Information Technology
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Amazon 4Q profit climbs 71 pct on strong holidays
Jan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Amazon.com Inc.'s fourth-quarter earnings skyrocketed 71 percent, as shoppers spent more than ever during a holiday season that improved over the previ...
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Microsoft fiscal 2Q earns up 60 percent on PC rebound
Jan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its earnings in the most recent quarter jumped 60 percent, as a rebound in the personal computer industry drove sales of the co...
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AT&T adds 2.7 mil wireless customers
Jan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- AT&T says it added a near-record 2.7 million wireless customers in the last quarter, defying expectations of a slowdown as the iPhone maintained its allure. ...
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Review: Apple's iPad not just a bigger iPod Touch
Jan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- After just an hour with an iPad, I came away with a preliminary verdict: Despite some flaws, this is one slick device. Steve Jobs intrigued me in his s...
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Samsung licenses U. of I. chip technology
Jan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Samsung Electronics has signed a deal to license technology developed more than a decade ago by a University of Illinois professor that extends the life of silicon chips...
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Apple unveils tablet-style iPadJan 26, 2010 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Inc. will sell the newly unveiled tablet-style iPad starting at $499, a price tag far below the $1,000 that some analysts were expecting. The iPad...
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Yahoo 4Q earnings top analyst views as slump easesJan 26, 2010 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo Inc. moved further down the road to recovery in the fourth quarter as online advertising began to snap out of a yearlong stupor to ease the Intern...
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TI 4Q profit, revenue soar on broad chip demandJan 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Texas Instruments Inc. said Monday its fourth-quarter profit soared as factories that use its chips for a wide range of consumer gadgets and industrial products hummed s...
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Apple rockets to most profitable quarter everJan 25, 2010 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Inc. rocketed to its most profitable quarter ever over the holidays, as huge sales of the iPhone and Macintosh computers led to a nearly 50 perce...
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Apple tablet could write a new chapter for e-booksJan 25, 2010 10:00 pm - SEATTLE -- The company whose CEO proclaimed in 2008 that people don't read anymore may now be poised to sweep in and school the electronic book reader market. That compa...