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Apple execs settle shareholder suits

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:05:22 +0000

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge in San Jose has given preliminary approval to a $14 million settlement of shareholder claims over backdating of stock options against current and former Apple Inc executives, court documents showed.

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Mobile firms like cash from data, but worry about devices

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:05:22 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. mobile phone companies have begun to see substantial returns from delivering data and not just voice, fueled by greater openness on their networks, industry leaders said on Wednesday.

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RIM unveils spate of consumer application deals

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:05:22 +0000

TORONTO (Reuters) - A day after announcing a flip-phone version of its popular BlackBerry Pearl, Research In Motion unveiled a spate of consumer-related partnerships on Thursday, continuing its push to capture mainstream customers.

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EU welcomes Google move to cut data retention time

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:05:22 +0000

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe’s top justice official welcomed on Thursday a move by Google Inc to halve to nine months the time it stores personal data gathered from its users’ Web surfing habits.

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Amazon to sell U.S. wine online: vintners

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:05:22 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com, the largest global online retailer, plans to start selling U.S.-produced wine on its website within the United States by early October, wine industry insiders said on Wednesday.

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Japan, Sweden, Netherlands lead in broadband: study

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:05:22 +0000

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Sweden and The Netherlands have the best performing broadband Internet connections in Europe, helped by investments in high-speed fiber-optic links and upgrades to cable TV networks, a study found.

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Lions Gate in deal with mobile company Zed

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:05:22 +0000

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Film studio Lions Gate Entertainment Corp on Thursday said it reached a deal with Spanish mobile content provider Zed Group and also said the launch of an ad-supported channel on Google Inc’s YouTube was “imminent”.

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Yahoo to open music site to other services

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:05:22 +0000

SUNNYVALE, California (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc plans to open its online music site to feature information about songs and artists from outside services such as Apple Inc iTunes or Amazon.com, an executive said on Thursday.

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One in five bosses screen applicants’ Web lives: poll

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:05:22 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Written references could become old hat for hiring managers with one in five saying they use social networking sites to research job candidates — and a third of them dismissing the candidate after what they discover.

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Without Wi-Fi, mini-computers not as magical

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:05:22 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) - As personal computers go, the new rash of ultra-mini laptops are full of geeky goodness. Light, portable and powerful, they are almost perfect. Almost.

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