Information Technology
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Amazon 2Q profit jumps 45 pct; misses Wall StreetJul 22, 2010 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter net income jumped, bolstered by shoppers who spent more with the online retailer even as consumer...
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App helps San Fran police track stolen iPhone fastJul 22, 2010 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- A man accused of swiping an Apple iPhone out of a woman's hand in San Francisco may have been shocked when police found him only nine minutes later. It...
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Amazon snags exclusive deal for e-editionsJul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Amazon.com Inc. says it has struck a deal that will give it exclusive rights to sell some of the great works of 20th century literature in electronic form. An...
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Facebook 'quite sure' it didn't sign ownership pact, CEO saysJul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Facebook Inc., facing a lawsuit from a New York man claiming an agreement entitles him to 84 percent of the company, is "quite sure" it never signed such a contract, Chi...
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Nokia second quarter profit falls 40 percent to $290 millionJul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - HELSINKI -- Nokia Corp. said Thursday that second-quarter net profit fell 40 percent to 227 million euros ($290 million) as the world's largest mobile phone maker lost m...
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Microsoft 4Q net income surges 48 percentJul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - REDMOND, Wash. -- Microsoft says its net income surged 48 percent in the most recent quarter, the latest sign that businesses are again spending money on technology. Mic...
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EMC's 2Q net more than doubles as firms stock upJul 20, 2010 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- EMC Corp.'s net income more than doubled in the second quarter as corporations opened the spigot on spending for more data storage. But economic worries...
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New wireless broadband network to launch next yearJul 19, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- U.S. consumers and businesses are going to get more options in wireless service starting next year, with the launch of a new wireless broadband network that ...
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FCC: broadband market not serving all AmericansJul 19, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators have concluded that the broadband market is not bringing high-speed Internet connections to all Americans quickly enough. In a report s...
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Nokia Siemens to pay $1.2 billion for Motorola network unitJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Nokia Siemens Networks, the world's second-largest maker of wireless phone systems, said it will pay $1.2 billion to buy wireless network assets from Motorola Inc. to ex...