Information Technology
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Apple's profit up 26 percent on iPhone boom
Oct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Booming sales of the newest iPhone led Apple to a stellar fiscal fourth-quarter report, defying predictions that the tumultuous U.S. economy would hold the company back....
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Samsung withdraws bid to acquire SanDisk
Oct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - SEOUL, South Korea _ Samsung Electronics Co. says it is withdrawing a bid to acquire U.S. flash memory card maker SanDisk Corp. In a letter released Wednesday, Samsung ...
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High-tech wagonOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The little red wagon has been a part of our lives for more than 90 years. Now, Chicago-based Radio Flyer (RadioFlyer.com) aims to design wagons in the 21st century that ...
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Google 3Q earnings rise 26 percent
Oct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc. shook off the economic doldrums to deliver a third-quarter profit that topped analysts' expectations, supporting the Internet search leader'...
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Google's first phone smart, but needs work
Oct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK _ Given Google Inc.'s reputation as a trend setter on the Web, I expected great things from its first mobile phone -- especially since it is emerging more than...
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IBM 3Q profit jumps 20 percent
Oct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- IBM Corp.'s third-quarter profit jumped nearly 20 percent, surpassing analyst estimates, as the technology company overcame slumping hardware sales and ...
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FCC overhaul eyes broadband but could raise bills
Oct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The head of the Federal Communications Commission wants a massive overhaul of the fees that phone companies pay each other when they connect calls. Support...
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Researchers expect hackers to prey on cell phones
Oct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO _ Some of the most vicious Internet predators are hackers who infect thousands of PCs with special viruses and lash the machines together into "botnets" to...
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Microsoft to unveil new Web phone softwareOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Microsoft Corp. will unveil a new version of its Internet telephone and instant-messaging program that can more easily route calls to workers' office and mobile phones. ...
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Apple laptops get $999 entry price, Nvidia chips
Oct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple Inc. touched up its line of laptop computers Tuesday with a minimal nod to the economic turmoil that might push consumers to be more frugal th...