:51:49-07:00 BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, losing ground rapidly in the smartphone wars, needs to take bold steps to revive its fortunes and compete with iPhones and Android devices overwhelming the market, analysts say. http://phys.org/news257590851.html Technology - Business 2012-05-30T10:10:01-07:00 Apple chief Tim Cook on Tuesday vowed that creativity would remain in the company's "DNA" and hinted that products on the horizon could come in the area of television. http://phys.org/news257571617.html Technology - Business 2012-05-30T04:50:01-07:00 Japanese electronics giant NEC said Wednesday it will buy two IT firms from Australia's CSG, with a report pegging the price tag at about $252 million. http://phys.org/news257571599.html Technology - Business 2012-05-30T04:40:05-07:00 BlackBerry maker Research In Motion warned Tuesday it could report a loss in the current quarter and said it had hired investment firms to study its strategic options. http://phys.org/news257529053.html Technology - Business 2012-05-29T16:51:06-07:00 (AP) — Facebook's stock has fallen below $30 for the first time since its much-awaited public debut this month. http://phys.org/news257522126.html Technology - Business 2012-05-29T14:56:34-07:00 Worldwide mobile payments are expected to top $171.5 billion in 2012, a 61.9 percent increase from 2011, a research report said Tuesday. http://phys.org/news257505067.html Technology - Business 2012-05-29T10:11:16-07:00 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. says it has appointed a local company to distribute its products in Iraq in what it says is a sign of growth for the war-plagued country. http://phys.org/news257445034.html Technology - Business 2012-05-28T17:30:46-07:00 (AP) -- Struggling BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. said Monday that it is losing another senior executive as its chief legal officer is retiring from the company after 12 years. http://phys.org/news257444980.html Technology - Business 2012-05-28T17:29:50-07:00