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Facebook Shares Slide as User Growth in Question
Shares of Facebook Inc
Australia's Gantas Airways Drops Blackberrys for iPhones
Australia's Qantas Airways
, is the latest company to drop Research in Motion Ltd's Blackberry after employees voted in favor of Apple's iPhone in a survey. EU Antitrust Regulators Investigate Microsoft over Browsers
EU antitrust regulators have opened an investigation into whether Microsoft is complying with a 2009 ruling ordering it to offer users a choice of web browsers, the European Union's antitrust chief said on Tuesday.
Yahoo Turns to Google's Mayer for Revival
Yahoo Inc picked Google Inc's Marissa Mayer to become its new CEO, turning to an engineer with established Silicon Valley credentials to turn around the struggling former Internet powerhouse.
Judge Rejects Secrecy Bids in Apple vs. Samsung Battle
A U.S. judge rejected several requests by Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to keep portions of key documents out of public view in their high-stakes patent litigation battle set for trial later this month.
Google Unit Says Will Avoid U.S. Import Ban on Smartphones
Google unit Motorola Mobility said on Tuesday it has taken steps to avert an interruption of U.S. imports and sales of its smartphones after the devices were found to infringe on a Microsoft patent.
The Brave New World of Tomorrow's Tablets
Tablets with paper-thin screens that can be folded and tucked into your back pocket, artificial intelligence and augmented reality -- the stuff of science fiction may be coming to a store near you.
Comcast Buys out Microsoft Stake in MSNBC.com: Report
Comcast Corp
, the parent company of NBC, has bought out Microsoft Corp's 50 percent stake in MSNBC.com for about $300 million to assume full control of the news web site, the New York Times said, citing people with knowledge of the deal. Nokia Cuts Price of Flagship Smartphone in Half
Nokia Oyj has cut the U.S. price of its flagship smartphone in half, barely three months after its launch, in an effort to stanch losses in market share to rivals such as Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co.
China's Lenovo Inches Closer to a Global Tech Title
Lenovo Group Ltd is on track to overtake Hewlett-Packard Co as the world's biggest PC maker by sales as soon as this year, making it the first Chinese company to grab the top spot globally in a technology sector.
AT&T Extends Contract for 7,000, Labor Battle Continues
AT&T Inc
has agreed to a one-year extension for a labor contract covering nearly 7,000 workers even as it continues negotiations indefinitely for thousands more workers. Ebay's Hottest Business Brings Benefits, Risks
"Neither a borrower nor a lender be" is a well-known warning from Shakespeare's "Hamlet."
RIM Hit with $147.2 Million Verdict in Wireless Patent Lawsuit
A northern California jury directed Research in Motion Ltd to pay $147.2 million in patent litigation over a remote management system for wireless devices, according to an attorney for the plaintiff, Mformation Technologies Inc.
Symantec Anti-Virus Update Makes Some PCS Inoperable
A bug in an update of Symantec Corp's anti-virus software caused some Windows PCs to crash late this week, making machines inoperable until they were serviced in an embarrassing episode that angered some customers.
Google's Nexus Tablet Selling Fast Across Retail Chains
Google Inc's "Nexus 7" tablet is off to an encouraging start, with major retailers running out of the gadgets as the Internet company's first entry in an increasingly crowded market showed up in U.S. stores on Friday.
Google CEO Page Recovering, Was in Office This Week
Google Inc CEO Larry Page, absent from the Internet company's biggest public events for weeks, is recovering from an unspecified ailment that caused him to lose his voice and was in the office on Monday, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said.
After Years of Decline, the Popular Website Digg is Sold
New York tech incubator Betaworks acquired the website Digg on Thursday in a deal that included the remaining brand assets, a humble close to what was once a celebrated online property that heralded the social media era.
Yahoo Breach Puts Users of Other Sites at Risk
More than 400,000 Yahoo Inc user names and passwords were stolen and published on the Web, putting other websites at risk as well, after hackers exploited a vulnerability in Yahoo's computer systems.
Insight: Despite Sanctions, Apple Gear Booms in Iran
At its gleaming store, RadanMac offers the latest Apple gear - the new iPad, iPhones, iPods, laptops, all-in-one desktop computers and more.
Groupon India Drops Rogue Deals on American Eagle, Abercrombie
Groupon India has removed at least two deals for clothes by retailers American Eagle Outfitters Inc
and Abercrombie & Fitch from its web site, because it did not have the rights to sell them, the company told Reuters. China Preempts Apple on iPhone 5 Launch
Apple Inc's
next-generation iPhone has not even been released yet, but opportunistic sellers on China's largest e-commerce platform, Taobao, are already accepting pre-orders, complete with mock-up pictures and purported technical specifications. Adobe, NBC Team up to Stream Olympics to Mobile Devices
Adobe Systems Inc and NBC Olympics have joined forces to stream events live from the Olympic Summer Games in London to mobile users in the United States, for free.
NTT Docomo: Expects to Hit Smartphones Sales Target
Japan's biggest mobile carrier NTT Docomo Inc has sold 2.8 million smartphones since April and expects to achieve its sales target of 13 million smartphones in the year to next March, its president told Reuters.
SAP Defies Tech Gloom with Strong Software Sales
Germany's SAP, the world's largest maker of business software, delivered a stronger-than-expected rise in profits led by robust sales, defying a weakening trend that has hit rivals.
Social Networks Scan for Sexual Predators, with Uneven Results
On March 9 of this year, a piece of Facebook software spotted something suspicious. On March 9 of this year, a piece of Facebook software spotted something suspicious.
Analysis: Is Twitter Building Ad Business at Expense of Innovation?
Is Twitter a technology platform, a media company -- or both? Is Twitter a technology platform, a media company -- or both? With Twitter's recent moves pointing toward "media company," there is a growing concern among technologists that a trend for greater content control will compromise both innovation and Twitter's future in favor of short-term profits.
Yahoo Reports Theft of 400,000 Accounts
Yahoo Inc reported the theft of 400,000 user names and passwords to access its own site as well as those of other companies, saying that hackers had taken advantage of a security vulnerability in its computer systems.
