Information Technology
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Apple stock hits new high after 4-month dipAug 17, 2012 10:25 am - NEW YORK — Apple’s stock has hit a new high after a four-month swoon, as investors are looking ahead to the release of a new iPhone model, and possibly a smaller iPad. A...
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Kenny the Clown had late Steve Jobs’ stolen iPadAug 17, 2012 9:00 am - PALO ALTO, Calif. — Imagine the potential treasures inside the stolen iPad of the late Steve Jobs: Secret corporate documents, personal correspondence and maybe even gam...
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Carbon dioxide emissions in U.S. drop to 20-year lowAug 16, 2012 6:36 pm - PITTSBURGH — In a surprising turnaround, the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere in the U.S. has fallen dramatically to its lowest level in 20 ye...
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S&P 500 creeps near four-year highAug 16, 2012 4:00 pm - AP Business Writer NEW YORK — Encouraging earnings from Cisco and hopeful signs in a housing report lifted the stock market Thursday. The gains nudged the Standard & Po...
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Lenovo profit up 30 percent but growth slowsAug 16, 2012 6:00 am - BEIJING — Lenovo Group said Thursday its quarterly profit rose 30 percent on strong sales in developing markets but growth slowed amid global economic weakness. The worl...
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U.N. body opens debate on Internet futureAug 15, 2012 4:17 pm - Associated Press GENEVA — The U.N. telecoms agency has invited over 2 billion Internet users to join a debate about the future of the Internet. The Geneva-based Internat...
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Police: Burglar made off with Steve Jobs’ walletAug 15, 2012 4:11 pm - PALO ALTO, Calif. — The burglar who broke into Steve Jobs’ house made off with the Apple Inc. co-founder’s wallet with a dollar inside and his driver’s license in additi...
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Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy forming mobile-payments networkAug 15, 2012 3:53 pm - Retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Target Corp. and Best Buy Co. formed a company that would allow customers to pay with their mobile phones as they work to gain ...
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Samsung starts U.S. sales of Galaxy Note 10.1Aug 15, 2012 10:35 am - SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics Co. is taking another shot at the dominance of Apple’s iPad with a tablet equipped with a digital pen and a faster processor at ...
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Phone companies losing broadband subscribersAug 13, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Phone companies are losing the high-speed Internet game. In the second quarter, the landline phone industry lost broadband subscribers for the first time, as ...