Information Technology
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Google says most claims not related to AndroidAug 27, 2012 5:41 am - Google Inc., responding to a jury verdict that found its partner Samsung Electronics Co. infringed Apple Inc. patents, said most of the claims “don’t relate to the core ...
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HP, Dell: PC makers in desperate need of a rebootAug 27, 2012 5:41 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Hewlett-Packard Co. used to be known as a place where innovative thinkers flocked to work on great ideas that opened new frontiers in technology. These d...
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Apple’s victory could mean fewer phone optionsAug 25, 2012 7:33 pm - SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple Inc.’s $1 billion legal victory could mean fewer smartphone options for consumers to choose from, analysts said. A federal jury’s verdict Friday...
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Chinese turn to microblogs for donationsAug 25, 2012 8:17 am - BEIJING — Nine months after Ma Chunhua’s baby was born, bruises began appearing all over the daughter’s tiny frame. When doctors this spring diagnosed it as leukemia, Ma...
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Barnes & Noble falls after second consecutive Nook sales dropAug 25, 2012 8:16 am - Barnes & Noble Inc., the U.S. bookstore chain working to navigate a shift to digital content, fell after posting a second straight quarterly sales decline in Nook device...
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Web designers should forget the desktopAug 25, 2012 8:00 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — Every morning I wake up too early, reach for my iPad, and scan the morning’s tech headlines. This is a pathetic enough existence, but the websites I ...
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Twitter stomping on potential competitorsAug 25, 2012 7:54 am - Nothing says “We’re ready to compete with Mark Zuckerberg” like smushing legions of seemingly friendly collaborators beneath your feet to prevent them from becoming comp...
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How a fake scandal duped journalistsAug 25, 2012 7:44 am - LONDON — An email claiming to reveal a political scandal will grab the attention of almost any journalist. But what if the email was just a ruse to make you download gov...
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OnLive game streaming company says it will live onAug 25, 2012 7:00 am - NEW YORK — OnLive, the video game streaming startup that was full of promise when it was unveiled three years ago, has reorganized its business and cut roughly half of i...
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Review: Samsung’s Music Hub muddies song ownershipAug 25, 2012 6:54 am - LOS ANGELES — Samsung’s new music service tries to combine four things into one: an all-you-can-listen plan like Spotify, a pay-per-song store like iTunes, an Internet m...