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Google, Microsoft chairmen share laugh together

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2 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- The escalating tension between Google and Microsoft didn't prevent the companies' chairmen from sharing a moment of levity Thursday at an exclusive media conference in the Idaho mountains.

EMC wins bid contest in $2.1B deal for Data Domain

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Jul 08, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- For the last month and a half, a fierce bidding contest has lit up a staid but increasingly critical part of the computing world. On Wednesday, EMC Corp. walked away with the prize.

Unemployment rate for electrical engineers soars to new record

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Jul 07, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (5) | 3

The unemployment rate for U.S. electrical and electronics engineers (EEs) hit a new record in the second quarter, while the rate for all engineers increased for a second straight quarter, according to data released last week ...

DoCoMo invests $45.5M in US mobile video firm

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Jul 06, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

(AP) -- NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile phone operator, said Monday it spent $45.5 million to take a 35 percent share in a U.S. company that makes multimedia technology for its mobile phones.

Andreessen making leap from entrepreneur to VC

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Jul 06, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Having built and sold two technology startups for a combined $11.7 billion, Marc Andreessen is ready to take a stab at, well, finding the next Marc Andreessen.

Japan demands 119 million dlrs in tax from Amazon: report

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Jul 05, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (6) | 1

Japanese authorities told a sales affiliate of US retail giant Amazon.com to pay about 119 million dollars in tax for unreported income over a three-year period, a newspaper said Sunday.

Geeks double as scourges and sages at media summit

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Jul 05, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- The media moguls attending an annual powwow staged by investment bank Allen & Co. used to be able to rest comfortably in the Idaho mountains as they mulled their next moves.

New US government website tracks IT spending

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Jul 01, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 1

President Barack Obama's chief information officer unveiled a new website on Tuesday which tracks the more than 70 billion dollars in annual information technology (IT) spending by federal agencies.

Corning raises 2Q glass volume forecast again

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Jun 30, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Specialty glass maker Corning Inc. said Tuesday it is getting a big lift from rising sales of flat-screen televisions, most notably in China.

Report: Worst may be over for US tech market

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Jun 30, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- As bad as the technology market fared in the first quarter of this year, the worst may be over, at least in the United States, Forrester Research said in a report Tuesday.

Facebook picks David Ebersman as new CFO

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Jun 29, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Facebook says it has named David Ebersman, a former executive at biotech firm Genentech, as its chief financial officer.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs back at work few days a week

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Jun 29, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Apple Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs is back at work after a five-and-a-half-month medical leave, during which he received a liver transplant.

Analysts pleased with Microsoft's Windows strategy

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Jun 28, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

Shares of Microsoft Corp. fell more than 1 percent Friday, a day after the software giant announced price cuts will be offered as part of its impending release of a new version of Windows.

GE to open advanced tech center in Michigan

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Jun 26, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

General Electric announced plans Friday to open an "advanced manufacturing technology and software center" in Michigan that could create more than 1,100 job in the coming years.

Gartner predicts PC shipment growth in 4Q

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Jun 26, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Gartner Inc. analysts are predicting this holiday season will be sweeter than last year's for the PC industry.

Judge finds Dell Inc. in contempt

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Jun 25, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- A state court judge has found Dell Inc. in contempt of court for what the plaintiffs have alleged to be piecemeal production of documents in a civil lawsuit over the New Orleans crime camera system.

Jobs appears closer to returning to work at Apple

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Jun 24, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs appears to be a step closer to returning to work, as a doctor gave him an "excellent prognosis" after receiving a liver transplant at a Tennessee hospital.

Memphis hospital confirms Jobs liver transplant

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Jun 24, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs has an "excellent prognosis" after receiving a liver transplant at a Tennessee hospital, a doctor confirmed Tuesday.